The Indiana Fever traveled to Los Angeles to locks horns against the LA Sparks at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday. The game carried huge playoff implications as the Fever entered the contest with a 20-18 record, sitting in sixth place in the standings. On the other side, the Sparks came in with a 17-19 record, holding ninth place.As for the starting lineups, Indiana began the game with Odyssey Sims, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, Natasha Howard and Aliyah Boston on the floor. The Sparks rolled out their usual five of Rickea Jackson, Dearica Hamby, Azura Stevens, Kelsey Plum and Julie Allemand.The Sparks came out of the blocks and hit the Fever with seven quick points. Indiana responded with two buckets as both teams combined for five turnovers in the early minutes of the contest. Rickea Jackson and Dearica Hamby found their offensive rhythm early, while Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston kept the Fever within striking distance. After the first quarter, the Sparks led 31-24.The Fever had multiple opportunities to take the lead in the second quarter but failed to capitalize, despite attempting 14 more shots than their opponent over the first two quarters combined. The Sparks committed numerous turnovers, but their red-hot 3-point shooting allowed them to take a 47-44 lead into the halftime break.The Fever finally took their first lead of the game in the third quarter, with Boston, Mitchell and Sims shouldering the team’s offense. Just when it seemed Indiana might build a decent lead heading into the fourth, the Sparks launched a late surge and secured a 58-57 advantage going into the final period.The fourth quarter turned into a nail-biter as both teams gave their all on the court. It was clutch shot after clutch shot from both sides, but Odyssey Sims’ five huge points on back-to-back possessions sealed a fantastic 76-75 road win for the Indiana Fever.Indiana Fever vs LA Sparks Player Stats and Box Score (Aug. 29)Indiana FeverPlayerMINPTSREBASTFGMFGAFG%3 PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBTOVSTLBLKPFPlus/MinusLexie Hull27:185542728.61110000-1402241Natasha Howard29:065721812.501034754333034Aliyah Boston36:3722114111861.100-00-7446140Kelsey Mitchell34:48122351435.71616.714251140032Odyssey Sims33:432163102050152000-0621020Brianna Turner13:092311110000-00-1200010Shey Peddy7:5700202002000-000000-3Aerial Powers15:089623933.32633.312501521011Damiris Dantas2:1400002001000-0000000Chloe Bibby0:0000000-00-00-0000000Caitlin Clark0:0000000-00-00-0000000Sydney Colson0:0000000-00-00-0000000Sophie Cunningham0:0000000-00-00-0000000Aari McDonald0:0000000-00-00-0000000Makayla Timpson0:0000000-00-00-0000000LA SparksPlayerMINPTSREBASTFGMFGAFG%3 PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBTOVSTLBLKPFPlus/MinusRickea Jackson25:37830310302633.300-033001-6Dearica Hamby27:1811724944.40203475166003-2Azurá Stevens31:2317656966.735602366.72412211Kelsey Plum33:50123351050152011100036102-4Julie Allemand22:429344666.71333.300-030001-2Rae Burrell18:4612214944.41333.334750231001Cameron Brink16:56450125000-221000521223Sarah Ashlee Barker6:1020100-00-221000000033Julie Vanloo17:1801101001000-0112011Emma Cannon0:0000000-00-00-0000000Sania Feagin0:0000000-00-00-0000000Alissa Pili0:0000000-00-00-0000000