The Sparks' Head Coach Carol Ross shares pregame laughs with Nneka Ogwumike #30, DeLisha Milton-Jones #8. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Candace Parker #3, Michelle Snow #2 get the opening tipoff started. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Nneka Ogwumike #30 drives through the Mystics' defense for a score. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Nneka Ogwumike #30 provides solid defense on the Mystics' Matee Ajavon #22. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Noelle Quinn #45, loses the ball on a turnover. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Kristi Toliver #20 leads downcourt on an offensive break. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Former Mystic, current Spark Alana Beard #20, tries to find an open, defended by Michelle Snow #2. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Candace Parker #3 drives inside and around Crystal Langhorne #1. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

DeLisha Milton-Jones #8 penetrates deep inside the paint. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Kristi Toliver #20 reverses around the Mystics' Jasmine Thomas #5 to get a fast break started. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Washington's Ashley Robinson #43 snags a defensive rebound. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Candace Parker #3 sets to make her offensive attack towards former Spark teammate Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton #14. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Despite a trio of Mystics' defenders, the Sparks' Alana Beard #0, is able to get her jumpshot off. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Candace Parker #3 looks for room to pass,defended by Michelle Snow #2. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Wahsington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Nneka Ogwumike #30 goes in for two of her game-leading 24 points. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Michelle Snow #2, led Washington with 15 points, making a hook shot above the outstretched arms of Candace Parker #3. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Monique Currie #25. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Shannon Bobbitt #0, Alana Beard #0. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Crystal Langhorne #1, drives inside, defended by the Sparks' Coco Miller #23. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Former Spark Noelle Quinn #45 returns for the first time as a Mystic. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Jantel Lavender #42 scored 16 points off the bench. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

The Mystics' Monique Currie #25 makes a difficult fall-away shot, as Jantel Lavender #42, Alana Beard #0 defend. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Fittingly, possession of the ball and the game came to Nneka Ogwumike #30, with the rookie star having another fine outing. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

Sitting out the fourth quarter, Candace Parker #3 and Kristi Toliver #20 share a laugh during the Sparks' victory. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)

The newest college graduate from Stanford, the Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike #30, continues to be the head of the rookie class in the league. (WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks 101 vs. Washington Mystics 70, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. June 18, 2012.)