Up next for Sparks: vs. Indiana on Thursday

SPARKS TONIGHT

VS. INDIANA

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Staples Center

On the air: WNBA.com

Records: Sparks 9-14, Fever 18-7

Record vs. Fever: 0-1

Update: The Sparks play the Fever in the final contest of a six-game homestand. The Fever, which is in first place in the Eastern Conference, is led by Tamika Catchings (15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds a game). The Sparks have star forward Candace Parker back in the lineup after she missed seven weeks because of a torn lateral meniscus in her right knee. In her first game back Tuesday against Atlanta, she had 15 points and 10 rebounds even though the Sparks lost, 84-79.

— Melissa Rohlin