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Johnson’s 24 points, 12 rebounds lead Wings past Sparks (Jun 9, 2017)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Glory Johnson had a season-high 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 96-90 on Friday night.

Skylar Diggins-Smith added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Wings (4-5), who had their highest scoring output of the season and snapped a three-game skid.

Kayla Thornton also scored 13 points, Theresa Plaisance added 11 and Kaela Davis had 10 for Dallas.

Los Angeles (4-3) opened the game with a 17-4 run and didn’t trail until midway through the fourth quarter. Thornton’s steal and layup -that made it 83-81 with 5:26 to go – came amid a 19-5 run that was capped by a shot-clock violation and then two free throws by Thornton that pushed the Dallas lead to 86-81 with 3:47 left.