Gameday preview: Lynx vs. Los Angeles

7 p.m. vs. Los Angeles • Target Center • BSN

Cutting turnovers s primary focus

Lynx update: The key to practice Friday? Cutting down on turnovers. As coach Cheryl Reeve said after practice ended, when the Lynx aren't turning the ball over they're a pretty good offensive team. But when they don't? In Tuesday's loss in Washington — one that ended a three-game winning streak — the Lynx turned the ball over 21 times resulting in 23 Mystics points in Washington's 85-81 victory. The Lynx are last in the WNBA in opponents points off turnovers (19.0 per game), and the Sparks are first in the league in points off turnovers (19.5). F Napheesa Collier has scored in double figures in all five games with the Lynx this season. She has averaged 20.7 points, 2.7 steals and 7.3 rebounds in her last three.

Sparks update: The Sparks have been hit hard by injury, with Jasmine Walker (knee) and Maria Vadeeva (personal) out for the season and star F Nneka Ogwumike (knee) out for a number of weeks. Her sister, Chiney Ogwumike (knee) is also questionable for the game. The banged up Sparks lost to in Washington 89-71 on Thursday to even their record at 4-4. Former University of Minnesota star C/F Amanda Zahui B has started the past three games because of those injuries, and has averaged 9.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in those games. G Erica Wheeler is averaging 11.1 points a game and G Kristi Toliver 8.6 points and 2.5 assists.

Kent Youngblood