The Indiana Fever have clinched a playoff spot, but their final test of the regular-season comes against the No. 1 team in the WNBA.
The Minnesota Lynx have two games to go before tipping off the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, starting with a visit to the Fever on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
Indiana (23-20) is guaranteed at least the No. 7 spot in the playoffs and could get to No. 6 by winning its finale against Minnesota (33-9) if Golden State loses its last two games.
"We've accomplished a goal," Fever coach Stephanie White said after a 94-65 victory at Washington on Sunday put her team in the postseason, "but there's also a mindset of, ‘We have work to do.'"
Indiana has had to overcome the absence of All-Star guard Caitlin Clark for most of the season, and she won't be returning. Th