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He took a decade, but Indiana’s fever finally celebrated a victory in the WNBA playoff series. The team soaked by the injury bothered Atlanta’s dream in the first round, winning game 3 on Thursday drama.
After avoiding the elimination by winning game 2, the heroic of the fourth quarter of Indiana resulted in an impressive discomfort of 87-85. The chief coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Shane Steichen, realized the remarkable fever playoff career and offered his praise.
“He shouts at the fever and coach White for doing it last night and moving forward. Obviously, they have dealt with some adversity, with some injuries, and is the next person for them. So he has been fun and [I] I wish you the best of luck in the next round, “Steichen said during his availability of media on Friday.
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The chief coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Shane Steichen, walks through the field before an NFL football match against the Tennessee Titans, on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Photo AP/Darron Cummings)
“I thought it was incredible to find a way to win there, it shows only the sand, the hardness, the resistance they are playing at this time. You can see that everyone is playing together. So, it is exciting for them, it is exciting for the city.”
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The fever star, Sophie Cunningham, reacted to Steichen’s comments. “Wait, this is so great! I love, you are replicating the fever coach,” he wrote in X.
Meanwhile, the fever guard, Kelsey Mitchell, praised his chief coach Stephanie White after Indiana advanced to the semifinals.
“I have had so many coaches in eight years, I have been in the worst record teams in the fever of Indiana (History), so I know where my career began,” Mitchell said after the sixth fever recovered at the last minute to overcome the third dream 87-85 in a 3rd game 3 of the decade 3. I felt that as a professional. “
Indiana Fever chief coach Stephanie White, in the bank during game 2 of a WNBA first round playoffs between Faver and Atlanta Dream in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The dream ended the regular season with 30 victories, the greatest amount at the Eastern Conference. Atlanta entered the playoffs as one of the favorites to reach the WNBA finals.
Despite being a short hand for much of the year due to injuries, the fever won the WNBA Commissioner Cup and ended with 24 wins.
Five players who started the 2025 season on the Faver list were lost due to injuries that end the season. To make things worse, those setbacks occurred within a two -month window.
At the beginning of September, Caitlin Clark announced that he had been ruled out for the rest of the season. Clark has been marginalized since July 15, when he suffered an injury in the groin in a game against Connecticut Sun.
Indiana Fever players react after defeating Atlanta’s dream during game 3 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs in Gateway Center Arena, Thursday, in Atlanta. (Images Dale Zanine/Imagn)
“I spent hours in the gym every day with the unique objective of returning, disappointed is not a word large enough to describe how I feel,” the shipowner wrote on X on September 4.
The fever companions, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald, each fell with their own significant injuries during a confrontation with the Phoenix Mercury last month. Colson suffered a torn acl, while McDonald was diagnosed with a broken foot.
Cunningham suffered a MCL lesion that ended the season on August 27.
The fever will meet the Aces in Las Vegas semifinals. Game 1 tips on Sunday.
