The Indiana Fever clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday, as just a few groups under them picked up losses of their video games.
The Fever defeated the Dallas Wings on Sunday to inch nearer to a postseason berth and didn’t even must step on the court docket, because the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces did the soiled work for them. The Mercury defeated the Atlanta Dream, additionally clinching a playoff spot, and the Aces took care of the Chicago Sky.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark smiles as she appears on the group bench after making a cross to the basket that led to a rating within the second half of a WNBA basketball sport towards the Dallas Wings on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photograph/Tony Gutierrez)
Indiana’s win over Dallas was the group’s seventeenth victory and the primary time the group has been over the .500 mark in fairly some time. It’s the first time the group will seem within the postseason since 2016, when Stephanie White was teaching and Tamika Catchings was main the cost. The Fever had 17 wins that season as effectively.
The Fever managing to scrape and claw their approach to the playoffs is a feat in and of itself. The group began 1-8 with Caitlin Clark nonetheless attempting to mesh with the offense that was being led by Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell and Erika Wheeler.
Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell argues with a name through the first half of a WNBA basketball sport towards the Chicago Sky on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photograph/Erin Hooley)
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Over the course of the season, Clark got here into her personal and is the main candidate for WNBA Rookie of the 12 months. The group seemed to be extra cohesive for the reason that group returned from its Olympic break. The group is 6-1 with its lone blemish being a 10-point loss to the Minnesota Lynx – top-of-the-line groups within the WNBA.
On Wednesday, the Fever will look to maneuver up the ladder as they begin a six-game homestand towards the Los Angeles Sparks. Their season ends with the Washington Mystics on Sept. 19.
There may be one playoff spot left to be decided, and it may come right down to the wire.
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull, proper, guards Chicago Sky guard Diamond DeShields through the first half of a WNBA basketball sport on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photograph/Erin Hooley)
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The Sky, Dream, Mystics and Sparks are nonetheless technically in rivalry. The highest eight groups make the postseason.
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