LOS ANGELES — Dearica Hamby, Rickea Jackson and Kelsey Plum combined for 66 points for the Sparks, but the team could not overcome the Phoenix Mercury’s crisp, balanced scoring attack led by Alyssa Thomas’ triple-double in a 92-84 loss on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Hamby had a team-high 25 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Jackson had 21 points while shooting 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and Plum added 20 points as the Sparks continued their eight-game stretch of alternating wins and losses as they try to end their four-year playoff drought.

The Sparks (17-19) remain ninth in the league standings with eight games left in the regular season, though they have three games in hand on eighth-place Seattle (20-19), with sixth-place Indiana (20-18) and seventh-place Golden State (1

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