Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupMiles sets WNBA rookie mark with 24 1st-half points on way 31 in Lynx's win over Sparks
Miles, the No. 2 overall pick, was 12 of 15 from the field.
Natasha Howard had 15 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride scored 14 points and Courtney Williams added 13 points and five assists for the Lynx (12-3), who have won 10 of their last 11. Nia Coffey had a career-high five steals.
Rae Burrell led the Sparks (7-8) with 19 points. Rookie Jihyun Park, who went into the game with six points this season, had 13. Dearica Hamby had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Nneka Ogwumike added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Los Angeles star Kelsey Plum, who averages 25 points, did not play due to a leg injury.
Williams hit a mid-range jumper that gave Minnesota the lead for good and followed with a 3-pointer that made it 23-19 at the end of the first quarter.
Sparks: Host New York on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 99 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 83 |
| 4th 6.4 |  |
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup (Eliska Hamzova assists) | 99 - 83 |
| 4th 27.1 | |
Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 1 | 97 - 83 |
| 4th 27.1 |  |
Jihyun Park away from play foul | 96 - 83 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-72 | FG | 25-60 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-14 | FT | 26-32 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fouls | 18 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 86 | Percent Led | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,481 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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