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**Indiana Fever Edge Past Los Angeles Sparks in Thrilling Finish**

**LOS ANGELES** – The Indiana Fever secured a narrow 76-75 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night, thanks to a dominant performance from Aliyah Boston and clutch play from Odyssey Sims. Boston led the Fever with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and a career-high six steals, while Sims added 21 points, including the Fever’s final five.

The game was a back-and-forth affair, with the Sparks holding a slim lead late in the fourth quarter. After Azura Stevens made 1 of 2 free throws with 31.6 seconds remaining, LA led 75-74. Sims then hit a floater in the lane with 13.6 seconds to give the Fever the lead.

Los Angeles had a chance to tie or take the lead, but Rickea Jackson was trapped at the free-throw line before finding Kelsey Plum, who lost control of it and threw it to Boston for Los Angeles’ 22nd turnover.

Mitchell missed two free throws with 0.4 seconds left and Los Angeles did not get a shot off before the buzzer.

The Fever’s win moves them to 21-18, a half-game ahead of the Seattle Storm for sixth place in the WNBA standings with five games to play. The Sparks fall to 17-20, two games behind the Golden State Valkyries for the final playoff spot.

Azura Stevens led the Sparks with 17 points, while Kelsey Plum and Rae Burrell each added 12. Kelsey Mitchell, who normally averages 20.7 points per game, finished with 12 points for Indiana. Indiana was without Caitlin Clark, who was sidelined with a right groin injury.

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