Rickea Jackson, Kelsey Plum lead the Sparks past the Clark-less
LOS ANGELES (AP)– Rickea Jackson scored 17 of her 25 points in the 2nd half, Kelsey Plum had 25 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Stimulates beat the Indiana Fever 100-91 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in 8 games.Jackson’s 3-pointer with 6:23 remaining in the fourth quarter offered Los Angeles a 90-68 lead. Indiana addressed with a 21-5 run to get within 95-89, but Azura Stevens made her fifth straight 3-pointer with 1:17 left for a nine-point cause help seal the victory.Advertisement Stevens ended up with 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting from
the field, and Dearica Hamby added 16 points for Los Angeles( 13-15 ). Cameron Edge connected her career high with five blocks in her 3rd game back from an injury.Caitlin Clark missed her eighth straight game due to a groin strain for Indiana (17-13).
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 34 points, consisting of seven 3-pointers. Natasha Howard added 17 points and Aliyah Boston had her streak of double-doubles stopped at six by completing with 15 points and 9 rebounds.The Sparks have actually won all three games versus the Fever this season, with the regular-season finale being available in Los Angeles on Aug. 29.
Indiana had its five-game win streak halted. The run was the Fever’s longest considering that winning 6 straight in 2015, throughout present head coach Stephanie White
‘s very first period with the club.Advertisement Hamby and Plum each scored 14 points in the very first half, and Los Angeles closed on a 23-8 run to develop a 54-43 lead at the break. The Stimulates were 7 of 14 from 3-point range by the intermission, with Stevens,
Jackson and Plum combining to make 6 of 7. A sex toy tossed from the stands landed near Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham. The incident accompanied 2:05 left in the second quarter with the item landing in the lane near Cunningham, who had actually been singing on social media about fans tossing the toys on the court. Kelsey Plum kicked it into the stands. Cunningham strolled over to the Stimulates bench and was laughing about it. ___ AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball