Lauren Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds, Sue Bird added 15 points and the Seattle Storm defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 82-60 on Friday night. The Storm (9-1) opened the game on a 10-2 run. After a 3-pointer from DeLisha Milton-Jones pulled the Sparks (2-7) within three, the Storm answered with a 10-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from Bird to give Seattle a 20-7 lead. Seattle pressured the Sparks into several turnovers early. Camille Little had three of the Storm's five first-quarter steals that helped Seattle get its offense rolling. The Storm forced 19 turnovers and had 13 steals for the game. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-0612-sparks-storm,0,2642195.story
