Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks beat Lynx 81-71 for 9th straight home win
Los Angeles used a 23-4 second-quarter spurt to take a 49-32 lead at the break and opened the second half on a 17-4 run for a 30-point advantage.
The Sparks scored just six points through the first 8 minutes of the fourth quarter as Minnesota pulled to 74-67 on Lexie Brown's fourth 3-pointer of the game. But Parker answered with a 3 and the Lynx did not get closer than eight points from there.
Brown led Minnesota (13-15) with 20 points, and Napheesa Collier added 14. The Lynx have lost three straight.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 81 |
| 4th 15.5 |  |
Los Angeles defensive team rebound | 71 - 81 |
| 4th 18.2 |  |
Temi Fagbenle misses 26-foot three point jumper | 71 - 81 |
| 4th 33.4 | |
Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 71 - 81 |
| 4th 33.4 | |
Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 71 - 80 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 29-60 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-31 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 5-10 | FT | 16-20 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,244 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W2 | 0.71428573 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
12 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
18 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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