Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCollier and rookies Juhasz and Miller power Lynx to 73-70 win and series sweep of Sparks
Collier scored 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Lynx (10-12) won despite squandering a 20-point lead, completing a season sweep of Los Angeles (7-14), which matched a franchise record with its seventh straight loss.
Rookies Dorka Juhasz and Diamond Miller played key roles in the win. Juhasz scored a career-high 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. Miller added 13 points, a career-high nine assists and eight rebounds.
Los Angeles went on a 9-0 run and led 68-61 with four minutes left. Collier countered with a putback, a pair of layups and a short turnaround jumper and her teammates added four free throws as Minnesota took a 73-68 lead with 42 seconds remaining.
Jordin Canada ended the Sparks' scoring drought as Los Angeles closed within three points and, after a Minnesota miss, Nneka Ogwumike's 3-point try spun out at the buzzer.
Ogwumike led the Sparks with 19 points. Lexie Brown, back in the lineup after missing more than a month, scored 13 points off the bench. Canada added 12 points and Layshia Clarendon had 11.
Ogwumike scored 13 points in the first quarter for the Sparks. The Lynx had a 28-10 scoring advantage in the second with Juhasz scoring 10 as Minnesota built a 46-29 lead at the break.
Los Angeles closed the third quarter with an 18-2 run, outscoring the Lynx 26-11 in the period and pulling within 57-55.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Lindsay Allen defensive rebound | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike misses 24-foot three point jumper | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 7.1 | |
Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Layshia Clarendon | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
 LA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 30-68 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 13-16 | FT | 7-12 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,014 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Golden State |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Dallas |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Portland |
2 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
2.5 | 3 | L1 | 0.25 | 1 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.25 | 1 |
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