Rickea Jackson’s career-high not enough, Sparks fall to Mercury

LOS ANGELES — When looking at the game statistics, Dearica Hamby thought it was possible for someone to think the Sparks might have won the game.

“If you looked at the numbers, you might’ve thought we won,” Hamby said after the game.

The Sparks (5-16) had another low-turnover outing with nine giveaways to the Mercury’s 16. They also secured three more offensive rebounds, had nine more assists, double the steals and 16 more shot attempts than the Mercury.

But the final score...