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Dabovic, Parker lead Sparks to 3rd straight road win

Ana Dabovic scored nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead basket with 6.1 seconds left

August 27, 2015 at 4:27AM
Los Angeles Sparks guard Ana Dabovic, center, defends the ball against Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore, right, and guard Renee Montgomery, left, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Los Angeles Sparks guard Ana Dabovic, center, defends the ball against Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore, right, and guard Renee Montgomery, left, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs) (Brian Stensaas — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ana Dabovic scored nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead basket with 6.1 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat Indiana 81-79 on Wednesday night, snapping the Fever's six-game winning streak.

Marissa Coleman and Briann January made back-to-back 3-pointers for Indiana to tie it at 79 with 28 seconds left. Dabovic hit a pullback jumper and Indiana's Shavonte Zellous missed two free throws with 1.9 remaining.

Candace Parker had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Los Angeles (11-17).

Tamika Catchings recorded her 95th career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana (17-10), which fell 1 1/2 games behind New York for the Eastern Conference lead. She had five steals to become the first player in WNBA history to reach the 1,000-career mark.

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