Allisha Gray scores 25 indicate lead the Dream to

LOS ANGELES (AP)– Allisha Gray scored 25 points and the Atlanta Dream endured a fourth-quarter rally and beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-82 on Tuesday night.Kelsey Plum had 6

points and a help in the Triggers ’14-3 run to open the fourth quarter and Atlanta, which led by 17 points with a minute staying in the third, led 69-67 with five minutes left.Advertisement Three-pointers from Rhyne Howard and Gray assisted Atlanta preserve a five-point lead, 79-74, with three minutes to go. Azura Stevens hit a 3-pointer for the Stimulates to make it 81-77 with 59 seconds left, however Naz Hillmon’s deep 3-pointer put Atlanta back up by seven. Gray added four free tosses to close it out.Howard had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 7 helps for Atlanta(4-2). Brionna Jones scored 13 points, Naz Hillmon 11

and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 10. Dearica Hamby had 28 points, 8 helps, six rebounds and four takes for the Sparks(2-4). Plum finished with 27 points, five assists and four takes. Azura Stevens included 10 points and 11 rebounds.Maya Caldwell’s 3-pointer offered Atlanta a 16-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Dream added three 3-pointers to open the 2nd period and went on to lead 40-31 at halftime.Advertisement The Stimulates were as close as 51-45 midway through the third quarter after a three-point play by Plum, but Atlanta’s next 3 possessions led to a layup and short jumper by Gray and a 3-pointer from Howard for a 58-45 benefit. Atlanta went on to lead 66-53 heading to the 4th quarter.Atlanta played without Brittney Griner, who remains out with a knee injury.Up next Los Angeles heads to Las Vegas to deal with Plum’s former group, the Aces, on Friday.Atlanta sees Seattle on Friday. ___ AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball