Indiana Fever (2-2) at Seattle Storm (3-1)

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Site: KeyArena (Seattle, WA)
TV: none
Live Stream: WNBA League Pass

Probable Starters
Fever: F- Shenise Johnson, F- Candice Dupree, C- Erlana Larkins, G- Marissa Coleman, G- Briann January
Storm: F- Alysha Clark, F- Breanna Stewart, C- Crystal Langhorne, G- Jewell Loyd, G- Sue Bird

The Fever return to Seattle to take on the Storm in the second of three meetings this season. The Storm beat the Fever 87-82 on May 14 in the Fever’s season opener. The Fever are seeking their first road win of the season, and are looking to extend their current winning streak to three games.

Candice Dupree has scored in double figures in the past three games, averaging 17 points and 7.6 rebounds over the stretch. She has shot 21-of-36 (58.3%) since stumbling in her Fever debut against the Storm, scoring eight points of 3-of-13 shooting.

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Storylines & Promotion

• The Fever came back from a 14-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 93-90 Wednesday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Marissa Coleman tied a career-high with five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead the Fever. Dupree added 18 points and eight rebounds. The Fever bench scored 31 points, led by 14 from Erica Wheeler.

• The Fever have won their past two games while the Storm are on a three-game winning streak after a win on Friday vs. the Liberty.

• Indiana has erased double-digit deficits in three of its four games this season. The Fever trailed by 12 at Seattle, by 11 against the Connecticut Sun, and by 14 against the Sparks before taking leads in all three games. The Fever were unable to hold on to their lead against the Storm but earned victories in the other two games.

• Shenise Johnson set a career-high in scoring in the previous meeting with the Storm, scoring 24 points.

• The Fever’s offense ranks highly in several statistical categories. Indiana ranks first in fewest turnovers per game (11.3), third in 3-point percentage (39.3%), and is fourth in field goal percentage (43.9).

• Seattle’s offense features the WNBA’s leading scorer in Loyd (26 points per game) and its most accurate shooter in Crystal Langhorne (75 percent from the field).

• On the WNBA career rebounding list, Dupree is 11th with 2,401 rebounds. She is 44 shy of passing former Fever player Yolanda Griffith (2,444) in 10th, and 47 from passing Lauren Jackson (2,447) in 9th.

• Coleman needs 47 points to reach 1,000 in her Fever career and 99 for 2,000 in her WNBA career.

• Center Erlana Larkins has 1,104 points in her Fever career, and is just 10 shy of passing Tully Bevilaqua (1,113) in 8th place in team history. With 1,079 career rebounds with the Fever, she’s also just 37 rebounds shy of passing Ebony Hoffman (1,115) for second in team history.

• Seattle assistant coach Gary Kloppenburg served two stints as an assistant coach with the Fever, from 2008 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2016. Player development coach and former Fever guard Tully Bevilaqua won a WNBA title in 2004 with the Storm.

• The Fever own the series advantage over the Storm with an 18-16 all-time record, including a 10-4 record over the past 14 games. The Fever are just 5-12 in KeyArena, though the Fever won the previous three games in Seattle prior to the Storm’s win on May 14.

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