Overview

• Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.
• The Sparks enter at 19-20 and are reported as 1.5 games back of the final playoff spots held by Seattle and Indiana.
• Dearica Hamby is coming off a 27-point, 11-rebound game against the Storm, while Kelsey Plum leads Los Angeles at 19.9 points per game.
• Atlanta stands 26-14 with a 13-6 home mark and has limited opponents to 77.1 points on 43.3% shooting this season.
• Injury notes list Rickea Jackson as probable for L.A., with Atlanta’s Taylor Thierry and Holly Winterburn out and Allisha Gray a game-time decision; the matchup opens a two-game set after the Dream won the first meeting 88-82 in late May.