Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWilliams hits 4 3s, scores 15 as Sparks beat Lynx 77-68
The Sparks have a first-round bye in the playoffs, which begin on Wednesday, and will host the worst remaining seed in the second round.
The Lynx (18-16), who had a five-game win streak snapped, will be the No. 7 seed because of their loss and Seattle's win over Dallas. Minnesota has lost three in a row against the Storm overall and four straight in Seattle.
Los Angeles (22-12), which won the WNBA title in 2016 and lost to Minnesota in the 2017 Finals, has won three in a row overall and 14 straight home games.
Napheesa Collier led Minnesota with 16 points and career-high tying 11 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 77 |
| 4th 1.5 |  |
Lexie Brown turnover Kalani Brown | 68 - 77 |
| 4th 7.9 | |
Minnesota offensive team rebound | 68 - 77 |
| 4th 11.3 | |
Damiris Dantas misses 24-foot three point jumper | 68 - 77 |
| 4th 27.5 |  |
Marina Mabrey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sydney Wiese assists) | 68 - 77 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-72 | FG | 34-67 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-10 | FT | 3-3 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 13,500 · 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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