Sparks Blitzed Early, Fall to Minnesota for Third Consecutive Loss

Rae Burrell of the Los Angeles Sparks takes the ball to the basket during a WNBA game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis on May 28, 2024. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—The Minnesota Lynx scored the game’s first 11 points and never looked back en route to an 86–62 romp over the Los Angeles Sparks in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup competition on Wednesday night.

Napheesa Collier scored seven of her game-high 25 points in Minnesota’s opening deluge. She shot a blistering 10-for-15 from the floor to pace the Lynx to a 32-for-65 night (49.2 percent) as a team.