Leslie Leads Los Angeles

Lisa Leslie made a 3-pointer in the second overtime and had a key rebound in the final seconds as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks beat the Cleveland Rockers 87-84 on Thursday night in the WNBA.

Leslie, who finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds, hit the 3-pointer with 3:02 remaining to give Los Angeles a 79-75 lead in the league’s first double-overtime game.

Tamecka Dixon, who made a layup with 2.6 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 68, led Los Angeles (10-12) with 23 points. Eva Nemcova led Cleveland (11-10) with 22 points.

Sparks 87, Rockers 84

Los Angeles (87) - Colleton 2-6 0-0 4, Leslie 7-16 1-6 17, Zheng 10-14 2-3 22, Toler 4-12 1-2 9, Dixon 7-12 9-12 23, Burgess 4-7 0-0 8, Wideman 1-2 0-0 2, Burge 0-0 0-0 0, Charles 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 35-71 15-25 87.

Cleveland (84) - Nemcova 8-18 4-4 22, Braxton 2-10 6-9 10, Fijalkowski 4-14 5-6 13, Edwards 5-11 3-8 14, Woodard 2-14 2-4 6, Jones 2-6 4-4 8, Nicholson 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 4-10 3-3 11, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-86 27-38 84.

Halftime-Los Angeles 43, Cleveland 36. 3-Point goals- Los Angeles 2-5 (Leslie 2-2, Colleton 0-1, Toler 0-1, Dixon 0-1), Cleveland 3-12 (Nemcova 2-6, Edwards 1-4, Woodard 0-1, Nicholson 0-1). Fouled out-Toler, Fijalkowski. Rebounds-Los Angeles 49 (Leslie 14), Cleveland 67 (Fijalkowski 10). Assists-Los Angeles 21 (Leslie 5), Cleveland 14 (Edwards, Woodard 5). Total fouls-Los Angeles 33, Cleveland 24. A-9,238.

Comets 74, Mercury 70

Phoenix (70) - Foster 3-11 1-2 7, Jackson 0-4 0-0 0, Gillom 8-10 2-2 20, Pettis 2-11 2-2 6, Timms 8-16 5-6 24, Webb 1-3 0-0 2, Hagiwara 2-4 2-2 7, Askamp 2-4 0-0 4, Ambers 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 12-14 70.

Houston (74) - Arcain 7-12 1-2 15, Thompson 4-10 2-5 11, Guyton 1-2 1-2 3, Cooper 10-16 10-12 34, Perrot 1-7 0-4 3, Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 1-2 2-2 4, Woosley 1-4 0-0 2, Swoopes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 16-27 74.

Halftime-Houston 32, Phoenix 27. 3-Point goals- Phoenix 6-16 (Timms 3-7, Gillom 2-3, Hagiwara 1-3, Pettis 0-3), Houston 6-16 (Cooper 4-8, Thompson 1-1, Perrot 1-6, Arcain 0-1, Woosley 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Phoenix 39 (Foster 6), Houston 43 (Thompson 10). Assists- Phoenix 10 (Timms 4), Houston 10 (Perrot 6). Total fouls- Phoenix 23, Houston 14. A-10,001.