"When things get tough, she said, people usually respond one of two ways: fight or flight. The Fever? They're fighters, she told them. They fight for one another every play, every day."
"No matter the circumstance, we showed up and we found it,"
"And I think at that moment, you could really understand how special this group was."
On Aug. 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena, the Indiana Fever faced a steep deficit and major roster losses, with Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald sidelined for the season, Caitlin Clark out for a month and Sophie Cunningham suffering a knee injury that afternoon. Coach Stephanie White challenged the team to fight rather than flee, and the Fever erased as much as a 21-point deficit to win 99-93 in overtime, the largest comeback in franchise history. That victory became a turning point, fueling resilience that helped Indiana reach its first WNBA semifinal since 2015 and enter Game 3 in Indianapolis.
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