Cambage leads Shock to 3-game streak

Australian Opals centre Liz Cambage has helped the Tulsa Shock to a big win over Atlanta, extending their WNBA win streak to three games.

Australian Opals centre Liz Cambage posted a big double-double to lead the battling Tulsa Shock to a 90-63 win over Atlanta on Sunday, extending their WNBA winning streak to three games.

The win lifted the Shock out of last place in the Western Conference, moving past San Antonio.

Cambage notched 23 points and 15 rebounds, while teammate Glory Johnson had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta lost it's fourth straight game after having won six in a row.

Johnson and Cambage scored 11 points each and combined for 13 rebounds in helping Tulsa take a 44-35 lead at halftime.

The Shock extended their lead to 71-50 entering the final quarter and Atlanta got no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.

Elsewhere, Tamika Catchings scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds as the surging Indiana Fever swept the home-and-away series from the Washington Mystics with a 65-52 win while the Minnesota Lynx had a 82-77 win over the Phoenix Mercury.


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