Short-handed Los Angeles eases past Indiana 98-63 – CT Post
1of12Los Angeles Sparks guard Te’a Cooper, left, shoots as Indiana Fever guard Tiffany Mitchell defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less2of12Los Angeles Sparks center Amanda Zahui B gestures after hitting a three-point shot during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less
3of124of12Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes, left, shoots as Indiana Fever forward Jantel Lavender defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less5of12Indiana Fever guard Tiffany Mitchell, left, passes while under pressure from Los Angeles Sparks center Amanda Zahui B during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less
6of127of12Los Angeles Sparks guard Bria Holmes, right, shoots as Indiana Fever forward Jessica Breland defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less8of12Indiana Fever guard Victoria Vivians, right, shoots as Los Angeles Sparks forward Nia Coffey defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less
9of1210of12Indiana Fever forward Jessica Breland, center, reaches for a rebound along with Los Angeles Sparks guard Arella Guirantes, left, and guard Bria Holmes during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less11of12Los Angeles Sparks guard Te’a Cooper, left, shoots as Indiana Fever guard Kysre Gondrezick defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristi Toliver scored 22 points, Bria Holmes had 14 points and seven rebounds, and the short-handed Los Angeles Sparks eased past the Indiana Fever 98-63 on Thursday night.
Los Angeles (3-3) was without leading scorer Nneka Ogwumike (knee) and Chiney Ogwumike (knee).
Te’a Cooper added 15 points, Erica Wheeler had 14 and Nia Coffey 13 for the Sparks. Coffey, Toliver and Wheeler each made a 3-pointer as Los Angeles was 14 of 28 from distance.
Toliver and Holmes combined for 25 first-half points to help Los Angeles build a 48-25 lead. The Fever made just 10 of 39 field goals (25.6%).
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (1-9) with 15 points, and Jantel Lavender and Tiffany Mitchell each added 10 points. Indiana, which has lost five straight games, turned it over 18 times and shot 34.3%.
