After her team’s lead whittled down to two in the final minute, Caitlin Clark had the ball in her hands, ready to ensure the Indiana Fever escaped defeat for the sixth consecutive time to start the season.
The rookie sized up Los Angeles Sparks wing Kia Nurse, crossed the ball over to left, and stepped back for her trademark 3-pointer from the left wing. Splash. Clark stuck her tongue out as she celebrated for fellow Iowa native Ashton Kutcher and his family sitting courtside, then hit the Jordan shrug on her way back down the court.
“I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but I seriously think that every shot that I take is going to go in,” Clark said.
It was only her second triple of the game, and her 11th point on a night that was an offensive struggle, but it was the dagger the Fever needed to win their first game 78-73 over the Sparks, and the first of Clark’s pro career.
Clark finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, as Indiana breathes a sigh of relief before facing the two-time defending champions in Las Vegas on the second night of a back-to-back. Kelsey Mitchell paced the Fever with 18 points as Aliyah Boston added 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
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