It was not looking good for the Indiana Fever heading into Game 2 of their 2025 first-round playoff matchup against the Atlanta Dream. They played from behind for most of Game 1 and they ended up losing by 12 points, and with Caitlin Clark being the most prominent of absentees for the injury-ravaged Fever, it looked like their season was going to come to a end sooner or later.

But the Fever managed to stave off elimination on Tuesday behind a dominant performance at home en route to a 77-60 win over the Dream to force a do-or-die Game 3. Indiana's defense was at its best in a game where their backs were against the wall, and they led by as many as 24 points, as the likes of Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston simply refused to go home without a fight.

In so doing, the Fever recorded

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