By Sydney GibbsThe Atlanta Dream got as long as a six-point lead over the Los Angeles Sparks Sunday night, however missed baskets and vital turn overs in the fourth quarter cost the Desire their 4th win of the period as they fell 84-79. The Sparks expanded their winning streak to 9 games and clinched a spot in the WNBA Playoffs with the win. " They just maintained their foot on the gas," stated onward Monique Billings. "At times we really did not match their energy. There were some ownerships where we kind of lost focus. I blame myself for a number of those downplay the stretch. It's just something we have to learn from as a group and keep finding out exactly how to shut out a video game. " The Dream had a 38-37 lead at halftime after facility Elizabeth Williams pulled the team in advance with a layup, however the team had actually had a hard time to preserve that lead in the following 2 quarters. The Triggers have a performance history for second-half rallies, which was plainly the instance in this had a two-point lead entering into the final quarter however newbie guard Chennedy Carter made a solid declaration in the first minute of the 4th. She did what she does best, driving the round to the edge to link the game up at 58 Stimulates had a hard time to score for three minutes through the 4th quarter-- Brittany Sykes ended that racking up dry spell with a layup and turned the energy back to Los Angeles. Sykes made shots down the stretch and helped LA recover a 78-74 lead with less than two mins continuing to be. Expensive miscues by the Dream provided the Stimulates a method to take advantage and power through the rest of the game. " I believe if you take a look at the stretch from about five mins to 3 minutes, we missed out on 3 layups and we had 2 turnovers," claimed head trainer Nicki Collen. "We were getting great shots, we were getting any type of shot we wanted, we were missing out on around the edge. It was that stretch when we were up 2 that we needed to push it to being up 6 or up 8 to make sure that they're [Los Angeles not in that comfy setting. " Los Angeles outscored Atlanta 47-41 in the second fifty percent. Overall, the Triggers had a less complicated time racking up from the paint, firing a solid half from the area contrasted to the Desire's 41 percent. Sykes led the Sparks in scoring with 15 points and Chelsea Gray added 14. In simply her 2nd video game back after enduring an ankle injury on August 10, Carter scored in double digits with 26 points and taking down four rebounds. Courtney Williams adhered to behind with 15 points and six rebounds. Payments taped her 4th double-double of the period, scoring 12 factors and getting 14 rebounds Sparks Jersey. Carter reclaimed her confidence in Sunday evening's game, bringing her valiancy and quickness on offense that Atlanta had actually been lacking because her absence. Her double-digit efficiency is simply the start of her returning to typical. " I really feel like she simply got her mojo back," stated Invoicings of Carter's performance. "I was shooting with her the other day and she just needs to get her bounce and her confidence back, and it looked like that's what she was doing today. She wasn't overthinking, she simply looked totally free around. "