Indiana Fever hosts ‘Red Out’ for Game 2 against Atlanta Dream

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s win or stay home for the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. The team will face off against the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of Round 1 of the WNBA Playoffs.

This year the WNBA implemented a new format, allowing for Indiana’s first postseason home game since 2016.

Fever GM and Chief Operating Officer Amber Cox says the team is hoping to even the series and force a Game 3.

“The crowd is going to be super ramped up as they have been all year,” Cox said. “Think about some mainstays for this franchise, specifically Kelsey Mitchell, who’s been here for now eight seasons. This is her first home playoff game. So we’re really, really excited.”

Injuries plagued the team all season, with six players declared out for Game 2.

The Fever fell to the Dream in Game 1 in Atlanta on Sunday 80-68, despite a 27-point outing by Mitchell.

“We need to just clean up a few things in terms of our game plan. Limit second chance points. They’re a great rebounding team,” Cox said. “They’re very big on the interior. two dominant post players, and then we need to defend the three-point line. They have great three-point shooters as well.”

Before Tuesday’s playoff game, the Fever will host a free pregame party. No ticket to the game is required to get in to the party.

There will be live music, activities for kids, concessions and of course plenty of basketball on Bicentennial Unity Plaza.

“We’ve got a lot planned for the fans out on the plaza pregame,” Cox said. “It’s a ‘Red Out’. So we’ve got ‘Now You Know ‘T-shirts for every fan [with a ticket to the game]. Great entertainment. Wynonna Judd’s here singing the anthem. We’ve got DJ Kool at halftime. So it’s going to be a party.”

The pregame party starts at 5 p.m. Game 2 will tip off just after 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to the game were still available late Tuesday morning.

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