Featured Columnist IVSeptember 22, 2024
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Caitlin Clark was named the unanimous Related Press WNBA Rookie of the Yr on Sunday after averaging 19.2 factors, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds through the common season.
Her playoff debut, nonetheless, was a bit rockier.
Clark completed with simply 11 factors, eight assists, 4 rebounds and three steals—whereas taking pictures 4-of-17 from the sphere (2-of-11 from three) with two turnovers—within the Indiana Fever’s 93-69 loss towards the Connecticut Solar in Sport 1 of the first-round sequence between the groups.
NBA @NBA
Caitlin Clark will get the reverse to go for her first @WNBA playoff factors! 🔥
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WNBA @WNBA
Caitlin Clark is heatin’ up within the 3Q 🔥
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Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 21 factors, whereas Marina Mabrey paced the Suns with 27 factors off the bench.
Clark has had an astonishing rookie season, little doubt, making her postseason debut all of the extra shocking for WNBA followers:
The Hoop Kitchen @TheHoopKitchen
I gotta maintain the identical vitality…
Caitlin Clark with the playoff stinker at present
11 factors
8 assists
4/17 FG 🥶🥶
2/13 3PT 🥶🥶☃️☃️She’ll bounce again in Sport 2 pic.twitter.com/xxo7AInwQx
SportyFella @FellaSporty
Want Indiana Fever to get swept so Caitlin Clark actually takes this offseason personally. She actually simply must study what photographs are prime quality for her at what occasions. Get a giant stronger. Consistency will kind off these changes
. @WhatsUpSon
Caitlin Clark simply missed quite a lot of attractiveness at present. She did not look overwhelmed by the playoff ambiance to me. On to the following recreation.
Ajowele Abayomi @ajowhales_bobo
It was hurtful watching the Fever and Caitlin Clark wrestle with offense that a lot.
JCバスケス (JC Vazquez) 🇵🇷 🌎 @JC1986_
Beatdown by the Connecticut Solar over the Indiana Fever. And a tough playoff debut for Caitlin Clark.
TalksWithJae @eccentricsole
We all know Caitlin Clark and the Fever are getting their first style of the playoffs. They noticed on this recreation every little thing issues from the primary possession to the final possession. Lacking photographs can take you out the sport early.
Primo @DaarkPrimo9
Caitlin Clark acquired welcomed to the playoffs at present. Imma give the rookie a cross however 4/17 & 2/13 from 3 is loopy. Fever & Clark stans actually thought a crew that by no means been within the playoffs would be capable of beat the solar 🤦🏿♂️🤣
Nice gamers have tough video games at occasions, and Clark is not any exception. The WNBA playoffs are a unique beast to the common season, a lesson Clark and her teammates undoubtedly discovered on Sunday.
However the Fever additionally weren’t anticipated to be a playoff crew after ending simply 13-27 final season. The addition of Clark, the highest general decide within the WNBA draft, performed an enormous function within the crew’s rapid turnaround and 20-20 season. That the Fever are even within the playoffs makes this season a powerful success.
In the event that they wish to maintain their playoff hopes alive, nonetheless, they will have to rebound in a serious means on Wednesday evening. Sport 2 shall be on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET.
