Up next for Sparks: Tuesday at Connecticut

AT CONNECTICUT

When: 4 PDT.

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

On the air: ESPN2.

Records: Sparks 4-7, Sun 5-6.

Record vs. Sun (2008): 1-1.

Update: The Sparks have averaged 18.5 assists, 74 points and 45.7% shooting in their victories and 13.6 assists, 69.7 points and 38.9% shooting in their losses. In the Sparks’ most recent loss, to Washington on Saturday, the Mystics stormed out to a 22-7 first-quarter lead. Said Sparks Coach Michael Cooper: “We played flat and we just didn’t have the intensity that we need to win.” The Sun has lost three of its last four games and is shooting a league-worst 38.1%.

-- Mark Medina