Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White talks win over Chicago Sky
The Indiana Fever defeated the Chicago Sky, 97-77, in a game on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Indiana Fever are one win (or a loss by Los Angeles or Seattle) from clinching a berth in the WNBA playoffs after Friday’s 97-77 victory over the Chicago Sky.
Los Angeles lost to Atlanta again, 104-85, dropping the Stars to 19-22 and giving the Fever a magic number of 1 for Los Angeles and Seattle. New York beat Seattle, 84-76, so the highest seed the Fever can get is sixth.
WNBA standings
Here are the relevant teams in the standings:
5. New York (25-17): Tuesday vs. Washington (16-26), Sept. 11 at Chicago (9-31)
6. Golden State (23-18): Saturday vs. Minnesota (32-9), Tuesday at Seattle, Sept. 11 at Minnesota
7. Indiana (22-20): Sunday at Washington, Tuesday vs. Minnesota
8. Seattle (22-21): Tuesday vs. Golden State
9. Los Angeles (19-22): Sunday vs. Dallas, Tuesday at Phoenix (27-14), Sept. 11 vs. Las Vegas (27-14)
Here are all the possible Fever playoff scenarios at the moment:
How the Indiana Fever can be the fifth seed in the WNBA playoffs
New York’s win over Seattle means the Fever can no longer be the fifth seed in the WNBA playoffs.
How the Indiana Fever can be the sixth seed in the WNBA playoffsFinish with more wins than Seattle, Golden State and Los AngelesTie with only Seattle and finish with more wins than Golden State and Los AngelesThe Fever lose any tiebreakers involving Golden State and Los AngelesHow the Indiana Fever can be the seventh seed in the WNBA playoffsIf the Fever win Sunday, they can do no worse than seventh because they would have more wins than Los Angeles and tie with Seattle, winning the tiebreaker.Indiana will finish seventh if only two of the following happens: win more games than Los Angeles, win more games than Golden State, win at least the same number of games as Seattle.How the Indiana Fever can be the eighth seed in the WNBA playoffs
Indiana will finish eighth if only one of the following happens: win more games than Los Angeles, win more games than Golden State, win at least the same number of games as Seattle.
How can the Indiana Fever miss the WNBA playoffs?
Have the same or worse record as Los Angeles and a worse record than Seattle.
What are the Fever’s odds of making the WNBA playoffs?
According to the ESPN WNBA Basketball Power Index 2025, the Fever had a 92.2% chance of making the playoffs with Los Angeles at 11.1% prior to Friday’s games.
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