This is perhaps the best symbol of the effect. Caitlin Clark. With 28 points and 12 assists, the Fever rookie confirmed her very good game against Chicago (31 points, 12 assists) by dominating Dallas. This victory (100-93) is Indiana's 17th of the season. And since the team has 16 losses, then for the first time this season, Caitlin Clark and her teammates have more successes than losses.
This is the first time in five years for Indiana! The Elias Sports Bureau even specifies that the franchise's last occurrence was 189 games ago, and that's a WNBA record. It must be said that the Fever haven't finished a regular season with at least 50% wins since 2017…
The end of eight years without playoffs?
Yet, opposite, in Dallas, Arike Ogunbowale, MVP of the All-Star Game, scored 34 points and 9 three-pointers! But Caitlin Clark and the Fever have been in good shape since the restart, after the Olympic Games were interrupted, with six wins in seven matches.
And Indiana will be able to finish the season even stronger since the last six matches will be played at home, and thus finally secure a ticket to the playoffs, something the franchise has been waiting for since 2016.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers attempted; LF = Free throws made / Free throws attempted; O = Offensive rebound; D = Defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose balls; Ct: Blocks; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the court; Pts = Points; Eval: Player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
