SPARKS TONIGHT

at Houston, 5:30 PDT

Site -- Compaq Center.

Radio -- KPLS (830).

Records -- Sparks 10-2, Comets 6-6.

Record vs. Comets (2002) -- 1-2.

Update -- The Sparks and Comets finally meet for the first of four games this season. Houston may be banged up, but the Comets can be dangerous, especially at home. “Even when teams are struggling with their chemistry, it all seems to come together on the day they play the Sparks. We don’t expect anything different from Houston,” Lisa Leslie said. “I don’t care if they had five players who never played in those uniforms, they would still come out and compete with us.” Keys to the game include which team does the better job of rebounding, and which shooting guard -- the Sparks’ Mwadi Mabika or the Comets’ Janeth Arcain -- has the better scoring night.