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Bird reaches No. 6 on WNBA career scoring, Storm beat Sparks

Breanna Stewart had 21 points and Sue Bird moved into sixth place on the WNBA career scoring list in the Seattle Storm's 84-74 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.
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Seattle Storm's Sue Bird readies a pass the ball during the first half against the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 21 points and Sue Bird moved into sixth place on the WNBA career scoring list in the Seattle Storm's 84-74 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night. 

Bird passed Katie Smith — who had 6,452 — with the first points of the game, a 3-pointer, and finished with 13 for the game and 6,464 overall. 

Ezi Magbegor added 20 points and Epiphanny Prince had 18 to help the Storm keep pace with the Las Vegas Aces for the top spot in the WNBA standings. 

Brittney Sykes and Erica Wheeler had 19 points each for the Sparks.

The Samuelson sisters — Karlie of the Sparks and Katie Lou of the Storm — played against each other for the first time.

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