With 8.8 seconds left in the third quarter of the Indiana Fever's game against the Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse last Tuesday, the Fever were on the hunt for one more big play to drive home the dagger.

It was game two in a best-of-three series in the first round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, and the injury-riddled Fever needed to win to keep their postseason hopes alive. They led 56-44 and had been sitting with a comfortable lead for much of the game, but they weren't satisfied yet.

After forcing the Dream to turn the ball over under the Fever's basket on an inbounds play, the Fever slung the basketball around the perimeter, trying to find an open pair of hands. Lexie Hull, standing just outside the three-point line, raised her arms – there were no defenders even close to her – and

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