AT PHOENIX
When: 7.
Where: US Airways Center.
On the air: TV: ESPN2.
Records: Sparks 11-14 through Sunday, Mercury 21-3.
Record vs. Mercury: 0-3.
Update: The Mercury last lost June 12 and has won a franchise-record 15 consecutive games, tying the second-longest streak in WNBA history. Phoenix leads the Western Conference, 10 1/2 games ahead of the fourth-place Sparks, and already has clinched a playoff spot. The two teams last met Thursday in Los Angeles. Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 for the Sparks, but DeWanna Bonner, Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi led the Mercury to a 93-73 victory. Sparks Coach Penny Toler, who took over for Carol Ross, earned her first win Saturday, 77-69 over Seattle.
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