The Fever came into Wednesday’s matchup against the Mystics (2-12) riding a two-game winning streak and aimed to extend it to three, capitalizing on Washington’s early-season challenges. Indiana’s hopes rested on the Caitlin Clark who dominated on Sunday against the Sky. Clark put on an impressive display against Angel Reese and Chicago, demonstrating her sharp shooting skills and her ability to contribute as both a rebounder and passer, marking her second 20-point game of the month.
Achieving such performances consistently is Clark’s next hurdle, especially after being limited to just seven points against the Dream last Thursday and scoring in single digits in three of her last nine games leading up to Wednesday’s contest. Despite this, all eyes remain fixated on Clark. Her stellar outing against the Sky reaffirmed her potential, and another impressive game against the struggling Mystics could help the Rookie of the Year hopeful build more momentum.
Let’s dive into the specifics of Clark’s performance and the standout moments from Wednesday’s game between the Fever and Mystics.
Caitlin Clark stats vs. Washington Mystics
Final Score: Fever 88, Mystics 81
- Minutes Played: 37
- Points: 18
- Rebounds: 12
- Assists: 6
- Steals: 4
- Blocks: 0
- Turnovers: 6
- FG: 6-12
- 3FG: 2-6
- FT: 4-4
- Fouls: 2
Caitlin Clark highlights vs. Washington Mystics
- Clark opens the scoring with a hesitation move and a basket.
- Clark grabs a rebound, leads the fast break, and dishes a perfect pass to Aliyah Boston, rewarding her for a textbook boxout on the other end that initiated the play.
- Although this is more of a NaLyssa Smith highlight, watch how both Mystics defenders keep their eyes on Clark at the three-point line, allowing Smith to cut down the lane and finish.
- Another precise pass to Aliyah Boston!
Caitlin Clark 🤝 Aliyah Boston@CaitlinClark22 feeds @aa_boston for another basket off the Kristy Wallace steal 👀 pic.twitter.com/64xqa3DbqP— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 19, 2024
- Clark nails one of her signature deep three-pointers, then intercepts a pass and drives in for a layup.
Caitlin Clark scores 5 points in 14 seconds 🔥
she buries a DEEP three and then grabs the steal and lays it in. pic.twitter.com/RKQDy1Esyy— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 19, 2024
- Clark continued her sharp passing in the second half.
- We’ve all seen this before.
