Indiana began the trip with an 88-78 victory against the Dallas Wings and followed that with a 78-74 win over the Seattle Storm and a 100-91 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Caitlin Clark has missed the last eight games with a right groin injury and has no timetable for her return.

The Phoenix Mercury are currently on a two-game winning streak. On Sunday, they defeated the Chicago Sky handily, 83-67. Some were overthinking Tuesday night's game against the Connecticut Sun, who own the worst record in the league but had shown good fight over their two previous matchups.