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Sparks Fight for Final Playoff Spot as Mercury Eye Seeding Boost

Los Angeles faces a win-or-go-home night, with Phoenix’s ceiling hinging on other results.

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Sep 7, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) runs on to the court to warm up for the game against the Dallas Wings at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The ninth-place Sparks must win their final two games against Phoenix and Las Vegas and need Seattle to lose Tuesday to Golden State to claim the No. 8 seed, a scenario aided by their tiebreaker over the Storm.
  • Phoenix has secured first-round home court and can climb to No. 3 only by winning out while the Aces lose both remaining games, with Las Vegas holding the season-series tiebreaker after Atlanta’s win ended Phoenix’s No. 2 hopes.
  • Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is listed as questionable with a left foot issue after sitting the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win over Dallas, with coach acknowledgment that she is dealing with an injury.
  • Phoenix’s six-game winning streak ended in an 87-84 loss at Connecticut, and the Mercury now host a Sparks team they have beaten three times this season by a combined 16 points.
  • Julie Allemand enters off a rare stat line of 21 points and five steals without a miss, while Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas recently set the single-season assist record and remains central to the MVP conversation.