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The Indiana Fever regarded like a well-rested workforce of their first sport again after the All-Star and Olympic hiatus, incomes a 98-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday.
Talking to reporters after the sport (begins at 6:45 mark), Caitlin Clark credited the Fever’s earlier victory at Phoenix on June 30 as “considered one of our largest wins of the season” as a result of it helped jumpstart them on this run of success.
“That actually type of boosted us into how we’re taking part in basketball proper now,” Clark mentioned. “Now we have a variety of respect for the way they play the sport and the way gifted they’re, and I believe that gave us confidence.”
Clark completed with 29 factors, 10 assists and 5 rebounds in 36 minutes. She has recorded double-doubles in 9 of her final 12 video games courting again to June 19 after having one within the first 15 video games of the season.
The Fever held on on this sport after a 28-point first-half lead was erased by the third quarter when Phoenix went up 62-61. Lexie Hull’s three on the following possession put the Fever again on high for good.
Going again to the June 30 sport that Clark referenced, the Fever earned an 88-82 win by erasing an 11-point halftime deficit. They’ve averaged 86.4 factors of their final eight video games beginning with that victory over Phoenix.
The Fever (12-15) have opened up a one sport lead over the Chicago Sky for the No. 7 seed within the playoff race. They’re solely two video games again of the Mercury for the sixth spot.
Since a 1-8 begin to the season, Indiana has received 11 of its final 18 video games. The Fever will host the Seattle Storm on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
