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With Indiana (1-5) holding a two-point lead
after five quick points from Los Angeles' Cameron Brink and
Lexie Brown, Clark fired from well beyond the 3-point arc with
40 seconds remaining. The long shot effectively put away the win
for the Fever after they rallied from an 11-point halftime hole.
Indiana chipped away at the double-digit deficit, ultimately
pulling ahead with a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter. Kelsey
Mitchell, who scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth
quarter, capped the pivotal stretch with a pair of 3-pointers.
After the Fever's burst, the Sparks (1-3) cut the eventual 69-62
deficit to three when Brink and Rickea Jackson scored four quick
points. Brink finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, while
Jackson scored 16 points in less than 21 minutes off the bench.
Clark answered the Sparks' mini-rally with the first of her
crucial 3-pointers, a 33-footer that gave Indiana an important
cushion for the final two minutes.
Clark finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds, flirting with a
triple-double as she dished eight assists. She also came away
with a game-high four steals.
Aaliyah Boston and Temi Fagbenle each scored 17 points for
Indiana.
Dearica Hamby registered her third double-double in the first
four games of the Sparks' season, going for 18 points and 12
rebounds. She also passed for a team-high seven assists.
The Fever limited Kia Nurse, who came into Friday's game
averaging more than 16 points to start the season, to just four
points on 2-of-11 field-goal shooting. Indiana also limited
Brown to five points on 2-of-10 shooting.
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