Indiana Fever Rise to No. 4 in ESPN WNBA Power Rankings

Indiana moved up to No. 4 in the ESPN WNBA Power Rankings after Kelsey Mitchell posted her sixth consecutive game with 25 or more points. ESPN reported the ranking change following the team's 3-1 record on its western road trip.

Mitchell averaged 28.3 points and 4.7 assists while shooting 48.2% from the field and 47.8% from three-point range over her last three games, according to The Athletic. She created the game-winning bucket against Phoenix and holds a plus-12.9 on-off differential that makes the Fever offense 16 points per 100 possessions better with her on the court.

The Fever lost 106-92 to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday but defeated the Mercury and Aces on the trip.

Mitchell said after the Sparks game that defensive lapses left the team discombobulated on offense. Indiana returns home with a 14-9 record and will play its next four games before the All-Star break at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, starting Wednesday against the Golden State Valkyries.

Caitlin Clark returned from a two-game absence with back issues and scored nine points in 16 minutes against Los Angeles before adding 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes against Las Vegas.

Aliyah Boston missed the Sparks game with a leg injury but recorded 21 points and nine rebounds against the Mercury and 19 points and 11 rebounds against the Aces. Golden State remains No. 1 in the rankings for a second straight week with a 17-7 record and a seven-game winning streak.

The Valkyries won 83-75 at Toronto and 79-64 at Connecticut, with Janelle Salaun totaling 46 points and 13 rebounds on 57.1% shooting in the past week.