Los Angeles ranks second-to-last in scoring defense and defensive field goal percentage. The Sparks are giving up an average of 86.8 points a game.

New York, though, is even worse if you go by the last seven games. Missing their best rebounder and tough interior defender, injured Jonquel Jones, the Liberty are surrendering 90.7 points per game during their past seven games. If that was computed for the entire season, the Liberty would rank last defensively in the WNBA.

The Sparks have the offensive firepower to take advantage with Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum and Azura Stevens, one of the most underrated players in the league. LA has scored at least 85 points in each of its last three games.

The prideful defending champion Liberty are back home having been on the road for their last four games. They are 1-4 in their past five games. The Liberty are in stop-the-pain mode. They've been idle since Sunday.

I'm expecting a huge scoring game from the Liberty led by Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. Stewart is the WNBA's third-leading scorer and Ionescu is the 10th-leading scorer. The Sparks lack the defense to stop them.