Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks stay atop the Western Conference, beat Fever 88-81
Candace Parker added with 19 points, and Kristi Toliver 18 points for Los Angeles (24-5). The Sparks are tied atop the Western Conference standings with Minnesota (24-5), which plays at Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Erica Wheeler scored 20 points, Shenise Johnson added 19 points and Tamika Catchings had 16 for Indiana (13-15).
Los Angeles was ahead 42-31 late in the second quarter but Indiana closed the half on a 10-4 run to pull to 46-41. Candace Parker scored six straight Los Angeles points to extend the lead to 60-50 and the Fever didn't make a field goal in the final three minutes of the third and trailed 72-54.
Indiana went on an 8-0 run to get to 79-72, but Essence Carson answered with an up-and-under layup and Parker made 1 of 2 free throws for a 10-point lead.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Alana Beard defensive rebound | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Shenise Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2 | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
 IND |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-66 | FG | 31-54 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 11-15 | FT | 19-25 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,332 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 15 | W1 | 0.5945946 | 22 |
 Chicago |
10 | 23 | L1 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Toronto |
13.5 | 26 | L1 | 0.2972973 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 27 | L2 | 0.25 | 9 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.7027027 | 26 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 16 | W2 | 0.57894737 | 22 |
 Portland |
15 | 22 | L2 | 0.4054054 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 24 | L2 | 0.35135135 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23.5 | 31 | L3 | 0.18421052 | 7 |
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Angel Reese sets WNBA single-game, season rebounding records
Angel Reese set a WNBA record with 26 rebounds in the Dream's 78-71 win over the Sparks on Monday, pushing her past the league's season record in the same game.
Angel Reese breaks WNBA single-game and season rebounding records as Dream beat Sparks 78-71
— Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 while also breaking the league's season record for rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-71 on Monday night.