Overview
- Thursday’s matinee at Crypto.com Arena marks the fourth and final matchup in which the Sparks aim to avoid a season sweep by the Lynx
- Los Angeles is chasing its first back-to-back win after integrating Julie Allemand, Rae Burrell and other returning players
- Minnesota comes off a 79-71 loss to the Phoenix Mercury as it looks to avoid its first consecutive defeats of the season
- Napheesa Collier leads the WNBA at 24.3 points per game while Kayla McBride seeks a rebound after a six-point outing in Phoenix
- The league’s top-ranked defense, allowing just 74.3 points per game, will test a Sparks frontcourt paced by Azurá Stevens’s career-high production and Kelsey Plum’s 20.1 points per game