Indiana Fever (4-6) at Atlanta Dream (5-4)

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
TV: FOX Sports Indiana
Live Stream: FOX Sports Go app, WNBA League Pass

Probable Starters
Fever: F- Marissa Coleman, F- Candice Dupree, C- Erlana Larkins, G- Shenise Johnson, G- Erica Wheeler
Dream: F- Matee Ajavon, F- Bria Holmes, C- Elizabeth Williams, G- Tiffany Hayes, G- Layshia Clarendon

The Fever return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to take on the Atlanta Dream, Thursday night, for the first of three matchups this season.

Seeing extended action due to an injury to Briann January, Erica Wheeler has averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.7 rebounds over the past three games. In her first year in a Fever uniform, Candice Dupree leads the team in scoring with 14.9 points per game, and has added 5.7 rebounds per contest.

Practice Report

Injury Update
Indiana Fever guard Briann January (left Achilles tendon strain) will not play in tonight’s game.

Storylines & Promotion
• Tonight is Dads & Daughters Night presented by Old National Bank. Tickets start at just $13 »»
• The Fever fell on the road to the Washington Mystics, 88-70, on Sunday afternoon. Erica Wheeler led the team with 15 points and added six assists. Candice Dupree added 14 points for the Fever, who are still seeking their first road win of the year.
• Atlanta dealt the Seattle Storm their third straight loss with a 91-86 overtime contest in Seattle, Wednesday night. Damiris Dantas led the Dream with 22 points off the bench, and former Fever player Layshia Clarendon had nine points, eight rebounds, and six assists before fouling out.
• Candice Dupree has scored in double figures the past four games, and has hit that mark in eight of the team’s 10 games. Mitchell has done so in seven games this season, including four times off the bench.
• Dupree (2,435 rebounds) is 11th on the WNBA career rebounding list, and needs ten rebounds to pass former Fever star Yolanda Griffith (2,444) in 10th place, and 13 rebounds to pass Lauren Jackson (2,447) in 9th.
• The Fever bench has provided a spark this season, outscoring the opposing team’s bench in all 10 games.
• The Fever’s 87.4 percent free throw shooting remains second in the WNBA and is on place for a club record, with previous games this season of 12-for-12, 28-of-29, and 36-of-38.
• Fever free throw shooting is paced by Tiffany Mitchell who is second in the league with a mark of 97 percent. She has hit 28 in-a-row since May 20 against Connecticut. She hit a franchise-record 42 consecutive free throws at the end of her rookie campaign. Shenise Johnson, last year’s WNBA free throw champion, is eighth, converting on 90.5 percent of her attempts.
• The Fever are also fourth in the WNBA in field-goal percentage, shooting 43.9 percent.
• The Fever are 4-1 when they turn the ball over 12 or fewer times, and 0-5 when they commit 13 or more turnovers.
• Erlana Larkins (1,110 rebounds) needs six rebounds to pass Ebony Hoffman (1,115) for second place in team history among career rebounders.
• Marissa Coleman needs 18 points to reach 1,000 in her Fever career and 70 for 2,000 in her WNBA career.
• Nadia Colhado and the Dream’s Damiris Dantas are teammates on the Brazilian national team, including for the 2016 Olympics. Dream guard Layshia Clarendon played for the Fever for three years from 2013-15.
• The Fever are 19-18 against the Atlanta Dream all time, including a 12-8 record at home. The Fever won the past two games in Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and three of the past four.
• Briann January has missed the past two games with a left Achilles tendon strain, sustained in the opening moments of last Wednesday’s bout with Phoenix. She remains day-to-day.

Fever Film Room: Candice Dupree & Erica McCall