Caitlin Clark's Late Surge Lifts Fever Despite Aliyah Boston Injury
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Clark scored 17 of her 32 points, including five 3-pointers, in a wild final frame of regulation and dragged the Fever back into a game against the Mystics they looked set to lose. Her fifth 3-pointer was the biggest of the night as it forced overtime in the waning seconds.
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Yahoo SportsCaitlin Clarkrecorded a game-high 32 points and eight assists, along with four rebounds, two steals and one block. She also found her groove from beyond the arc, making seven 3-pointers after going a combined 3-for-16 in the Fever's first two games.
Bleacher ReportDespite falling 104-102 to the Washington Mystics in overtime on Friday, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was happy with her performance after a slow start to the season by her standards.
ESPNClark proud of 3-point breakthrough in OT loss Fever star Caitlin Clark took three quarters to find her groove Friday night before carrying the Fever into overtime with a score-tying triple with 3.1 seconds left in regulation.
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“[Caitlin Clark] we gotta get outta here,” one fan said. “She just refuses to give Caitlin any credit! The whole team didn’t hit all those threes when it mattered,” another fan said.
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But the Fever may have lost more than a game, with three-time All-Star Aliyah Boston leaving in the second half with what the team said was a lower leg injury.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on May 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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01 Yahoo Sports “This looks like egregious erroneous stat keeping,” another person added. “Shows you how incompetent the WNBA is, still not corrected lol,” someone else pointed out.
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02 Bleacher Report TOP NEWS Caitlin Puts Up 32 Points In Loss Clark, Mitchell Combine for 47 in Win
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03 SB Nation Her third three gave the Fever a short-lived 70-69 lead. By the time she connected on her fourth three, the Fever trailed by four with just over 90 seconds left. That deficit grew to eight with 51 seconds left, leaving Indiana in need of a miracle.
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