ANOTHER Flagrant, Caitlin Clark BULLDOZED, CHEAP SHOT | Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky WNBA basketball.
Caitlin could have went for 40. They pulled her after the Fever went up by 27. CC for MVP. Watch the video here:
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Caitlin Clark keeps setting WNBA records as Fever destroy struggling Angel Reese and Sky
The Chicago Sky had no answer during the game
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, left, watches Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark take a free throw during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)It was a game in the beginning but after the first quarter it was all Fever as Caitlin Clark took control the rest of the way and Angel Reese and the Sky had no answers. Indiana beat Chicago by a score of 110 to 81 to get to .500 improving their record to 16-16.
Chicago on the other hand dropped to 11-20 far from a spot in the playoff run but for now, is Indiana who will take all the headlines with Clark leading them. She once again had an outstanding performance to everyone’s excitement.
Caitlin Clark had 31 points and 12 assists. She’s the first player in WNBA history with three such games in a career, she has eclipsed anything that Angel Rese could have done in this game as criticism towards her continues.
Angel Reese did not look good again
The Chicago Sky rookie struggled yet again in this one, after having 10 points and 11 rebounds in a game where there were signs of improvement early on but after the first quarter it was all Indiana.
The Sky had the lead 26-23 heading into the second period but then the Fever defense stepped up big. They took a lead into the half and they scored more than 20 points or more on each quarter, including 31 in the third.
For Chicago, they only scored 22 in the third but a 16 and 17 point effort in the second and in he last period determined the way of the game and now they are set to receive bad comments against them for this performance.
MINNEAPOLIS — — Angel Reese became the WNBA’s single-season rebounding leader with eight games left on Sunday in the Chicago Sky’s 79-74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, who got 22 points from Courtney Williams.
Reese finished with 17 points and 19 rebounds for her 24th double-double, a league rookie record. She has 418 rebounds for an average of 13.1 per game, with her total surpassing Sylvia Fowles’ record of 404 in 2018. The 6-foot-3 Reese also broke the record for offensive rebounds with 165, passing Yolanda Griffiths (162 in 2001).
Reese and A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces are the only players in the league with at least four games of 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds this season.
Williams tied a season high in scoring for the Lynx. Kayla McBride added 17 points and Napheesa Collier scored 15 for Minnesota (24-9).
The Lynx, who had their six-game win streak snapped Friday with a 94-76 loss to Dallas, are a league-best 8-1 since the Olympic break.
Chicago (11-21) lost its sixth straight. The Sky fell into a tie with Atlanta for the final playoff spot when the Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks later Sunday.
Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and had nine rebounds. Michaela Onyenwere scored 15 points.
Collier and Williams each scored four points in a 14-4 opening run and Minnesota never trailed.
The Sky went on an 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter and tied it at 62-all when Diamond DeShields made a driving layup with 7:41 to play. Williams answered with back-to-back pull-up jumpers 24 seconds apart to put the Lynx in front for good.