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Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, left, looks to pass around Minnesota Lynx guard Monica Wright in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Fever won 76-59. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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innesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve watches as her team plays the Indiana Fever in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Fever won 76-59. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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Indiana Fever guard Briann January, right, goes to the basket in front of Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) in the first half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus, right, drives around Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Fever won 76-59. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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Indiana Fever guard Shavonte Zellous celebrates after making a basket against the Minnesota Lynx in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Fever won 76-59. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24) fights for a rebound with Minnesota Lynx forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) in the first half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. AJ Mast, Associated Press
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Indiana Fever head coach Lin Dunn holds the ball after a stop in action while playing the Minnesota Lynx in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Fever won 76-59. AJ Mast, Associated Press

By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — With the Indiana Fever one win away from their first WNBA championship, Tamika Catchings is making sure her teammates don't get ahead of themselves.

Indiana defeated Minnesota 76-59 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series. The Fever can clinch Sunday at home.

Catchings, a seven-time All-Star and 2011 MVP, told her team not to celebrate after their win because Indiana took a 2-1 lead over Phoenix in the 2009 finals and lost the next two games.

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The Fever don't expect an easy game Sunday against the defending champions. A win by the Lynx would send the series back to Minneapolis for a decisive Game 5 on Wednesday night.

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