Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker, right, is defended by New York Liberty's Tina Charles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chelsea Gray scored a career-high 26 points, Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the New York Liberty 74-66 on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles (19-13) is tied with Connecticut for the fourth playoff spot - with the Sun holding the tiebreaker. The teams face off Sunday to end the regular reason.
Candace Parker added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Sparks. She passed Swin Cash for 11th on the WNBA career rebounding list with 2,530.
Los Angeles took a 67-61 lead with 6:08 remaining but didn't make its next field goal until Ogwumike's layup at 1:46. Gray sank a pullup jumper, beating the shot clock, to make it 72-66 with 44.2 seconds to go and New York turned it over on its next possession.
Tina Charles had 21 points and seven rebounds for New York (7-24). Kia Vaughn added 11 points and Bria Hartley had 10.
Los Angeles Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike, left, shoots past New York Liberty's Kiah Stokes during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Los Angeles Sparks' Chelsea Gray, right, is defended by New York Liberty's Brittany Boyd during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Los Angeles Sparks' Riquna Williams, left, works for a rebound against New York Liberty's Kia Nurse (5) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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New York Liberty's Tina Charles (31) is defended by Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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New York Liberty's Bria Hartley (8) is defended by Los Angeles Sparks' Riquna Williams during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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