The Indiana Fever won their first playoff series in over a decade on Thursday, Sept. 18, with an 87-85 win over the Atlanta Dream , showing continued resilience after being ravaged by injuries this season.

The No. 6 Fever beat the No. 3 Dream in a decisive Game 3 in Atlanta to advance to the semifinals. Indiana lost the first game of the series, then won the next two games, thanks to Kelsey Mitchell’ s back-to-back 19+ point performances on efficient shooting and a pair of late-game heroics.

Fever center Aliyah Boston hit a go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds remaining, giving Indiana its first lead since the second quarter. On the ensuing possession, Dream guard Rhyne Howard tried to inbound the ball to Jordin Canada , but Fever guard Lexie Hull intercepted the pass, forci

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