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Parker, Leslie combine for 31 in first half as Sparks stay alive

Associated Press

Friday, September 25, 2009

PHOENIX -- The Los Angeles Sparks played with the desperation of a team on the brink of elimination -- and a player facing the end of her career. Candace Parker had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Lisa Leslie scored 20 points, and the Sparks forced a deciding third game of the Western Conference finals with an 87-76 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night. "We're very desperate, yes," said Leslie, who has said she will retire at the end of the season. "I think when your back's to the wall ...

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