Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationParker has 18 points, 13 rebounds in 1st home game
Jantel Lavender recorded her league-leading 11th double-double for Los Angeles (6-14) with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Los Angeles had a season-high 12 steals.
Los Angeles started the third quarter on a 17-7 spurt, with six points from Parker, for 56-42 lead and opened the fourth with an 18-8 burst.
Maya Moore scored 13 for Minnesota (15-5), snapping a string of 11 straight games with 20 or more points. Diana Taurasi holds the single-season record of 12. Moore had 11 of Minnesota's 21 first-quarter points, but scored just two in the second and did not attempt a shot in the third. She missed three field goals in 7 minutes of the fourth.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Anna Cruz defensive rebound | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Farhiya Abdi misses 15-foot jumper | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 42.0 | |
Anna Cruz makes free throw 2 of 2 | 61 - 83 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 37-77 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 2-11 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 6-7 | FT | 7-8 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 6,803 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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