The Indiana Fever were staring down a nine-point deficit at the end of the first quarter, only putting up 19 points on a dismal 28.6% shooting. But what happened next was an absolute shockwave: they exploded for a mind-blowing 39 points in the second quarter, completely flipping the script to go up by 15 at halftime in their eventual 111-91 win over the Connecticut Sun. You don’t see comebacks like that every day, and it tells you everything about the firepower this team can unleash.
Clark and Mitchell Went Absolutely Nuclear To Flip The Script
This insane turnaround was kicked off by none other than Caitlin Clark. Twenty-seven seconds into that second quarter, she drained a 25-foot step-back three. Then, on the very next defensive possession, she snagged a steal and converted it into a driving layup. That’s a six-point swing in a blink, and Clark herself recognized it, saying, “Especially in the second quarter, I was able to get a 3 and then get a steal and get us going a little bit.” The Fever shot a ridiculous 71.4% from the field in that quarter, proving that when Clark gets in “her groove a little bit,” as she put it, it’s straight-up contagious. This wasn’t a one-woman show, though. Kelsey Mitchell dropped 15 of her 34 points in the second quarter on 6-of-8 shooting, extending her crazy streak to 24 straight games with at least 20 points. Coach Stephanie White even compared this backcourt to the legendary Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter, who led Phoenix to a WNBA title back in 2009. These two are for real.
Historic Duo Building Something Remarkable
The numbers for Clark and Mitchell are just wild. Clark posted her second straight 30-point, 10-assist game against the Sun, following up 34 points and 12 assists in the previous outing. Mitchell and Clark now have 10 games each with at least 25 points, which is the second most in WNBA history. They’re trailing only the Las Vegas Aces duo of A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young, and they just surpassed Taurasi and Pondexter in that category with their win over the Chicago Sky. That’s elite company. Mitchell sits second in the league in scoring with 25 points per contest, just one point behind MVP frontrunner A’ja Wilson, while Clark is right there at third with 22.5 points per game. Coach White called their consistency “remarkable,” and you can’t argue with that kind of output.
This win, the Fever’s second in a row, sends them into the FIBA break on a high note, but it’s clear the coaching staff sees room to grow. White stressed that while they have players who “can explode at any moment,” that’s not the “recipe for consistency” or “fighting for championships.” Clark herself admitted they were “sleepwalking” and their defense was “sloppy” in that first quarter, playing zone that the Sun were “eating us alive” against. The message is clear: the resilience for an “impressive turnaround” is there, and “every win is going to be important for us to position ourselves for what we want in home court.” Look for the Fever to use this break to really hone that consistency Clark and Mitchell are building, because they know finding a way to win when the game is “very up and down” is crucial.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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