SPARKS TODAY

at Detroit, 1 PDT, Channel 7

Site -- The Palace at Auburn Hills.

Radio -- KPLS (830).

Record vs. Shock (playoffs) -- 1-0.

Update -- After scoring only two points in the deciding game of the Western Conference final against Sacramento, Tamecka Dixon rebounded with 15 points against Detroit on Friday. The difference? Dixon was able to wear her contact lens in her injured right eye, and was able to see the basket more clearly. “My confidence was 100% higher on Friday,” Dixon said. “In the Sacramento game, all my shots were to the right, and I know it had something to do with my [vision].” Dixon was the only starter to play less than 35 minutes in Game 1.

-- Mike Terry