The Indiana Fever (3-10) were within eight points of the Atlanta Dream (7-4) the entire first half Sunday at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga. They even had it cut to one for 59 seconds late in the second (from 2:05 to 1:06).

But then came the third quarter. Indiana’s defense was solid in the first two frames, allowing 17 and 12 points, respectively. But it allowed 32 points in the third and lost the frame by 14. Read More