Hamby has 27 points, 15 boards to lead Sparks to 97-88 win over Mercury‎

Dearica Hamby scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks rode a big second quarter to a 97-88 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. The Sparks outscored the Mercury 35-19 in the second to take a 60-43 at the half, a franchise record for points at halftime. Los Angeles was 11 of 16 in the second quarter, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers, and didn't miss from the foul line.