SPARKS TONIGHT

vs. Seattle, 6:30

Site -- Staples Center.

Radio -- 1150. TV -- FSN Prime Ticket.

Records -- Sparks 6-5, Storm 5-6.

Record vs. Storm (2006) -- 1-2.

Update -- Both teams are coming off close games Friday in which they staged second-half rallies, but the games resulted in opposite outcomes. The third-place Sparks toppled Sacramento, the first-place team in the Western Conference, in double overtime, 96-88. The fifth-place Storm fell, 78-76, at Minnesota. Lauren Jackson ranks second in the WNBA in scoring average at 21.3 points a game. Sue Bird is tied for third in the league, with Sparks guard Marta Fernandez, in assists at 4.6 a game. Fernandez has played well lately, averaging 15.5 points in the last two games. She ranks first among rookies in the league in assists, steals, field-goal percentage and minutes played. The Sparks might be without center Christi Thomas, who suffered a left-ankle sprain against Sacramento and is listed as questionable.

Tickets -- (877) 447-7275.

-- Lauren Peterson