After a rough outing in her playoff debut, Caitlin Clark looked to bounce back to help Fever avoid elimination in Game 2. Clark had a much better showing in the second game of her young playoff career but it ultimately wasn't enough.
In Game 1, Clark was limited to 11 points on 4-of-17 shooting and Indiana suffered a 24-point loss to Connecticut. She outdid herself in the first half of Game 2, scoring 14 points in the first 20 minutes of action but Indiana still trailed.
Clark was able to impact all phases of Wednesday's game, but the veteran Sun team made too many big plays down the stretch as they pulled away for a six-point win to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs.
Despite the loss, Clark showed even more glimpses of the type of star she will be once she continues her career in the league.
Here's a look at Clark's Game 2 performance by her numbers at the halftime break.
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Caitlin Clark stats vs. Connecticut Sun
Final score: Sun 87, Fever 81
- Points: 25
- Rebounds: 6
- Assists: 9
- Steals: 1
- Blocks: 1
- TOs: 3
- Fouls: 4
- FG: 10-23 (43.5%)
- 3FG: 3-12(25.0%)
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Caitlin Clark highlights vs. Connecticut Sun
Clark did not waste much time making her presence felt as she opened the game with a deep 3 to get Indiana on the board first.
Caitlin Clark gets us rollin' with a deep triple 🎯 pic.twitter.com/tQGUpGb7ke
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 25, 2024
Her early bucket set the tone for Game 2, as she continuously scored or assisted on the Fever's buckets throughout the first half, consistently finding Aliyah Boston, Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell.
Caitlin Clark finds Kelsey Mitchell on the run 💨 pic.twitter.com/Cr0ZPvZGfZ
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 25, 2024
Caitlin Clark finds Lexie Hull on the fastbreak ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/HOQEEaQ0a6
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 25, 2024
"What a dish!"
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 26, 2024
Caitlin Clark lobs it to Aliyah Boston for two. pic.twitter.com/lcN6hAjKlI