Caitlyn Clark Indiana Fever qualify for WNBA playoffs what's already been a landmark 2024 for guard Caitlyn Clark got even better Wednesday as the Indiana Fever qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016 it ended the franchise's seven season postseason drought that tied for the longest in WNBA history Clark the no one draft pick and front runner for du MBA rookie of the year and the fever made the P season despite being off on Tuesday that was thanks to Las Vegas 90- 71 victory over Chicago and Phoenix's 74-66 win against Atlanta Indiana which moved to 17 to 16 Sunday and has its first winning record since June 2019 is in sixth place in the WNBA which sends eight teams to the playoffs seven of the spots are taken now as Phoenix 17 to 17 also earned its playoff spot Tuesday after missing the postseason last year for the first time since 2012 Chicago and Atlanta both 11 to 22 are battling for the last spot with Washington which beat Dallas 90 to 86 Tuesday and is 10 to 23 New York Connecticut Minnesota Las Vegas and Seattle previously had earned their postseason spots earlier this year Clark became the all-time leading scorer in Division I basketball history and made her second straight national championship game to finish her Iowa career Then she joined 2023 no one pick and Rookie of the Year Ayah Boston in Indiana ever since the fever's First Media Day in May Clark has talked about the fever's primary goal this season making the playoffs for the first time since the franchise Legend tamama Catchings ended her career in 2016 before the drought the fever had made the playoffs for 12 years in a row including winning the 2012 dnba Championship but five of the last seven seasons the fever have had single-digit win totals attendance plummeted by 2022 when Indian went 5 to 31 under firste coach Christy sides and with the addition of South Carolina star Boston last year the fever improved to 13 to 27 then the fever won the draft lottery again and got Clark Boston and Clark and 2 no two picks Kelsey Mitchell 2018 from Ohio State and Nelissa Smith 2022 from Baylor have been Indiana starting core this season the fever got off to a rough start at 1 to8 but then down their footing they were 11 to 15 at the Olympic break and have gone 6 to1 since duy MBA play resumed Mitchell is leading Indiana and scoring 18.0 followed by Clark 18.7 Boston 13.4 and Smith 11.1 Clark leads the WNBA in assists 8.4 and Boston 9.0 is in the League's top 10 in rebounding Indiana has seven games remaining six of those at home in gainbridge Fieldhouse starting Wednesday against Los Angeles the fever have led the WNBA in attendance this season with huge crowds both at home and on the road the fever are the second team in WNBA history to make the playoffs after starting the season 1 to8 or Worse the Charlotte sting who disbanded after the 2006 season made the WNBA finals in 2000 and won after starting the season 1 to8 and lost there to Los Angeles