Indiana Fever beat Atlanta, win 4 in a row for first time since 2015
Fever forward NaLyssa Smith, coach Christie Sides and Caitlin Clark talk with media after beating Atlanta, 91-79, on Friday night.
The Indiana Fever (6-10) begins a five-game road trip against the Atlanta Dream (6-7) tonight.
Indiana has won three games in a row, which includes a victory over Atlanta on June 13.
Caitlin Clark leads the Fever in scoring (16.3 points per game), assists (6.2), steals (1.4) and turnovers (5.5). Kelsey Mitchell adds 15.9 points, Aliyah Boston 12.9 points and 7.9 rebounds, and NaLyssa Smith 11.2 points and 6.9 rebounds.
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The win streak is now at four for the Indiana Fever. NaLyssa Smith led the way with 21 points and nine rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell had 18 points. Caitlin Clark posted 16 points and seven assists.
Indiana shot 57% from the floor.
Fever 91, Dream 79
The Fever are in control despite the Dream’s 13-12 advantage in the fourth. Aliyah Boston has a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Fever 91, Dream 75
The Dream start the final period on a 9-8 run. Kelsey Mitchell is up to 18 points.
Fever 87, Dream 71
The Dream are 24 for 28 from the free throw line. The Fever are 5 for 10. NaLyssa Smith and Kelsey Mitchell lead the way with 17 points each. Caitlin Clark is at 16 points.
Fever 79, Dream 62
The Dream have been at the free throw line a lot tonight. They are 23 for 25 from the charity stripe. Indiana is 5 for 10.
Caitlin Clark scored on a layup at 4:45. Fever up 68-57. Clark sunk a 3 at 3:59. She scored again at 2:30. Clark has 16 points.
Fever 75, Dream 61
Kelsey Mitchell made another 3 at 7:22. That’s Mitchell’s third.
Fever 62, Dream 47
The Fever head into halftime with momentum. Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3 with 12.1 seconds left. She leads the team with 14 points. NaLyssa Smith has 11 points. Caitlin Clark is up to nine points, four assists and three rebounds.
Fever 57, Dream 41
At 4:42, Caitlin Clark hit another 3-pointer. She’s up to 9 points.
Fever 48, Dream 33
Aliyah Boston and NaLyssa Smith scored back-to-back baskets for the Fever to start the second quarter. Katie Lou Samuelson added three straight free throws. Atlanta’s Haley Jones stopped the 7-0 run with a free throw at 6:47.
Caitlin Clark drilled a 3-pointer at 6:15 to give Indiana a 45-26 lead. Indiana is on a 10-1 run to start the quarter.
Fever 45, Dream 26
The Fever took an 11-4 lead to start the game. But Atlanta hit a pair of 3s, which helped the Dream stay within striking distance. Tina Charles scored for the Dream at 3:46, which cut Indiana’s lead down to 19-18. Kristy Wallance responded with a basket for the Fever.
Aerial Powers scored five straight points for the Dream. However, Kelsey Mitchell scored five points of her own in less than 30 seconds.
At 1:52, Katie Lou Samuelson gave the Fever a little breathing room with a 3. Indiana went on a 9-0 run.
Fever 35, Dream 25
Kelsey Mitchell got the Fever on the board first with a layup. Kristy Wallace also scored for Indiana.
Fever 4, Dream 2
While Indiana Fever teammates Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston weren’t invited to join Team USA for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, they may just play against them in the WNBA All-Star Game.
The first returns of fan votes showed Clark and Boston having the second and third most votes, respectively.
Read more here.
Nearly three weeks after Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark left the Barclays Center court in Brooklyn with an injury, she confirmed what happened.
Clark was playing in the fourth quarter of what became a blowout loss to the New York Liberty on June 2 when she suffered the injury, walking off the court with trainer Todd Champlin. She eventually returned to the bench but did not get back into the game.
On Friday, Clark confirmed the injury. Read more from Chloe Peterson.
7:30 p.m. ET Friday, June 21, 2024, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
TV: Ion
Streaming: Fubo (FREE)
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This is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV info; all times are ET; ^-preseason.
| Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
| May 3, Fri. | at Dallas^ | L, 79-76 |
| May 9, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta^ | W, 83-80 |
| May 14, Tues. | at Connecticut | L, 92-71 |
| May 16, Thurs. | vs. New York | L, 102-66 |
| May 18, Sat. | at New York | L, 91-80 |
| May 20, Mon. | vs. Connecticut | L, 88-84 |
| May 22, Wed. | at Seattle | L, 85-83 |
| May 24, Fri. | at Los Angeles | W, 78-73 |
| May 25, Sat. | at Las Vegas | L, 99-80 |
| May 28, Tues. | vs. Los Angeles | L, 88-82 |
| May 30, Thurs. | vs. Seattle | L, 103-88 |
| June 1, Sat. | vs. Chicago* | W, 71-70 |
| June 2, Sun. | at New York* | L, 104-68 |
| June 7, Fri. | at Washington* | W, 85-83 |
| June 10, Mon. | at Connecticut* | L, 89-72 |
| June 13, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta* | W, 91-84 |
| June 16, Sun. | vs. Chicago | W, 91-83 |
| June 19, Wed. | vs. Washington | W, 88-81 |
| June 21, Fri. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| June 23, Sun. | at Chicago | 6 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
| June 27, Thurs. | at Seattle | 10 p.m., Prime, WALV |
| June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | 3 p.m., ESPN |
| July 2, Tues. | at Las Vegas | 10 p.m., ESPN |
| July 6, Sat. | vs. New York | 1 p.m., CBS |
| July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | Noon, NBA TV, WTHR |
| July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | 7 p.m., ESPN |
| July 17, Wed. | at Dallas | 8 p.m., ESPN |
| Aug. 16, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Aug. 18, Sun. | vs. Seattle | 4 p.m., ABC |
| Aug. 24, Sat. | at Minnesota | 8 p.m., NBA TV |
| Aug. 26, Mon. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
| Aug. 28, Wed. | vs. Connecticut | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| Aug. 30, Fri. | at Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sept. 1, Sun. | at Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
| Sept. 4, Wed. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
| Sept. 6, Fri. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sept. 8, Sun. | vs. Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
| Sept. 11, Wed. | vs. Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| Sept. 13, Fri. | vs. Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sept. 15, Sun. | vs. Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
| Sept. 19, Thurs. | at Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
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