The Sparks, three games outside of the WNBA’s final playoff spot nearing the midway point of the season, host first-place Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82 on Thursday.

WNBA season is heating up as the league nears its midpoint. The All-Star game this year will be played in Indianapolis, the home of the Fever. Superstar Napheesa Collier was named one of the captains for this year’s game along with Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.

Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82.

Napheesa Collier credited the Minnesota Lynx’s poise and focus in their 82–71 win over the Golden State Valkyries.

For Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, someone had to pay for the L’s she took in 2024. The gut punches in the WNBA Finals and Unrivaled Finals. She has receipts to give for them. Someone has to pay for that and pay for it all.

Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night. The Valkyrie took a 56-54 lead in the middle of the third quarter with a 10-0 run that started with a pair of 3-pointers by Tiffany Hayes but the Lynx closed with a 15-4 run to take a 69-60 lead into the fourth quarter.

Napheesa Collier scored 28 points in a victory that began slowly and concluded with Minnesota’s reserves protecting the margin.

The Lynx's Napheesa Collier, an early frontrunner for WNBA MVP, was named one of the captains for the league's All-Star Game.

Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 for their third straight regular-season victory.