ATLANTA -- So little went right for the Indiana Fever this season. Star Caitlin Clark was limited to just 13 games because of injury before being ruled out for the year. Prized free agent acquisition DeWanna Bonner left midseason. Four other players suffered season-ending injuries, and a fifth has been sidelined to start the playoffs because of a concussion.
But in Thursday's first-round, winner-take-all Game 3 on the road, Indiana finally had things break its way. Despite trailing for over 29 minutes, the No. 6 seed Fever held the No. 3 seed Dream scoreless in the final 2:30 and finished the game on a 7-0 run to shock Atlanta 87-85 and reach the semifinals for the first time since 2015.
Trailing by one point with less than 15 seconds left, the Fever's Aliyah Boston nearly turn