The Sparks lost their regular-season series to the Minnesota Lynx 3-1, but on Tuesday night they'll have a chance to win the series that matters more: the Western Conference semifinals.
The Sparks and Lynx are tied at one game apiece in the best-of-three game series, after Candace Parker (25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists) and Ana Dabovic (19 points, seven assists) led the Sparks to an 81-71 victory on Sunday in Long Beach.
Game 3 is at Minnesota, broadcast on ESPN2, with tipoff set for about 6 p.m. PDT.
In Sunday's game the Sparks were up 53-35 at halftime but nearly blew that lead in the third quarter.