The Sparks could not figure out how to contain the Lynx defensively ... The Lynx led by as much as 25, but the Sparks cut the deficit to 19 heading into the fourth. In the final frame, Los ...

In the fourth, the Sparks cut the Storm lead down to six points ... Since May 22, the Storm have won seven out of eight games and are kind of flying under the radar nationally.

Except the Sparks weren’t burned out quite yet. Kristi Toliver got to ... (The play) was for me to get an elevator cut at the top of the key, and if I could shoot it, I’d get it.

Down 10 with 1:04 remaining, the Sparks cut the Lynx’s lead to just two points before Lindsay Whalen went to the line to seal the deal for Minnesota.