PHOENIX — Back from a migraine and being pressured hard by Phoenix’s defense, Caitlin Clark still delivered Sunday. The Fever guard finished one rebound short of what would have been the first triple-double by a WNBA rookie as Indiana beat the Mercury 88-82.
The game was dubbed “The GOAT” (Mercury’s Diana Taurasi) vs. “The Rook” (Clark) — one a 42-year-old legend who has won three WNBA titles and five Olympic gold medals, the other a 22-year-old playing for the first time in Phoenix.
As is typical for Clark and Indiana this season, Fever supporters made up a decent-sized portion of the sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. Despite the Fever falling behind 17-4 to open the game, trailing by 11 at halftime and being down as much as 15 in the second half, the Fever sent their fans home happy.
Clark didn’t come to the postgame news conference because she wasn’t feeling well, but she did talk briefly to ESPN’s Christine Williamson on court after the game.
“I’m just happy we won,” said Clark, who finished with 15 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds….
