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Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream (Recreation 3)
Thursday, September 18
Gateway Middle Area | 7:30 p.m. ET
Broadcast Info<\/strong>
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 93.5\/107.5 The Fan – John Nolan (play-by-play), Bria Goss (analyst)
Possible Starters<\/strong>
Indiana Fever
Guard \u2013 Odyssey Sims
Guard \u2013 Kelsey Mitchell
Ahead \u2013 Lexie Hull
Ahead \u2013 Natasha Howard
Middle \u2013 Aliyah Boston
Atlanta Dream
Guard \u2013 Jordin Canada
Guard \u2013 Allisha Grey
Ahead \u2013 Rhyne Howard
Ahead \u2013 Naz Hillmon
Middle \u2013 Brionna Jones
GAME PREVIEW:<\/strong>
After splitting the primary two video games of their best-of-three collection, the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream will meet for the third and ultimate time this postseason on Thursday evening in Atlanta. The winner advances to the WNBA semifinals, whereas the loser is eradicated.
The Fever bounced again from an 80-68 loss on Sunday in Recreation 1 by routing the Dream on Tuesday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana led by as many as 24 factors in a 77-60 victory. The Fever went 8-for-19 (42.1 p.c) from 3-point vary and restricted Atlanta to only 37.9 p.c capturing from the sphere within the win.
Kelsey Mitchell has led the Fever offense through the postseason, tallying a game-high 27 factors in Recreation 1 and following that up with 19 factors and 4 assists whereas going 4-for-8 from past the arc in Recreation 2.
The Fever’s protection was notably efficient on Atlanta’s All-Star guards Rhyne Howard and Allisha Grey on Tuesday. Howard and Grey scored 20 factors apiece in Recreation 1, however mixed for simply 19 whole factors in Recreation 2. Howard had 10 factors and went 3-for-9 from the sphere and 0-for-4 from 3-point vary (she was 4-for-10 from lengthy distance in Recreation 1). Grey scored 9 factors on simply 4-of-16 capturing on Tuesday.
Regardless of an injury-riddled season that has seen the Fever lose 5 gamers to season-ending accidents and a sixth (Damiris Dantas) at the moment within the concussion protocol, the Fever are only one win away from advancing to the semifinals.
“It is a group that’s confidence has by no means actually wavered,” Fever head coach Stephanie White stated of the chance that lies forward. “We’ve been in each type of scenario you possibly can think about and we’ve been capable of finding methods to place ourselves in place to win. And this might be no completely different. Clearly it’s going to be on the opponent’s dwelling ground, nevertheless it doesn’t matter.
“I feel for us if we preserve our consideration to element, if we proceed the defensive effort we had tonight, and we shoot with confidence, we give ourselves an opportunity. This group has continued to indicate their coronary heart and their character evening in and evening out.”
The winner of Recreation 3 on Thursday will advance to face the winner of Recreation 3 between Las Vegas and Seattle within the semifinals. The Aces and Storm meet on Thursday at 9:30 PM ET in Las Vegas.
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