Overview
- Minnesota (9-1) returns home on June 14 to face Los Angeles (4-7) after dropping a 94-84 game to the Seattle Storm.
- The Sparks will be without Julie Allemand (out until July 5), Rae Burrell (out until June 29) and rookie Cameron Brink (no timetable), thinning their rotation.
- Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx with 25.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, supported by Kayla McBride’s 17.3 points per game and Courtney Williams’s 11.9.
- Kelsey Plum averages 21 points and 5.7 assists for Los Angeles, while Rickea Jackson aims to build on a 30-point outing against the Aces.
- Analysts expect a tight contest, many projecting an 85–80 Minnesota victory.