Up next for Sparks: Friday at Seattle

AT SEATTLE

When: 7.

Where: KeyArena.

On the air: Webcast, wnba.com.

Records: Sparks 2-4, Storm 5-2.

Record vs. Storm (2008): 2-1.

Update: The Sparks expect to be without center Lisa Leslie through at least July 11. She suffered a sprained right knee last week. The Sparks are also missing forward Candace Parker, who expects to return from maternity leave within six weeks. But after his team ended a four-game losing streak as four players scored in double digits and held Phoenix to 25.5% shooting on Sunday, Coach Michael Cooper said the Sparks can get by without two of their Olympians. “I’m very confident,� Cooper said, adding that tonight’s game “will really tell us where we’re at.� The Storm has the best record in the Western Conference and is led by forward Lauren Jackson, who averages a league-leading 23.4 points a game.

-- Mark Medina