Article: Los Angeles Sparks overpower Utah Starzz 103-77 to sweep the Western Conference finals

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Dateline: LOS ANGELES Lisa Leslie led five starters in double figures with 25 points and the Los Angeles Sparks overpowered the Utah Starzz 103-77 Saturday to sweep the Western Conference finals and advance to the WNBA championship.

The Sparks' 103 points was a WNBA playoff record, topping the 101 points Los Angeles scored against Phoenix on Aug. 13, 2000.

Defense of their league title begins Thursday against the Eastern Conference champion. Washington leads New York 1-0 in that best-of- 3 series.

Fans buoyed by the prospect of the Sparks winning a second consecutive championship chanted "back to back" when Los Angeles led by 21 points with 13 minutes to ...

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