>> WITH EVERY MINUTE, EVERY QUARTER, EVERY GAME. CAITLIN CLARK CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. >> PLAYING REALLY WELL. SHOULDN'T A LOT OF THE BALL. AND SHE'S MAKING SURE SHE'S, YOU KNOW, SHE'S IN THOSE OPEN PLAYERS SOME AMAZING ASSIST TONIGHT. >> WHEN SHE'S BEEN GOOD, THE FEVER ARE GOOD. BUT ON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT WHEN ALIYAH BOSTON ALSO GETS 24 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS. KELSEY MITCHELL AS 18 POINTS. THE FEVER CAN ALSO BE GREAT. >> I FEEL LIKE I JUST THAT COMPANY AND NOT FORCES. SO FOR TONIGHT WHERE I HAVE MORE ASSISTS THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. AND THEN IF IT'S A NIGHT WHERE I CAN SCORE THE BALL GET REBOUNDS SERVICE OF ON THE BOARDS AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE. IT'S REALLY JUST TAKING WHAT THEY GIVE ME. >> CLARK'S SECOND TRIPLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON HIGHLIGHTED INDIANA'S 93 86 WIN OVER LOS ANGELES. SHE GATHERED HER 10TH REBOUND IN THE CLOSING SECONDS, BUT IT WAS ANOTHER OVERRULED GRITTY EFFORT FROM THE FEVER THAT LED TO THEIR 7TH WIN OUT OF THE LAST 8 GAMES. >> I'M JUST THANKFUL I FEEL LIKE I'M SURROUNDED BY REALLY GOOD PEOPLE. REALLY GOOD COACHES. REALLY GOOD TEAMMATES THAT ALLOW ME TO BE MYSELF IN SET ME UP FOR SUCCESS. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF FUN PLAYING WITH ME. SO I'VE ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT IN. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO GET BETTER. THE WIN CAME AFTER FINDING OUT LAST NIGHT. THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS. A WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS MAY HAVE LED TO THE SLUGGISH 1ST HALF AGAINST LA. >> IF SEEMS A LITTLE BIT FLAT I DON'T THINK THAT WASN'T BECAUSE OF WE FELT COMPLACENT WITH. >> ALREADY BE IN THE PLAYOFFS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I'M NOT SURE FOR ENERGY WAS QUITE WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE IN. >> I THOUGHT WE COULD PICK THAT UP A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT THE FAVORITE TURNED INTO A STRONG 2ND HALF AND THE HOME CROWD CONTINUED TO GIVE THE GROUP A BOOST. >> OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON, IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CLOSE OUT GAMES THERE. SOME GAMES THAT WE LOST OF THE SEASON BECAUSE OUR 4TH QUARTER WASN'T GREAT. AND SO EVEN GOING INTO THIS 4TH QUARTER, YOU KNOW, WE JUST EMPHASIZE THAT. LISTEN, THIS THE 4TH QUARTER, 10 MORE MINUTES. WE HAVE TO GIVE IT ALL OUR BEST. WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE JUST GOING TO LAY DOWN AND LET US TAKE THE GAME. SO THE WINNING STREAK NOW IS 5 IN A ROW. OVERALL 7 OUT OF 8 SINCE THE OLYMPIC BREAK IN 10 OUT OF THEIR LAST 11 HERE AT HOME. >> IF YOU EVER PLAY THEIR NEXT 5 HERE AS WELL AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE UP IN PLAYOFF SEEDING. WE'LL BE ON THE LINE OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEPTEMBER GAMES. MINNESOTA COMES HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LINKS WERE THE LAST TEAM TO BEAT THE FEVER. THAT WAS 2 WEEKENDS AGO. >> AT 7 O'CLOCK, WE'LL HAVE LIVE PRE-GAME COVERAGE HERE ON WRTV IN THE GAMES AT 7.30, FRIDAY NIGHT ON EYE ON AT GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE. BRETT BROWN, WRTV SPORTS. >> AND THE INDIANA FEVER ARE PLAYOFF BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016. THIS COMES AS THE FEVER HAVE HAD A FANTASTIC TURN AROUND THEIR SEASON. A ONE IN A START HAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY 17 WINS IN THE LAST 24 GAMES. FEVER HAVE ALSO HAD AN INCREDIBLE SEASON OFF THE COURT. JERSEY SALES ARE UP OVER 1000%. TICKET SALES ARE UP 250% AND 10 OF THEIR GAMES HAVE BROKEN NATIONAL TELEVISION RECORDS. THE TEAM SAYS IT'S ALL THANKS TO THE FANS. >> YOU'RE SEEING ATTENDANCE RECORDS BEING BROKEN. YOUR SEEN TEAM STORE RECORDS BE BROKEN. YOU'RE SEEING SOCIAL MEDIA GO THROUGH THE ROOF. THE ENGAGEMENT FROM FANS. WHAT THAT TELLS ME BEING FROM FANS IS JUST OFF THE CHARTS. WE'D LIKE THE PLAYERS. THEY LIKE THE PERSONALITIES. IT'S A FUN PRODUCT AND THEY RESPONDED. >> FEVER FANS ARE FIRED UP FOR THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF BERTH IN 8 YEARS. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY TIED FOR ALONG THE LONGEST