After trailing for the entirety of the second half Sunday, the Storm nearly pulled off the comeback before falling to the Indiana Fever, who were again without Caitlin Clark.

The Indiana Fever are rolling, even with superstar Caitlin Clark sidelined. Coach Stephanie White has made the most of what she has dubbed a "blessing in disguise."

No one disputes what a healthy Clark is capable of achieving; she set the WNBA assists record as a rookie in 2024 and ended Indiana's eight-year playoff drought. But the fact is that this season, Clark has missed 17 of the Fever's 30 games -- and the Fever is 10-7 without her, including last month's Commissioner's Cup win over the Minnesota Lynx.