Indiana Fever defied expectations in the 2025 WNBA playoffs. They defeated Atlanta Dream, embracing their underdog role. Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin

The Indiana Fever are advancing to the semifinals in the WNBA playoffs after upsetting the Dream 87-85 on the road.

Brittney Griner has found success with the Atlanta Dream, playing in her first season with a new WNBA team. Griner played a large part of her career with the Phoenix Mercury before moving to Atlanta to play with some of the biggest stars in the WNBA, Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard.

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson made history by earning her fourth WNBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday. The seven-time All-Star beat out the Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier, Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas, Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell and Atlanta Dream's Allisha Gray.

The injury-plagued Indiana Fever continued to show resilience by forcing a Game 3 against the Dream. The two will meet on Thursday to decide to series.

The Dream shared locations of watch parties for Game 3 ahead of Thursday night's tip-off at 7:30 p.m. at Gateway Center Arena in College Park. The team pointed to Jolene Jolene (Atlanta's first women's sports bar) in Kirkwood and Brake Pad in College Park for watch parties happening Thursday night.

While Young walked away as the hero, Wilson was the MVP of the night with her 38-point performance. With the win, the Aces are now on their way to the semifinals for a sixth consecutive season. They'll face the Fever with a shot at the WNBA Finals on the line.