For those who have watched the Indiana Fever’s struggles the past several seasons, the numbers stand out as if lit up in neon: 17-16. For the first time in more than five years, the Fever have a winning record.
We wrote last Monday: “This week is big for the Fever’s playoffs hopes, with three of their four games on the road.” Indiana then rose to the occasion by beating Atlanta, Connecticut, Chicago and Dallas, which moved it into the top four in the latest ESPN WNBA Power Rankings.
The Fever have the league’s longest current winning streak at four. They haven’t clinched a postseason spot yet but are almost there.
Indiana’s 17 victories equal the franchise’s three-season total from 2020, ’21 and ’22. Things improved last season with the addition of No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston, as the Fever won 13 games. Another No. 1 pick this season, Caitlin Clark, has transformed the team.
The last time Indiana was above .500 was June 13, 2019. The Fever were 4-3 then and finished 13-21. Clark was a rising senior in high…
