After a 2-9 start, Indiana made quick progress on those fronts. The Fever won seven more games than last season, breaking a seven-year playoff drought. They finished in the top half of league standings and were a trendy pick to upset Connecticut in the first round, or at least take a game from the Sun.

Collier scored 42 points Wednesday night at Target Center, as the Lynx completed their 2-0 sweep of the Phoenix Mercury in a first-round WNBA playoff series with a 101-88 victory at Target Center. No player in the history of the league has scored more points in a playoff game. Only Breanna Stewart and Angel McCoughtry have matched her.

Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun closed out their opening-round playoff series against Clark and the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. The Sun held on in a tight battle in the final minutes to grab a 87-81 win over the Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, in Game 2 of their series.