The Indiana Fever have proved that their 108-88 win over the New York Liberty on July 18 wasn’t out of sheer luck. After losing to New York earlier in the season, Indiana has now beaten the Liberty twice in a row, and their latest 106-92 win was enough to catch the attention of WNBA legend Tamika Catchings.

“Love how this @IndianaFever team is playing lately! @CaitlinClark22, @aliyahboston and @Kelz_Hoop are ballin and the team is riding with em! Looking back at the history of great teams and championship squads you need AT LEAST a 3-headed monster! #Fever rolling right now! 🤷🏽‍♀️❤️‍🔥” Catchings wrote on X.

In a game ESPN gave the Indiana Fever just a 42.5% chance of winning, Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, and Aliyah Boston made the Liberty look anything but favored. They combined for 69 points to lead Indiana to their 21st win on the season.

Mitchell came out firing with 12 points in the opening quarter as the Fever jumped out to a 29-23 lead, while Clark added 13 points in the second to help Indiana take a commanding 64-46 into halftime. They continued that dominance even after the break as they built a 20-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and eventually secured a 106-92 victory.

But Catchings’ “three-headed monster” comment isn’t just based on one impressive night against the Liberty.

While this team started its season with a roller-coaster ride, they are finally finding their footing behind three stars who each bring something different to the table.

Kelsey Mitchell has emerged as Indiana’s primary scoring engine by averaging 24.2 points per game, which is also the second-highest mark in the league. Caitlin Clark, meanwhile, has continued to run the offense with around 8.1 assists per game while also contributing more than 20 points per night. And then there is Aliyah Boston, who gives the Fever a dominant presence in the paint while averaging more than 16 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per game.

So with Mitchell providing the scoring, Clark controlling the offense and Boston anchoring the interior, the Indiana Fever have won seven of their last nine games and now sit at 21-12, firmly establishing themselves in the Top 5 of the WNBA standings.

Now, some of the greatest teams in WNBA history have relied on a core of three elite players who could complement each other and make it difficult for opponents to focus on just one star. The Houston Comets set that standard during the league’s early years by winning the first four championships behind Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson.

Then in more recent times, the Las Vegas Aces also had their own version of that formula during their back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, with A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young.

And now, as the 2026 season moves forward, the Indiana Fever have shown the same signs of a championship-caliber team. So, with just 11 games left in the regular season, all that is left to see is just how far this Fever team can go.