After a five-game win streak had the Fever ascending the WNBA standings, they've now lost four of five and are looking over their shoulder.

Indiana is seventh in the standings, a game up on Seattle and 1.5 games up on Los Angeles. 10th-place Washington is within 2.5 games.

INDIANAPOLIS – There was a scenario last week that would have put the Indiana Fever in second place in the WNBA standings . Sure, they would have needed some help (from the New York Liberty, specifically), but their five-game win streak had them positioned to make some serious noise and with a stretch of games upcoming against the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun ahead of a four-day break, vibes were nearing an all-time high.

That seemed like a distant memory — an aberration, even

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