San Antonio, TX (Betting Express) - Becky Hammon picked a good game to score a season-high 35 points, leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 76-72 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in the deciding game of the Western Conference Finals.

San Antonio will make its first appearance in the WNBA Finals and will face either the Detroit Shock or New York Liberty, who will play Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday.

Hammon also led the team with seven rebounds. Sophia Young scored 18 points in the victory for the Silver Stars, who were losing by one point after three quarters.

Candace Parker and Delisha Milton-Jones each had 16 points for the Sparks, who were trying to make the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2003. The team went to the championship round three consecutive years from 2001-2003, winning in their first two appearances.

Star center Lisa Leslie had her third-lowest point total of the season, contributing only eight points and five rebounds. Los Angeles had won the first game of the series, but lost the second game on a last-second shot to force the deciding game Sunday.