Indiana Fever (12-8, 5-4 Eastern Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (8-11, 5-6 Western Conference)<\/p>\n
Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks will try to end its three-game skid when the Sparks take on Indiana Fever.<\/p>\n
The Sparks have gone 3-7 at home. Los Angeles ranks seventh in the WNBA with 20.2 assists per game led by Erica Wheeler averaging 4.8.<\/p>\n
The Fever have gone 4-4 away from home. Indiana ranks fifth in the WNBA with 34.5 rebounds per game led by Aliyah Boston averaging 8.6.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles averages 87.5 points per game, 1.4 fewer points than the 88.9 Indiana allows. Indiana has shot at a 46.9% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point less than the 47.9% shooting opponents of Los Angeles have averaged.<\/p>\n
The teams play for the third time this season. In the last meeting on June 28 the Fever won 111-87 led by 26 points from Kelsey Mitchell, while Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points for the Sparks.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Dearica Hamby is averaging 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Sparks. Kelsey Plum is averaging 23.9 points and 6.4 assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
Mitchell is averaging 21.9 points for the Fever. Caitlin Clark is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Sparks: 4-6, averaging 87.1 points, 32.2 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 95.3 points per game.<\/p>\n
Fever: 7-3, averaging 97.7 points, 35.5 rebounds, 20.7 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 91.2 points.<\/p>\n
INJURIES: Sparks: Kelsey Plum: out (lower leg), Cameron Brink: out (ankle).<\/p>\n
Fever: Caitlin Clark: day to day (back).<\/p>\n
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