Minnesota Lynx (2-7, 1-3 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (5-4, 4-4 Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Minnesota Lynx after Dearica Hamby scored 23 points in the Los Angeles Sparks' 79-61 victory against the Dallas Wings.
Los Angeles went 7-11 at home and 6-12 in Western Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Sparks averaged 79.4 points per game last season, 39.5 in the paint, 17.8 off of turnovers and 10.2 on fast breaks.
Minnesota went 14-22 overall last season while going 8-10 in Western Conference play. The Lynx averaged 82.4 points per game while allowing opponents to score 83.9 last season.
INJURIES: Sparks: Layshia Clarendon: out (foot), Jasmine Thomas: out (knee), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (personal).
Lynx: Diamond Miller: out (ankle), Natalie Achonwa: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
