Wednesday, September 4, saw the Indiana Fever defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 93-86 to win their fifth straight game, but this contest had the potential to be far more significant than it really was.

The Los Vegas Aces defeated the Chicago Sky 90-71, and the Atlanta Dream fell to the Phoenix Mercury 74-66, all in the same day. Following the defeats of the Sky and Dream, the Fever successfully secured their first WNBA Playoffs berth since 2016.

Indiana’s victory over Los Angeles would have guaranteed them a postseason position if Chicago or Atlanta had prevailed.

The key thing that Fever head coach Christie Sides wants to see from her squad in the last stretch of the season was highlighted in a locker room address she gave to her team before Wednesday’s game.

“We’re here,” declared Sides. “There is nothing to establish. All we need to do now is maintain getting better in order to achieve our goals in the grand scheme of things.”

Highlights from the Indiana Fever’s victory over LA and the precise moment when Clark achieved her second triple-double of the season were featured in the remaining video, which was uploaded on X by the team’s official account.

After winning her first Coach of the Month award and going 5-1 in August, Sides had the finest month of her coaching career at Indiana. With two Player of the Week and Player of the Month titles, Clark again demonstrated his dominance in August.

The Fever have six games remaining in the regular season. They will be fighting for a better seed in the playoffs during the final stretch. As of Wednesday night, Indiana owns the sixth seed.