Sparks Ends Losing Streak With Win Over Caitlin Clark And The Fever

For nan first clip successful 2 weeks, the Sparks won a game.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points pinch 8 rebounds and Rae Burrell added 22 points successful what felt for illustration a adjacent must-win 106-92 effort against Indiana connected Wednesday nighttime to threat a three-game losing streak.

The Fever committed 17 turnovers, which nan Sparks (9-11) converted into 22 points, and prima Caitlin Clark scored her second-fewest constituent full this play pinch conscionable 9 successful constricted minutes. Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points for nan Fever, but nan Sparks seemed to person an violative reply each time.

Indiana (12-9) was without prima halfway Aliyah Boston (lower correct leg), whom Fever coach Stephanie White said would play successful their 2nd crippled of a back-to-back Thursday successful Phoenix. Clark, who has been successful and retired of nan lineup pinch a backmost wounded each season, ne'er sewage going and was an abysmal minus-16.

All 5 Sparks starters scored successful double digits.

Caitlin Clark of nan Indiana Fever talks pinch teammates during nan 2nd quarter.

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The Sparks rode a 10-0 tally midway done nan 2nd 4th to lead by arsenic overmuch arsenic 8 earlier nan half.

They didn’t slow down going into nan 3rd frame, opening pinch 18 points successful nan first 5 minutes to return a 14-point lead. Burrell and Kiana Williams deed consecutive threes precocious successful nan 3rd aft nan Fever had trim nan lead to 8 points, and it was ne'er adjacent again.

All-Star defender Kelsey Plum (lower near leg) and halfway Cameron Brink (left ankle) remained retired of nan lineup and nan Sparks extended their chair to springiness important minutes to Alissa Pili, Jihyun Park and Williams.

Pili, signed to a developmental woody pinch nan Sparks earlier this week, scored 4 points pinch 5 rebounds successful her first WNBA action since past September owed to a correct ankle injury.

Wednesday’s triumph besides snapped a three-game losing streak to nan Fever making love backmost to past season.

The Sparks will complete their three-game homestand against Chicago (7-14) connected Friday.