Up next for the Sparks: Friday at Phoenix
AT PHOENIX
When: 7.
Where: US Airways Center.
On the air: Time Warner Cable SportsNet.
Records: Sparks 2-1, Mercury 1-3.
Record vs. Mercury in 2012: 5-0.
Update: The Mercury’s No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft, Brittney Griner, has a left knee sprain. Griner is listed as day to day and will be a game-time decision. The Sparks won their last game, against Tulsa on Saturday, 76-69. In that game, Kristi Toliver (21 points) and Lindsey Harding (20) led the team in scoring, and Candace Parker had a game-high 13 rebounds. The Sparks are leading the league in field-goal percentage (50%) and blocked shots (7.67). The Mercury is led by Diana Taurasi, who is averaging 18.8 points and three assists a game.
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