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SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WNBA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
GREAT DATES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
JUNE 6, 2010
Indiana coasted to its largest margin of victory in franchise history,
blistering the Minnesota Lynx by 38 points, 89-51 at Target Center.
Tamika Catchings had 27 points and 10 rebounds.
JULY 10, 2010
Scoring 47 out of a possible 60 points, Katie Douglas captured the
3-point shooting contest at the WNBA “Stars at the Sun” all-star
showcase.
JULY 14, 2010
On Kids Day, Indiana welcomed its largest crowd of the season
(10,076) and one of three crowds eclipsing the 10,000 mark as the
Fever showed an attendance increase for the fourth straight year.
JULY 18, 2010
Tamika Catchings scored nine of her 22 points in overtime to lift
the Fever to an 84-81 victory at New York. Katie Douglas had 21
points and Ebony Hoffman added 15 to help the Fever beat the
Liberty for the seventh straight time and move into first place in the
Eastern Conference. Indiana overcame a career-high 40 points by
Cappie Pondexter. Catchings' tiebreaking 3-pointer gave the Fever
the lead for good, 78-75 with 4 minutes left in the extra period.
AUGUST 6, 2010
Tamika Catchings scored 30 points during a 95-93 win over
Atlanta, pulling the Fever percentage points ahead of the Dream
for first place in the East. Catchings hit game-winning free throws
with 3.5 seconds remaining. Earlier in the game, she became the
first player in WNBA history to score 4,500 points, grab 2,000
rebounds and hand out 1,000 assists. In the same game, Douglas
hit the 500th 3-point field goal of her career to become the
WNBA’s first player with 500 3FGs and 500 assists.
AUGUST 8, 2010
Tamika Catchings scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to
lead the Fever past Phoenix 104-82, putting Indiana atop the
Eastern Conference with two weeks left in the regular season.
AUGUST 11, 2010
Indiana won 82-76 at Los Angeles to sweep two games with the
Sparks for just the second time in franchise history.
AUGUST 13, 2010
Indiana scored a franchise-record 110 points while beating
Phoenix 110-90 and clinching a playoff spot for the sixth
consecutive season.
AUGUST 29, 2010
After dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in
New York, the Fever responded with a 75-67 win at Bankers Life
Fieldhouse.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Katie Douglas scored 24 points and Tamika Catchings added 21,
but it was not enough for the Fever to overcome Cappie Pondexter
and the Liberty. Pondexter scored 30 points and New York
outscored Indiana 8-2 down the stretch to claim a 77-74 Game 3
victory and a 2-1 outcome in the best-of-three playoff series.
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Tamika Catchings helped the United States to a gold medal victory
at the FIBA World Championships conducted in the Czech
Republic. Tully Bevilaqua earned a bronze medal with Australia.
JUNE 13, 2011
Katie Douglas was named the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Player
of the Week after opening the season with 21.0 points per game
through the Fever’s first three games. Douglas’ week included a
27-point effort in a win over New York that included a team-record
six 3-pointers.
JUNE 14, 2011
Katie Douglas became the first player in WNBA history to record
500 career 3-pointers and 500 career steals. In a win over Tulsa,
Douglas recorded 22 points with six 3-pointers, and added a steal
to reach the milestone.
JULY 9, 2011
Tamika Catchings passed Ticha Penicheiro to become the
WNBA’s career steals leader with six thefts in a win over the
Washington Mystics. Catchings tied a league record with five
steals in the fourth quarter.
JULY 23, 2011
As part of 2011 All-Star festivities in San Antonio, and in
celebration of the WNBA’s 15th season, Tamika Catchings was
named as one of the league’s Top 15 Players of All-Time.
AUGUST 13, 2011
Matching her own career scoring high, Tamika Catchings scored
32 points in a win over the New York Liberty. She made a Feverrecord
17 free throws and became the sixth player in WNBA
history to reach the 5,000-point plateau.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Katie Douglas scored 21 points to lead four double-figure scorers
in an 87-69 win over the Washington Mystics, as Indiana clinched
the top seed in the WNBA Eastern Conference playoffs for the
second time in franchise history.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Erin Phillips’ 14-foot jumper with 1.5 seconds remaining lifted
Indiana to a 74-72 playoff victory over New York at Bankers Life
Fieldhouse. Katie Douglas finished with a game-high 25 points as
the Fever took a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Katie Douglas scored 21 points and Tamika Catchings added 17
to help Indiana past New York, 72-62, to advance past the Liberty,
2-1, into the Eastern Conference Finals.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
A four-time Defensive Player of the Year and a top-five vote-getter
in MVP balloting in 8 of 9 previous seasons, Tamika Catchings
was named the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player for the first time in
her career. Catchings accepted the award from WNBA President
Laurel Richie in a news conference at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Tangela Smith knocked down a Fever playoff record five 3pointers
while scoring a career high 25 points as Indiana beat
Atlanta 82-74 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The
win drew the Fever within one victory of a second trip to the WNBA
Finals.
Indiana’s seven-year run of reaching the postseason is the third-longest in league history and the longest active streak in the East.
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