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VIDEOS: Stephanie White, Catchings, Coleman, and Maya Moore talk with reporters ahead of Game 4, WNBA Finals

The Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx are battling in the 2015 WNBA Finals, with the Lynx holding a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five series. Game 4 is set for Sunday evening, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

VigilantSports.com was at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Saturday when the coaches and players met with the media prior to Game 4. Watch them below:

Officiating impacts ‘bloodbath’ of a game, Lynx prevail late to even series

MINNEAPOLIS — Her bio may say she’s a rookie head coach, but Stephanie White sure isn’t coaching like one. She’s the first rookie head coach to reach the WNBA Finals.

But White said she learned a valuable lesson Tuesday following the Indiana Fever’s 77-71 loss to the Minnesota Lynx loss in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

“I learned that it pays to go public …

VIDEO: Tamika Catchings reacts to Game 2 loss

Tamika Catchings dealt with foul trouble all game long, picking up two quick ones and then three in a little more than eight first-half minutes. Then, in the second half, it was on to fouls four and five.

Still, she managed to contribute 11 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in just over 24 minutes.

The Minnesota Lynx evened the series at 1-1 with a …

Notebook: Fever maintaining underdog mentality, White de-emphasizing numbers, January a cornerstone of the franchise

MINNEAPOLIS — The Fever by no means had a perfect game Monday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, but they did enough to come out on top and steal, as some like to say, a game on the road.

Many of the key numbers favored the Lynx, like shooting percent (36 to 42), points in the paint (34 to 24), …

Fever Podcast: Briann January, Tamika Catchings, Maya Moore, Stephanie White, Gary Kloppenburg

MINNEAPOLIS — As you may know, I recently started a Pacers Podcast. Well, covering the WNBA Finals I thought it was appropriate to put together a Fever episode.

[VIDEO: Stephanie White talks with the media ahead of Game 2]

The Fever were victorious in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, 75-69. At Monday’s media availability, I spoke with Briann January, Tamika Catchings, coaches Stephanie White …

VIDEO: Fever coach Stephanie White ahead of Game 2

MINNEAPOLIS — Watch what Indiana Fever head coach had to say with reporters Monday afternoon before her team prepped for Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2).

Click here to listen to my Fever Podcast from Monday’s practice.…

January’s best-ever performance leads Fever to Game 1 win

MINNEAPOLIS — In an adidas tank top in the team’s locker room after the game, Briann January sported a battle wound. On her left cheek was an obvious nail scratch about the size of one’s pinkie.

She was the one with the mark yet she was the one called for a foul late in a competitive matchup. That upset her and the Indiana Fever’s point …

Fever and Lynx open WNBA Finals Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever arrived in Minneapolis Friday afternoon, ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals that tips at 3:00 p.m. ET and airs nationally on ABC. VigilantSports.com is in Minneapolis and has you covered all series long.

The Fever know this route. Been there, won that.

It was in 2012, they arrived here and everyone counted them out. Katie Douglas’ bad ankle …