The Los Angeles Sparks can't afford any stumbles, and their playoff hopes face another test Monday night when they visit the Seattle Storm.

Los Angeles (18-20) sits two games behind the Indiana Fever for the eighth and final playoff spot with six contests remaining. The Sparks are also 2.5 games back of both the Golden State Valkyries and the Storm (22-19).

Seattle may be without rookie forward Rickea Jackson, who is questionable with a right lower leg injury. Her status looms large for a team that has won five of its past six games and is aiming to solidify postseason positioning.

The Sparks own a 2-1 edge in the season series and would secure the head-to-head tiebreaker with another win. That possibility was not lost on Los Angeles forward Azura Stevens after Sunday's 81-78 victory ov

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