Found ths write-up. Not real clear if Parker is in or out.
Sun-Sparks Preview
By MATT BECKER
Posted Aug 02 2011 3:41PM
The Los Angeles Sparks are likely happy to return home following another disappointing road trip.
The Sparks probably aren't too thrilled, however, about kicking off a season-high six-game homestand Wednesday against Tina Charles and the surging Connecticut Sun.
Los Angeles (7-11) is coming off a 1-3 trip and has played 11 of its previous 13 away from Staples Center. The Sparks are three games out of the postseason cutoff in the Western Conference but hope to take advantage of playing 11 of their final 16 at home.
Los Angeles is 4-2 on its own court - the fewest amount of home games played in the league - but all of those wins came with Candace Parker in the lineup and the losses occurred after her right knee injury.
The Sparks have dropped eight of 11 since Parker went down, a stretch that started with a 79-76 loss to the Sun on June 28. Los Angeles played Connecticut tough in a game featuring 10 lead changes, but in the end it had no answer for stopping Charles.
The 6-foot-4 Charles finished with 22 points and tied a career high with 23 rebounds, one behind Chamique Holdsclaw's league record of 24 set May 23, 2003.
That wasn't the first time the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year completely dominated the Sparks.
In a 78-75 win at Staples Center on June 18, 2010, Charles finished with 26 points on 13-of-15 shooting and grabbed 19 rebounds - seven fewer than the entire Los Angeles team.
Charles notched her 11th double-double of the season in Sunday's 99-92 win over Atlanta, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Renee Montgomery led the way with 19 points and Asjha Jones added 17, including eight in the final 3:50 to help the Sun finish the game on a 16-8 run.
Connecticut (11-6), which trailed by 10 points in the third quarter, forced 20 turnovers and made 20 of 29 foul shots in winning for the fifth time in six games.
"I thought we forced turnovers, we got to the free-throw line, and we hung in the game when it looked pretty bleak," coach Mike Thibault said.
While Thibault thought things looked bad for his team, that's nothing compared to what Los Angeles endured in Sunday's 98-63 loss to Indiana, as it fell behind by as many as 41 points.
Ebony Hoffman, who spent the previous seven seasons with the Fever, had a team-high 23 points for the Sparks, whose starting five was outscored 57-34 by Indiana's reserves.
"I know how Indy plays, and I don't think our team was ready for it," Hoffman said.
Los Angeles now tries to prepare for facing a Connecticut team that will likely try to feed the ball down low to Charles.
Kristi Toliver led the Sparks with 19 points in the first meeting, while Tina Thompson struggled to find her shot, finishing with seven points and shooting 3 of 12 from the floor.
A game on SFTC but not sportsparlor with home team favored and majority on SFTC on the away dog
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