Indiana Fever (1-10) vs Los Angeles Sparks (8-2)

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Time: 10:30 p.m. (EDT)
Site: Staples Center
TV: SpecSN
Live Stream: WNBA League Pass

Probable Starters
Fever: F- Victoria Vivians, F- Candice Dupree, C- Natalie Achonwa, G- Kelsey Mitchell, G- Tiffany Mitchell
Sparks: G- Alana Beard, F- Nneka Ogwumike, C- Candace Parker, G- Chelsea Gray, G- Odyssey Sims

The Indiana Fever travel to Los Angeles for their second matchup of the season. The Sparks defeated Indiana earlier this season, 87-70, when Nneka Ogwumike had 25 points and grabbed 10 boards against the Fever in Indianapolis.

The Fever are coming off a booming win over the league’s best defensive team, the Atlanta Dream, 96-64 on Saturday. Indiana’s Victoria Vivians scored 21 points on 5-of-8 from behind the arc, followed closely by fellow rookie Kelsey Mitchell with 19 points and a career-high five assists.

Injury Report
Stephanie Mavunga (left ankle) is out for Tuesday’s game against the Sparks, after sustaining the injury late in Saturday’s win. Her status will be re-evaluated on a day-to-day basis. Guard Shenise Johnson (left knee ACL rehabilitation) remains out and will not play.

Storylines
• The Indiana Fever tacked on their first win of the season last Saturday with the Vivians-Mitchell Rookie duo accounting for 40 of 96 points scored by the Fever. Vivians shot 5-of-8 from the 3-point line as Kelsey Mitchell went 7-of-16 from the field.

• Vivians and Mitchell combined for eight 3-pointers in the win over Atlanta. This marks just second time since 2009 that any WNBA rookie due combined for at least eight 3-pointers.

• In Saturday night’s contest versus the Dream, Indiana scored 36 points in the third quarter alone after scoring just 35 points in the first half. The Fever out-scored Atlanta by 20 points in the third and 15 points in the fourth to finish the second half strong. The Fever’s 61-26 second-half margin tied as the second-largest second-half margin in league history.

• Los Angeles leads the all-time history over Indiana, 25-11. The Sparks have won the last three games against Indiana, including the bout May 22 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Fever seek their fifth win at STAPLES Center.