The loss amplified a lack of late-game resolve that had plagued the Fever even after Clark's return. Indiana was talented, no doubt, but it struggled to maintain leads and weather adversity in crunch time. Losing Clark again and losing to the Sparks in the same day cemented that this Fever team just couldn't catch a break.

The Indiana Fever overcame the absence of injured star guard Caitlin Clark, using disruptive defense to upset the first-place Minnesota Lynx en route to the Commissioner's Cup title in Minneapolis.

The Indiana Fever have won their first WNBA Commissioner's Cup. The Fever, despite being without star Caitlin Clark, defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 to claim the fifth-ever Commissioner's Cup.