Caitlin Clark playoff live scores: Updates, highlights, analysis as Fever face Sun in Game 1

Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark interacts during practice and with the media on Sept. 21, 2024, at the Tribal Practice Facility in Uncasville, Conn. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Erica Wheeler always knew Caitlin Clark joining the Indiana Fever would change everything about the franchise, even if she wasn’t sure what it might mean or what the final outcome would be. She just knew the young superstar would make everything that was happening better.

“But did I think this was going to be it? No,” Wheeler said. “I think we’re all just still, like, no, we shouldn’t be here. But we are.”

“Here” is Mohegan Sun, where the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2016 begins Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC) against the No. 3 Connecticut Sun. The Fever are underdogs and are expected to have a chance to pull off a upset in the best-of-three first-round format, despite opening the season here with a crushing loss that began with a 1-9 record.

The two storylines of Clark, Wheeler, and Fever couldn’t be more different.

“Honestly, it feels like a completely different season than the one we had when we were here and played for the first time,” Clark said.

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