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Sanford Has Career Day to Lead Mystics

WASHINGTON - Nakia Sanford and Chasity Melvin were too much for the Chicago Sky.

Sanford scored a career-high 25 points, Melvin added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Washington Mystics snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the Sky 89-83 Sunday.

"We've been together three years now, so it wasn't any surprise to me," Melvin said of the duo's performance. "Everybody keeps forgetting that we started together two years ago, and we were unstoppable."

Sanford, who entered the game averaging 8.4 points, scored 11 in the third quarter. The Mystics needed every one against a Chicago team that closed within two four times in the second half, and three times in the third period.

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