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Indiana played without Caitlin Clark due to a
groin injury. Clark had recently returned from a quad injury
that kept her sidelined for five games. She returned on June 14
and scored 32 points to help the Fever to a 102-88 victory
against the Liberty.
Plum made a 3-pointer with 4:13 left to give Los Angeles a 67-66
lead, its first since the opening minute of the second quarter.
She added two free throws on their next possession to cap a 21-8
run spanning the third-quarter break.
Los Angeles sealed it by grabbing two offensive rebounds with
under a minute to play. Dearica Hamby was fouled while making a
layup to give the Sparks a 79-75 lead. She missed the free throw
but Stevens grabbed it and completed a three-point play to make
it 81-75 with 49 seconds left.
Hamby and Rickea Jackson each scored 14 points for Los Angeles
(5-11).
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (7-8) with 20 points and Aliyah
Boston had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals.
Indiana led 31-22 before Los Angeles went on an 8-0 run, capped
by Shey Peddy's 3-pointer to get within one. Sophie Cunningham
answered with a 3-pointer and the Fever led 34-30 at the break
after forcing 15 turnovers.
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