Fever top Dream 95-91 in OT, extend playoff standings lead
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- Indiana Fever rallied from a 10-point deficit with 11 seconds left in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime, pushing their record to 23-12 and giving them a 1½-game lead over the Dream (21-13) in the standings.
- Caitlin Clark finished with 26 points and nine assists, recording her 23rd career game with at least 25 points and five assists to move into fifth in WNBA history, while Kelsey Mitchell extended her streak of 20-plus point games to 19 straight with 20 points.
- Aliyah Boston posted 18 points and 14 rebounds and Makayla Timpson scored a career-high 20 points, combining for 10 of Indiana's 14 overtime points to seal the win after the Dream missed two point-blank putbacks at the end of regulation.
- Allisha Gray matched a career-high 32 points for Atlanta, and Angel Reese recorded her 23rd double-double of the season (15 points, 14 rebounds, six assists), leaving her six shy of Alyssa Thomas' 2023 WNBA single-season record.
- With only the Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces (24-12) having clinched playoff spots, the Fever have nine games left and the Dream 10, and the season series between the clubs finished split 2-2 — meaning Atlanta retains no head-to-edge after losing on Sunday.
- The Fever now travel to Toronto, Dallas, New York and Chicago with five of their final nine games against current playoff teams, while the Dream begin a four-city road trip through Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
- Coach Stephanie White and Clark both said the game felt like a playoff environment and stressed home-court advantage could hinge on the standings in the season's final stretch.
Why it matters: The Fever now control their own path to a top-three seed and potential first-round home court, with a 1½-game cushion over the Dream and only the Aces still ahead in the standings — a critical edge given the Fever upset the Dream 2-1 in last year's playoffs but lost a Game 5 overtime semifinal on the road to Las Vegas.
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