Caitlin Clark tallied 22 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, but the Indiana Fever fell to the New York Liberty on Saturday 91-80, dropping to 0-3 on the season.
Clark and the Fever took on head coach Christie Sides' challenge following their 36-point defeat to the Liberty on Thursday: compete and play with more pride. Despite falling behind by 23 midway through the third quarter on Saturday, Indiana cut the deficit to a respectable 11 points by the game's end, ultimately outscoring the 2023 WNBA Finals runners-up 43-34 in the second half.
"Lots of growth from the night before last till today," Sides added of the team."The word was 'compete,' that was the word of the day. I asked them what that felt like, sounded like, looked like. I thought that's what it was for us tonight." Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives past Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton in the first quarter of Saturday's matchup at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Fever struck early, their offense looking the best it has been all season in the first quarter. Clark scored 10 points and dished out three assists in that frame alone. It helped to have All-Star guard back in the starting five for the first time this season as she returns from an offseason ankle injury.
But Sides was pleased with how her team won the battle in the paint 38-32 and outrebounded the Liberty 34-32; she, Mitchell and Clark all thought the team played with more pace, which helped open things up offensively, particularly early on.
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