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LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Aliyah Boston<\/a> had 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and a career-high six steals to help the Indiana Fever<\/a> beat the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> 76-75 on Friday night. <\/p>\n Odyssey Sims<\/a> added 21 points against her former team, including scoring Indiana’s final five points. Boston made a key steal with 1.9 seconds left to seal the win.<\/p>\n Indiana (21-18) moved a half-game ahead of Seattle (21-19) for sixth place in the WNBA<\/a> standings with five games to play. Los Angeles (17-20) fell two games behind Golden State for the final playoff spot.<\/p>\n Los Angeles forward Azura Stevens<\/a> grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled on a putback attempt with 31.6 seconds left. She made 1 of 2 free throws to give Los Angeles a 75-74 lead. <\/p>\n Indiana secured an offensive rebound on its next possession and Sims made a floater in the lane to retake the lead with 13.6 left.<\/p>\n After a timeout, Los Angeles guard Rickea Jackson<\/a> was trapped at the free-throw line before finding Kelsey Plum<\/a>, who lost control of it and threw it to Boston for Los Angeles\u2019 22nd turnover. Kelsey Mitchell<\/a> missed two free throws with 0.4 seconds left and Los Angeles did not get a shot off before the buzzer.<\/p>\n Mitchell, averaging 20.7 points per game, finished with 12 points for Indiana. Caitlin Clark<\/a> (right groin) did not play. Boston became the second player in franchise history to record at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in a single game.<\/p>\n