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Los Angeles 105, San Antonio 80
Leslie Scores 5,000th Point; Sparks Win Eighth Straight
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LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Ticker) -- Lisa Leslie's
latest milestones helped make things easy for
the streaking Los Angeles Sparks.

Leslie scored a career-high 41 points and became
the first player in WNBA history to reach 5,000
as the Sparks won their eighth straight game, a
105-80 triumph over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

A six-time All Star and two-time MVP, the
33-year-old Leslie reached the magic number
with a 19-foot jumper in the first minute.
She scored 15 points in the third quarter,
including a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer.

Leslie, who made 16-of-23 shots and grabbed
13 rebounds, scored 10 consecutive Sparks points
midway through the fourth quarter as she recorded
the league's fourth highest all-time single-game total.

Los Angeles shot 60 percent (42-of-70) and had a
38-25 rebounding edge in setting a franchise
single-game scoring record.

Playing the opener of an eight-game homestand,
the Sparks (11-3) improved to 7-0 at home this
year with their 10th consecutive victory over
San Antonio. They widened their lead atop the
Western Conference to 1 1/2 games over the
Houston Comets.

Agnieszka Bibrzycka scored a season-high 21
points, and Shanna Zolman added 17 off the
bench for the Silver Stars, who fell to 5-3
on the road and lost for the fifth time in
seven games overall.

Next games: The Sparks will look to make it
nine wins in a row when the Storm head to
L.A. on Wednesday; the Silver Stars host
the Shock on Tuesday.