The Indiana Fever suffered their first lack of the 2025 WNBA season on Tuesday night time — a one-point loss to the Atlanta Dream.
However even in defeat, Caitlin Clark discovered a option to make historical past, tying for probably the most 20-point, 10-assist video games in WNBA historical past.
Clark opened the season with eight, two behind Courtney Vandersloot, who led the WNBA with 10 all-time. The previous Iowa celebrity notched her third-career triple-double on Saturday within the season opener.
That gave Clark 9, and he or she recorded her tenth recreation with at the very least 20 factors and 10 assists within the loss to the Dream. What’s really unimaginable about Clark’s newest achievement is the historic velocity wherein she achieved it.
Vandersloot wanted 394 profession video games to succeed in 10 video games with at the very least 20 factors and 10 assists. Clark wanted simply 42 to get 10. Certainly, it will not take her lengthy to set this WNBA document, although she set 4 totally different milestones Tuesday.
The second-year star additionally turned the primary WNBA participant to have a number of video games of at the very least 25 factors, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 three-pointers. Clark additionally handed Sabrina Ionescu for probably the most video games with at the very least 25 factors and 10 assists (six).
Lastly, Clark turned the primary WNBA participant to open the season with consecutive video games of at the very least 20 factors and 10 assists.
Regardless of getting 27 factors, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds from Clark on 9-of-20 taking pictures (5-of-11 from three-point vary), the Dream constructed a 14-point lead and stole a 91-90 win due to a pair of Rhyne Howard free throws with 5 seconds left.
Aliyah Boston, an 88 p.c free-throw shooter, missed one among her two free throws on the opposite finish of the courtroom simply earlier than that.
Defensively, Indiana allowed Atlanta to shoot 55 p.c on two-point makes an attempt. The Dream additionally knocked down eight treys, with 5 coming within the second half.
Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones mixed for 40 factors, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and two blocks. Boston was stellar for Indiana (9-of-13) with 24 factors, 10 boards and 4 assists.
But, too many turnovers and offensive rebounds allowed have been pricey. Clark and the Fever have taken their recreation to the following degree, however Tuesday’s loss, information included, was a reminder that there’s work to do.
