{"id":14133,"date":"2024-09-16T09:56:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14133"},"modified":"2024-09-16T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T12:28:18","slug":"fever-defeat-wings-as-caitlin-clark-breaks-another-wnba-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/fever-defeat-wings-as-caitlin-clark-breaks-another-wnba-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever Defeat Wings As Caitlin Clark Breaks Another WNBA Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/caitlin-clark-celebrates-after-breaking-the-wnba-rookie-scoring-record.jpg\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark celebrates after breaking the WNBA rookie scoring record\" width=\"300\" title=\"Indiana Fever Defeat Dallas Wings As Caitlin Clark Breaks Another WNBA Record\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14134\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/iowa-hawkeyes-vs-lsu-tigers-elite-eight-game-hits-12-3-million-record-viewership\/\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u2019s record-breaking streak doesn\u2019t seem to have any end in sight. <\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever rookie phenomenon established a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\">Women&#8217;s National Basketball Association<\/a> (WNBA) rookie single-season scoring record following the thrilling <em>110-109<\/em> victory over the Dallas Wings. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>22-year-old scored a career-high 35 points<\/strong>, surpassing Seimone Augustus&#8217; 2006 record with <strong>761 points this season<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The Hall-of-Famer set her record after scoring 744 points for the Minnesota Lynx in her rookie year.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s game remained close, with Fever center Aliyah Boston sinking critical free throws, and Dallas&#8217; Satou Sabally\u2019s last-second three-pointer falling short. <\/p>\n<p>Clark also <strong>contributed eight assists, three rebounds, and three steals<\/strong>, further solidifying her impressive rookie campaign\u200b.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-49dsuWV0w?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Kelsey Mitchell Scored 27 Points<\/h2>\n<p>Teammate <strong>Kelsey Mitchell<\/strong> was also on top of her game, scoring 27 points. Together, the powerful duo hit 12 of their team\u2019s 16 three-pointers that helped beat the Wings 110-109.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting after the game, Mitchell said she was \u201c<em>very grateful to be able to do it with such a young and vibrant group<\/em>\u201d adding that, for them, \u201c<em>the sky\u2019s the limit, because no one thought we\u2019d be here<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, who broke the rookie records for assists and three-pointers in August, prior to breaking the WNBA single-season assist record on Friday and setting the single-game assist record in July, also took the opportunity to say that when she and Micthell <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Are on from the one and two positions, that just puts the defense in a really tough spot<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s win brought Indiana its 20th win of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Indiana was coming off a series of back-to-back losses to two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. <\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s team <strong>clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs<\/strong>, scheduled to start on Sunday. In the first round, they will meet third-seed Connecticut Sun, the winner of three of the four regular-season matchups between the teams.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana also tied its franchise record in terms of scoring in a single game along with the season high for made 3s. <\/p>\n<p>The team made 38 of 76 from the field while shooting 47% from three-point range and hitting 18 of 21 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Will Clark and Fever make it to the 2024 WNBA Finals? Get the latest odds and opportunities with a selection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/basketball\">best basketball bookmakers<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark\u2019s record-breaking streak doesn\u2019t seem to have any end in sight. The Indiana Fever rookie phenomenon established a new Women&#8217;s National Basketball Association (WNBA) rookie single-season scoring record following the thrilling 110-109 victory over the Dallas Wings. 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