The Indiana Fever have emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 WNBA postseason. And while many expected this before the season began, there\u2019s a big and impressive catch in how they got there, given the unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a brutal slog for the Fever. Their biggest weapon and the face of the WNBA, Caitlin Clark<\/a><\/strong>, played just 13 games before being shut down for the year with a groin injury. And it wasn\u2019t just her. Much of their roster was battered. Sophie Cunningham<\/a><\/strong> tore her MCL, point guards Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald went down, and the team lost dozens of games to injuries.<\/p>\n They clawed their way to the postseason, pulled off an upset in Round 1, and pushed the Las Vegas Aces to a winner-take-all Game 5 in the semifinals. Even after losing Kelsey Mitchell midgame to debilitating cramping and watching Aliyah Boston<\/a><\/strong> foul out, the Fever rallied to force overtime before finally falling short, 107-98. This dramatic run impressed many, including WNBA legend Sue Bird and sports broadcaster Ryan Ruocco.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, they were so impressive,\u201d began Ruocco in Bird\u2019s podcast. \u201cWe got to remember, this team went 7 years without making the playoffs. And they had Kelsey Mitchell for a good chunk of those years. For one of those years they had Aliyah Boston and they had Kelsey Mitchell.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLast year they get Caitlin and especially that second half of the year, things just come together. Everything just works with those three. So if you would have said to anyone, \u2018Hey, Caitlin\u2019s going to only play 13 games,\u2019 I think they would have said, \u2018This team isn\u2019t going to make the playoffs. They\u2019ll be lucky if they\u2019re sniffing the playoffs. Nevermind be able to make a run to the semifinals.’\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s just something in that Indiana air. The Fever\u2019s run echoed the nearly flawless run by the Pacers this past NBA postseason. While the Pacers had their weapons like Haliburton and Siakam, they managed to turn guaranteed losses into incredible wins.<\/p>\n The Fever nearly pulled their own Pacer dark magic<\/a><\/strong> against the Aces, but MVP A\u2019ja Wilson catapulted her squad to their third Finals in four years. Regardless, Ruocco thinks a lot of praise should go to coach Steph White.<\/p>\n