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There are some records you want.
The one the Indiana Fever tied during Thursday night’s loss to the Atlanta Dream does not qualify as one of those.
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The Fever are now tied for the WNBA’s record for most times in a season losing while scoring at least 100 points.
On Thursday night, the loss was 108-101.
It’s the third time the Fever have scored at least 100 points and lost. It’s taken just 15 games to get that mark.
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The bad defense has been a narrative around the Fever all season.
They’ve previously spoken about not being able to install varied schemes yet as players work to get up to speed.
It’s a bit weird, though, because very few players are different with the Fever this season from last season, and Stephanie White is still the head coach.
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Regardless, it’s a nightmare to be dealing with this right now. The Fever are 9-6, but if they had a better defense, they’d be really rolling.
The Dream shot 54% from the floor on Thursday night, along with 39% from 3-point range. It’s going to be tough for Indiana to win games when they give up marks like that.
They’ll be hoping they don’t set this record outright for a while, but at this rate, it may be soon.
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