Phoenix Mercury (22-14, 12-9 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (17-18, 7-12 Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks hosts the Phoenix Mercury after Rickea Jackson scored 25 points in the Los Angeles Sparks' 81-80 victory over the Dallas Wings.

The Sparks are 7-12 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Dearica Hamby averaging 2.6.

The Mercury are 12-9 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix scores 82.9 points while outscoring opponents by 2.9 points per game.

Los Angeles makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than Phoenix has allowed to its opponents (42.3%). Phoenix averages 82.9 points

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