Sure, Indiana is teetering on the hopeful edge of making the playoffs, and they are clearly , emphasis on the word clearly, better than at least four other teams in the league. But among the top eight ones right now, their net rating is last, which doesn’t exactly inspire confidence for a first-round upset. Still, don’t forget, they’ve had 17 players on their roster this year, thanks to injuries that just kept coming, right up until very recently. So, it became a game of next woman up and Kelsey Mitchell shone the brightest. As ESPN’s Kevin Pelton wrote, Mitchell “has stepped up as Indiana’s primary perimeter creator in Clark’s absence.”

But recently, White had someone else to thank.

On Friday night, the Indiana Fever moved just one win closer to clinching a playoff spot. With a 97-

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