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The top two teams in the WNBA will battle for sole possession of first place in the Western Conference when the Los Angeles Sparks play host to the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.Los Angeles (24-5) and Minnesota (24-5) are tied atop the Western Conference standings, 11 games ahead of the third-place Phoenix Mercury. Los Angeles is 12-1 at home. Minnesota is 10-3 on the road.Momentum seems to be on the side of the Lynx, who are 9-1 in their last 10 games while the Sparks have gone 6-4.Los Angeles has won three in a row since losing its first two games after the monthlong Olympic break. The Sparks are coming off an 88-81 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday.Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Sparks, who shot 57.4 percent from the field. Candace Parker scored 19 points and Kristi Toliver added 18.Minnesota lost to the Connecticut Sun 84-80 in its first game after the break but has won three in a row since then, including a 94-79 victory over Connecticut on Sunday.Maya Moore scored 24 points for the Lynx, who shot 53.7 percent from the field and forced 18 turnovers. Sylvia Fowles had 18 points, eight rebounds and five steals.Los Angeles and Minnesota are meeting for the third time this season. This will be the last time the teams face each other during the regular season.The Lynx beat the Sparks 72-69 on June 21 in Los Angeles. The Sparks avenged that loss three days later, beating the Lynx 94-76 on June 24 in Minneapolis.In the first game, Seimone Augustus scored 13 points, Rebekkah Brunson and Natasha Howard added 12 points apiece, and Renee Montgomery made a late 3-pointer to help Minnesota prevail.In the second game, Toliver scored 25 points and Ogwumike had 20 as Los Angeles ended Minnesotas WNBA-record streak of 13 consecutive victories to start a season. Qadree Ollison Womens Jersey . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Steve Bartkowski Jersey . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. http://www.thefaclonsshoponline.com/Customized/ . 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They came back two nights later and felt the sting of a physical, bruising loss in Utah during a 96-89 defeat.It hurt, but theres nothing we can do about it, Lakers guard DeAngelo Russell told ESPN.com. Weve got to stay positive and build off it as a team.When we lose, we cant be separated. Thats when weve got to come together. I was just trying to preach that.Los Angeles will get another chance on Sunday to earn their first road win when they take on the Thunder in Oklahoma City.The Thunder is coming off a 113-110 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns. Playing in their first home game of the season, the Thunder had to fend off the hot shooting of TJ Warren and Devin Booker, who scored four straight points in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.However, they were no match for the superhuman feats of Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook, who collected his 38th career triple double with 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.Westbrook is the first player since Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the 1974-75 season to have a triple double with at least 50 points.Victor Oladipo, who is in his first season with the Thunder, is learning how serious Westbrook is about winning.This dude right here wantss to win more than anybody in the world, Oladipo said of Westbrook.dddddddddddd. Hell do anything to do that.However, while Oklahoma was pleased to win the dramatic contest in front of their home fans, coach Billy Donovan knows they cant count on nights when Westbrook is forced to shoot the ball 44 times.With only one other player scoring at least 10 points and shooting more than eight shots, Donovan is looking for more production.Overall, weve gotta get more people involved, Donovan said. Weve gotta be able to utilize our big guys better and pound the ball inside.The Thunder will have a size advantage when taking on the Lakers. Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, Domantas Sabonis and Ersan Ilyasova can all score in the paint.Los Angeles will look to counter with a mobile and quick Julius Randle, who wants his team to take on a more aggressive attitude on the road.We gotta go take road wins, Randle told the Los Angeles Times. Stay true to our character, who we are. Just gotta take wins.The Thunder know what type of squad the Lakers will be bringing to town and are prepared for the to bring a lot of energy as they look to bounce back.They are a good, tough team, Oklahoma City guard Andre Roberson said of the Lakers. They are without Kobe (Bryant). They are looking to prove themselves. They are hungry. We just have to come out and be ready to fight their game from the jump. ' ' '