Game Recap: Sims' Heroics Lift Fever to Win in L.A.

Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 4:21 AM

Odyssey Sims

Odyssey Sims got some revenge against her former team to lead the Fever (21-18) to a crucial 76-75 victory over the Sparks (17-20) on Friday night in Los Angeles.

Sims scored Indiana’s final five points on Friday. She hit a three to tie the game at 74 with 50.8 seconds left and then – after Azura Stevens made one of two free throws on the other end to briefly put Los Angeles back in front – converted a one-handed runner that proved to be the game-winning bucket with 13.6 seconds left to play. The Fever defense locked down on the ensuing possession, forcing Kelsey Plum into a turnover in the closing seconds to seal the win.

Sims, who was waived by the Sparks on July 2 before signing with the Fever on Aug. 10, scored 21 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three assists against her former team. It was Sims’ second straight 20-point game, as she scored 22 points in Tuesday’s win over Seattle.

All-Star center Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 22 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 11 rebounds, and a career-high six steals. Boston’s six steals were the most since current Fever assistant Briann January tallied six steals in a game at Phoenix on July 8, 2016.

Kelsey Mitchell added 12 points for the Fever, whose magic number to clinch a playoff berth dropped to three with five games remaining in the regular season.

The Fever will continue their three-game road trip on Sunday night at Golden State before wrapping up the trip on Tuesday night in Phoenix. They return home to host Chicago at Gainbridge Fieldhouse next Friday.