We probably should have expected some turbulence for Los Angeles. The Sparks, on this seemingly endless road swing, lost two of three games before the Olympic break. Now they are 0-2 since the WNBA season resumed Friday. Cause for concern, of course. But theres no need to panic.The Sparks must take a critical look at what they did and didnt do in losses at Seattle on Friday and Phoenix on Sunday -- and then remind themselves what kind of team theyve previously established that they are this season.That is, a team that doesnt come apart at the seams at crunch time. Because there is actually lot of crunch time left.Los Angeles losses became the big story of the leagues re-start weekend. Both the WNBAs top two teams, the Sparks and Minnesota, fell in their first game back. The Lynx rebounded at Target Center on Sunday, holding off the scrambling-for-their-playoff-lives Storm 92-80.Minnesota had an off game from Maya Moore on Friday at Connecticut, as she scored just eight points on 3-of-12 shooting. The Lynx also sent the Sun to the free throw line 27 times, and made just 1-of-8 3-point attempts in a 84-80 loss.Then Sunday against Seattle, the Lynx opened with an 11-0 run, but the Storm surged back to take a six-point lead at halftime. The Lynx re-took control of the game in the third quarter, though, and those 10 minutes -- in which Minnesota scored 32 points -- might be Exhibit A of why the defending champs are still the favorites to win the title this year.The Lynx moved the ball well and kept everyone involved in the offense. They gave themselves good looks, and shot 68.4 percent for the quarter. For the game, Lindsay Whalen led the Lynx with 24 points. Minnesota (22-5) just looked like a team that ultimately has the most ways of putting points on the board and getting big stops when needed, and has the most dependable cohesion.That Minnesota has been at or very close to the top of the list in all three of those qualities for six consecutive seasons is a testament to how well everyone in the organization has been doing their jobs for a lengthy stretch.By contrast, cohesion, in particular, has not been a strong suit historically for the Sparks.?It seemed as though this season marked a different kind of L.A. team, one that really did?have the ability to pull together no matter what was tugging at them to separate.Thats still the case, but this is where the Sparks have to prove it. Theyve dropped four of their last five, dating back to before the Olympic break. Theyre 21-5, and still in strong position for getting one of the two byes into the playoff semifinals. But the Sparks cant have too long of a skid, because New York -- at 19-8 -- is within striking distance in these final weeks of the regular season.The Sparks offense seemed vulnerable in both their losses this past weekend. In Fridays 79-72 loss at Seattle, they played from behind the whole game. Even holding the Storm to nine points in the second quarter wasnt enough for the Sparks to get the lead. By the time Los Angeles really kicked it into gear, with a 28-point fourth quarter, it wasnt enough.Then Sunday, Los Angeles fell 70-66 at Phoenix despite the Mercury shooting 38.6 percent. Turnovers hurt the Sparks both nights, especially Sunday when they had 21. There were times where Los Angeles looked too casual and careless with the ball, and other times that Phoenix was targeting Candace Parker with a pesky guard when she had possession. She had six turnovers against the Mercury, the fourth time this season -- all since July 3 -- that she has had five or more.Parker is a terrific playmaker, even though shes not a guard, and is second in the league in assist average at 5.2. However, Parker leads the league in turnover average (3.1) and is second in overall turnovers (80).Its fully expected that the more someone has the ball in her hands trying to make things h