Lynx Force Game 5 Of Wnba Finals With Win Over Sparks

By Jill Painter Lopez, San Francisco Chronicle: Sports
Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:30pm

LOS ANGELES — Sylvia Fowles scored 22 points and Minnesota beat Los Angeles 80-69 on Sunday night to force a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. Maya Moore and the Lynx will try for their fourth championship in seven years Wednesday night at home. The Sparks won Game 5 at Minnesota last season to take the crown. Candace Parker and the Sparks are hoping to become the league’s first repeat champion since Los Angeles in 2002. For the second consecutive year, the Lynx found themselves down 2-1 on the Sparks’ court.

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