Whicker: Alana Beard leads a Sparkling defensive effort

LOS ANGELES — Afterward, Coach Brian Agler said the Sparks can probably expect to see Minnesota again.
Nothing else would make sense.
The Sparks won the WNBA championship in the final minute of the fifth and final game, at Minnesota. They squared up against the Lynx again Sunday at Staples Center. They hassled the Lynx into 18 turnovers, turned them into 24 points, surgically removed some key offensive parts, and wound up winning, 78-67.
They also performed in front of an announced sellout