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Hamby and Vinyl on to semifinals of Unrivaled playoffs
Los Angeles Times
|March 02, 2026
Sparks forward makes game-winner against Laces. Bueckers leads Breeze past Rose.
MEDLEY, Fla. — Rhyne Howard scored 30 points to lead Vinyl past Laces and into the Unrivaled semifinals on Saturday, while Paige Bueckers’ 29 points led Breeze past Rose to secure its semifinal berth.
The Sparks’ Dearica Hamby hit the game-winning shot against No. 3 Laces in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs for the three-on-three — women’s league. Once they secured the 82-69 win, players from the sixth-ranked Vinyl club — the last Unrivaled team to clinch a spot in the playoffs — jumped into Hamby’s arms in celebration.
This story is from the March 02, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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