They then lost back-to-back games for the first time in the season, with losses coming on the road against Atlanta and Indiana.
The team won its final game heading into the Olympic break to finish July 6–2.
However, a trip to Texas to begin September saw the team return to its winning ways when they defeated San Antonio and Dallas.
A return to Los Angeles wasn't needed as the Sparks won Game 4 95–75 to advance to the WNBA Finals and matched-up with first seed Minnesota.
[2] The Sparks made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut: The Sparks qualified for the 2016 playoffs, and, as the team with the second-best regular season record in the WNBA, received two automatic byes, advancing straight to the best-of-five semifinal.