The schedule for the WNBA playoffs is set and the Indiana Fever’s path is set. On Sunday, Cailtin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston and Co. will face the Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the postseason in Uncasville, Connecticut. The game will be broadcast on ABC at 3:00 p.m. ET.

After a stellar rookie season in which Clark broke multiple records and helped the Fever reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016, many people are now asking the question: How far can Clark and Indiana go in the postseason?

If the second half of the regular season is any indicator, the second round seems like a real possibility. And once the Fever are there, it’s just a matter of matchups in a postseason tournament where anything can happen.

It’s important to remember that the Fever had a 9-5 record after the Olympic break, including a five-game winning streak with victories over other playoff teams like the Atlanta Dream and Indiana’s next opponent, the Sun. The Fever have looked like a new team after that break in late July and early August and have improved their play. Indiana leads the WNBA in field goal percentage (45.6), effective field goal percentage (52.3) and ranks second in total points scored. In short, there isn’t a team in the league that the Fever can’t keep up with on offense.

It’s a unit led by Clark that has continued to draw new attention to the WNBA with its absolutely electrifying play this season. The 2024 regular season was the most-watched ever on ESPN platforms, averaging 1.2 million viewers per game; the All-Star Game drew a record 3.4 million viewers; and a game between the Fever and the Las Vegas Aces on Sept. 11 drew 678,000 viewers, making it the most-watched WNBA game ever on NBATV. Much of the data on the WNBA’s increased attention and viewership points in Clark’s direction, which is why Indiana vs. Connecticut on Sunday is getting the ABC treatment while all other games air on ESPN. Excuse the suits at Disney if you see them cheering on the Fever.

Of course, Clark confirmed the hype with her piece.

She will likely win the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award and could be named to the All-WNBA First Team, both of which would be well-deserved honors. Clark averaged a league-leading 8.4 assists per game this season, along with 19.2 points and 5.7 rebounds. She also led the WNBA in 3-pointers made, with 122, or 3.1 per game. To put that in perspective, the great Sheryl Swoopes only averaged more than 19.2 points per game once in her 12 seasons in the WNBA, and never averaged more than 4.3 assists per game.

That assist number puts Clark in elite and exclusive company. Only Ticha Penicheiro and Courtney Vandersloot have ever averaged eight dimes or more in a single season. And no player in WNBA history, which began in 1997, has ever averaged at least 19 points and eight assists per game in the same year.

But what makes the Fever a dangerous player with the potential to go deep into the playoffs isn’t just Clark. Her teammates have made big strides in the second half of the season. It’s important to remember that Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston were both All-Stars alongside Clark. Mitchell is averaging 19.6 points per game this season and just scored 30 points in a win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday. Boston is averaging 14.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and has shown that she can score a lot of points in addition to being the Fever’s defensive anchor, such as in their 30-point win over the Dream on Sept. 8.

One game that could be a sign of things to come for the Fever is their Aug. 28 win over the Sun, where five Indiana players scored in double figures, enabling a balanced attack that led to an 84-80 victory. Lexie Hull was crucial for Indiana in that game, sinking four 3-pointers.

If the Fever can get past the Sun in the first round, they could be hitting their ceiling. Since the Olympic break, Indiana is 0-2 against the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx with two double-digit losses, and the Fever are 0-4 this year against the two-time defending champions, the Aces. Before the break, Indiana was 1-3 against the top-seeded New York Liberty.

But if the WNBA postseason is anything like March Madness, then we know there’s no limit to what can be achieved with Clark at the helm.