SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Jia Perkins scored 23 points and Becky Hammon had 16 to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 86-68 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.
Danielle Robinson added 15 points and seven assists and Danielle Adams scored 10 points to help the Silver Stars (15-15) win their second straight after a six-game losing streak. San Antonio took a two-game lead over Los Angeles for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with four games to play.
DeWanna Bonner scored 23 points and Diana Taurasi added 18 for the Mercury (17-13), who could have clinched a playoff spot with a win.
San Antonio outscored Phoenix 50-26 in the second half, leading by 26 points in the fourth quarter.
Mystics 85, Dream 81
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Matee Ajavon scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Washington snap a nine-game losing streak.
Crystal Langhorne had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Jasmine Thomas scored 12 points for the Mystics (6-24). Monique Currie, making her season debut after recovering form a torn left ACL while playing in Turkey in the offseason, finished with eight points in 10 minutes.
Angel McCoughtry scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Atlanta (16-14), which snapped its three-game win streak. The Dream remained two wins from clinching a playoff spot with four to play.
After Atlanta closed to 81-79 on two free throws by McCoughtry, Ajavon made a contested 3-pointer with 1:20 to play.
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