(Sports Network) - Iziane Castro Marques scored 23 points, as the Atlanta Dream pulled off an 83-72 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center.
Atlanta used a 26-13 fourth quarter to propel the team to the win after squandering a seven-point halftime lead. The Sparks led by two going into the final stanza.
Betty Lennox posted 21 points and five rebounds for the Dream, who snapped a 10-game losing streak and won only the fourth game of their first WNBA season.

Candace Parker led the Sparks in scoring with 23 points and added seven assists and 11 rebounds. DeLisha Milton had 21 points and seven rebounds, while Lisa Leslie had 16 points and nine boards for Los Angeles, which has clinched a playoff spot. The Sparks sit in third place in the Western Conference.
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