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Up next for the Sparks: Tuesday at Phoenix

By Samantha Zuba

Sports
ESPN2 (tv network)
Nneka

The L.A. Sparks play at Phoenix on Tuesday night

The Phoenix Mercury has won 15 consecutive games heading into Tuesday's game against the Sparks

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.