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When Caitlin Clark announced earlier this month that the rest of the season would be lost, many threw the towel in the Indiana fever season. But the fever never did.
Indiana is going to the WNBA semifinals for the first time since 2015 despite Clark's injury after an exciting 87-85 victory in a decisive game 3 against Atlanta's dream.
Aliyah Boston made the notice basket with remaining 7.4 seconds, and Lexie Hull stole the resulting incoming game to ensure victory.
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Indiana's fever guard, Caitlin Clark, reacts after the fever defeated Atlanta Dream during the first game of the first round for the 2025 WNBA playoffs in Gateway Center Arena in College Park. (Images Dale Zanine/Imagn)
Indiana closed a 7-0 race to win its first playoff series in 10 years.
Boston stayed alone under the basket for an easy tray after Brionna Jones went to the ground while looking for a loose ball. It gave Indiana an 86-85 advantage, the first since it was 33-30 in the second quarter.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 24 points, and Boston had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Odyssey Sims had 16 points and eight assists, and Natasha Howard added 12 points. Sophie Cunningham has also been taking care of an injury.
Indiana Fever players react after defeating Atlanta's dream during the first game of the first round for 2025 playoffs in the WNBA in Gateway Center Arena in College Park. (Images Dale Zanine/Imagn)
Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham Protest WNBA REFS from the side line during the fever playoff game
Brittney Griner, in his first season with the dream after spending his first 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, scored five points and had eight rebounds.
Clark's second year in the WNBA was plagued with injuries, to say at least. But it was an injury in the groin that he suffered in the game before the star's break that finally cost him the rest of the 2025 season.
A preseason favorite to win MVP, Clark played only 13 games this year for fever. He dealt with a quadruple tension at the beginning of the year before suffering his current ailments. He averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and five rebounds in 31.1 minutes per game.
The Indiana Aliyah Boston fever striker (7) reacts when the fever defeats Atlanta's dream during the first game of the first round for the 2025 playoffs at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park. (Images Dale Zanine/Imagn)
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The sixth fever will play on Sunday against sown No. 2 Las Vegas Aces, which have made three of the last five WNBA finals.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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