Up next for the Sparks: Friday at Seattle

AT SEATTLE

When: 7 PST.

Where: Key Arena.

On the air: WNBA.com

Records: Sparks 2-6, Storm 8-1.

Record vs. Storm: 0-2.

Update: The Storm, which has the best record in the WNBA, has beaten L.A. twice so far this season — on May 16 (81-67) and June 5 (79-75). Four-time All-Star Lauren Jackson leads the Storm in scoring with 20.8 points per game. But she will go up against Sparks star and 2008 MVP Candace Parker, who leads the WNBA in scoring with 22.6 points per game.

— Melissa Rohlin