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WNBA playoffs: Fever eliminate Dream on Aliyah Boston shot for 87-85 comeback win in Game 3

Aliyah Boston's layup with 7.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter led the Indiana Fever to an 87-85 win in Game 3 of their series versus the Atlanta Dream, upsetting the WNBA's No. 3 seed in the first round of the playoffs.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 24 points, shooting 3-for-6 on 3-pointers. Odyssey Sims followed with 16 points and 8 assists. Boston finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Allisha Gray scored 19 points with 11 rebounds to lead Atlanta, with Jordin Canada adding 18 points and 9 assists.

The Fever finished the first quarter with a 29-27 lead, but the Dream took a 56-49 margin into halftime on 3-pointers from Brionna Jones and Rhyne Howard, followed by a layup by Canada with 6.5 seconds before the break.

Indiana cut its deficit to 73-69 at the end of the third, powered by 6 points from Natasha Howard and 5 by Aliyah Boston.

Last season, the Dream finished with a 15-25 record and were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual WNBA champion New York Liberty. Under new head coach Karl Smesko, the team overhauled its roster with veteran free agents Brittney Griner and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, in addition to rookies Te-Hina Paopao and Shyanne Sellers

The myriad changes resulted in a significant turnaround with a 30-14 mark that earned them the No. 3 seed in the playoffs.

The Fever will face the winner of Thursday's decisive Game 3 between the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm.

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