INDIANAPOLIS — At first glance, the Indiana Fever appear to have the worst assignment possible in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
Indiana faces Las Vegas, which has won three of the past four league championships, including last year's after narrowly defeating the Fever in overtime in the fifth and final game of a semifinal matchup.
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