LOS ANGELES — Aliyah Boston had 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and a career-high six steals to help the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 76-75 on Friday night.
Odyssey Sims added 21 points against her former team, including scoring Indiana’s final five points. Boston made a key steal with 1.9 seconds left to seal the win.
Indiana (21-18) moved a half-game ahead of Seattle (21-19) for sixth place in the WNBA standings with five games to play. Los Angeles (17-20) fell two games behind Golden State for the final playoff spot.
Los Angeles forward Azura Stevens grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled on a putback attempt with 31.6 seconds left. She made 1 of 2 free throws to give Los Angeles a 75-74 lead.
Indiana secured an offensive rebound on its next possession and Sim