Fever and Lynx to meet in WNBA Finals in rematch of 2012

Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24) reacts against the New York Liberty during the second half in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The Fever defeated the Liberty and will take on the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24) reacts against the New York Liberty during the second half in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The Fever defeated the Liberty and will take on the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

By Associated Press September 30, 2015 4 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Four years ago, Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever came into the WNBA Finals as a huge underdog to Minnesota.

Catchings and her squad put forth an incredible effort to pull off the upset, knocking off the Lynx in four games to win their only championship in franchise history.

Now the Lynx stand in the way again of the Fever, who, as Catchings put it, weren’t even expected to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. The series will begin Sunday in Minnesota.

“Nobody thought we’d win the first series,” Catchings said. “No one thought we’d win this round. No one thinks we’ll win the finals. We’re not done yet.”

Catchings, who announced she’s retiring at the end of next season, has willed her team to victories. The Fever won the final two games in the opening round against Chicago. Then, against New York, the Fever swept the final two contests, rallying from an 18-point deficit in the second quarter in Game 2 to force Tuesday’s contest, which they won 66-51.