There was nothing particularly spectacular about the Sept. 19 game between the Fever and Mystics in Washington, D.C. It had no real stakes. This was the last game of the WNBA regular season for these two teams: Indiana had locked up its playoff spot and Washington had lost its ability to control its playoff destiny. Most of the starters played limited minutes. There was no tension. But the crowd felt befitting of something far greater. It set the regular-season record for WNBA attendance at 20,711, more than any other game since the league began play in 1997.
