Game Preview: The Fever will travel to Connecticut to play the Sun on Sunday.

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00:00Welcome, basketball fans. Let's dive into the Fever's next challenge.

00:05After a three-game stretch at home, the Fever, now 18-16, are set to visit Connecticut to face

00:11the Sun, who stand at 6-26 for the fourth and final matchup of the season. Indiana currently

00:17holds a 2-1 advantage in the season series. The Fever have struggled recently, dropping four of

00:23their last five games, including two close losses at home this week to Dallas and Washington.

00:28As a result, Indiana has slipped to 7th place in the WNBA standings. They're now half a game behind

00:34Golden State and two games behind both Phoenix and Las Vegas. The Fever are one game ahead of

00:398th place Seattle, and 1.5 games in front of 9th place Los Angeles. With Kaitlyn Clark still recovering

00:45from a groin injury, and both Ari McDonald and Sydney Coulson out for the season, the Fever have

00:51brought in 11-year veteran Odyssey Sims on a hardship contract. Sims made her Fever debut Tuesday,

00:57going scoreless in 13 minutes, but on Friday against Washington, she contributed 11 points

01:02on 5-of-10 shooting, and added three assists, in 26 minutes off the bench. After a rough 3-20 start,

01:09the Sun have improved lately, going 3-6 in their last nine games including a 71-62 win over Chicago

01:17on Wednesday. At 36, future Hall of Famer Tina Charles leads Connecticut with 15.9 points and

01:235.7 rebounds per game. Marina Mabre is also making a big impact, averaging 14.5 points,

01:304.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. The playoffs will feature the top eight teams,

01:36with the top four seeds earning home court advantage in the first round.

01:40What's your prediction for this crucial matchup? Can the Fever secure their playoff spot?

01:45Drop your thoughts below.

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