SPARKS TONIGHT

at Phoenix, 7

Site -- U.S. Airways Center.

Radio -- 1150.

Records -- Sparks 16-5, Mercury 8-10.

Record vs. Mercury -- 2-0.

Update -- The Sparks return from the All-Star break with the league’s best record and a three-game winning streak. Now they may learn just how good they are. Ten of the next 11 games, starting tonight, will be on the road. Phoenix, which beat New York in its last game before the break, averages a league-best 84.2 points a game.

-- Mike Terry