Rickea Jackson delivered in the clutch, sinking a tough basket close to the hoop as time expired to lift the Sparks to a 101-99 road victory over the Liberty Saturday on the road.

The win continued a historic offensive stretch for the Sparks, who have now scored 90+ points in five consecutive games for the first time in franchise history. The Sparks finished 51.3% from the field and 40.7% from three-point range, marking their fourth consecutive game shooting above 50% from the floor. They have accomplished the feat for the sixth time in franchise history and first time since 2016. This marks the 21st such occurrence in WNBA history.

Jackson recorded 24 points, matching her season high in made three-pointers with four and pacing the Sparks with nine made field goals. The second-year forward reached the 100-assist milestone in Saturday night’s win. Jackson's heroics sealed the win at the buzzer after New York tied the game with 23 seconds remaining. 

Kelsey Plum finished with 20 points, eight assists and four rebounds. The eighth-year guard added three triples to extend her league-best streak of games with three or more three-pointers to seven, the longest such streak in the WNBA this season.

Azurá Stevens and Dearica Hamby each recorded their eighth double-double of the season. Stevens posted 17 points, all in the second half, and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. Hamby contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds for her 50th career double-double.

Rae Burrell tallied 12 points off the bench, recording season highs in points, made three-pointers with two and field goals made with four. Julie Allemand matched her season high with 10 assists, while also grabbing six rebounds and scoring four points.

Los Angeles’ 39 made field goals mark a season high, and the team also outscored New York 54-44 in the paint.

QUOTES OF THE NIGHT:

Head Coach Lynne Roberts

On Saturday’s win against the Liberty: 

“We knew they were gonna go on a run. They’re the defending champs and [they have] star power. But, part of learning to win is learning to just stay steady, and not get too high or too low or panic, right? We didn’t. New York was coming at us and I thought Natasha Cloud put a lot of pressure on the defense for us. She's tough. She just gets going downhill and then, obviously, Sabrina [Ionescu] is always dangerous and every time she shoots it, you kind of hold your breath. But, again, I'm just proud of these guys’ resilience, and they're buying in, and they're figuring it out and I have so much trust in them… Julie [Allemand] will come over and suggest something, [Kelsey Plum], Rickea [Jackson] did it and I'm all for it. There's ownership in what we're doing and then again, just that resilience and staying steady. I think that's what it takes to win.” 

Rickea Jackson 

On the game-winning last play of Saturday’s game:

“We drew a play up, and we just executed to the tee. [Dearica Hamby] saw me, got her assist so, I’m like, I can't let them down, I gotta be her assist… Just to celebrate that moment, I feel like we worked really hard for this win, so I just feel like we deserved it. I didn't personally want to go over the time… I'm willing to do whatever [it] takes, so that's all I was thinking about, just trying to win for my team.”

What’s Next?: 

The Sparks return home for a date with the Las Vegas Aces July 29 at 7 p.m. PT., before heading to Seattle for a matchup against the Storm August 1 at 7 p.m. PT.