Fever vs. Sparks: Final Regular-Season Showdown at Crypto.com Arena

The Indiana Fever will meet the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, July 8, at 10:00 p.m. EST in Los Angeles. A victory would give Indiana its first 3-0 season sweep of the Sparks—a feat not achieved since 2011. The matchup is notable because the Sparks will be without star guard Kelsey Plum and forward Cameron Brink, both sidelined by injuries.

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Indiana sits fifth in the WNBA with a 12-8 record and leads the Eastern Conference despite a slow start. The Fever entered the game on a two-game winning streak and have gone 7-3 in their last ten contests. Los Angeles trails with an 8-11 record, occupying the league’s 11th spot and enduring a three-game losing streak. Plum, averaging 23.9 points per game, ranks second in the league behind A’ja Wilson, yet the Sparks have struggled to generate offense without her.

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Indiana’s rookie phenom Caitlin Clark is listed as probable after missing two games with a back injury, while forward Aliyah Boston is questionable due to a lower-leg injury. The Sparks are without Plum and Brink for the entire game; forward Nneka Ogwumike contributed 17 points and seven rebounds in the previous meeting despite the team’s injury woes.

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The Fever have already defeated the Sparks twice this season—an 87-78 win on May 13 and a 111-87 rout on June 27 (the latter without Clark). Those victories give Indiana a 2-0 edge heading into the final contest.

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The game will be televised nationally on USA Network and CNBC. Live streams are available through DIRECTV, Hulu+, YouTube TV, Fubo TV, and the WNBA League Pass subscription service.

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