Clark drops 32 in return, Fever hand Liberty 1st loss of season q5n1p
Caitlin Clark dropped 32 points in her return to the lineup Saturday to help the Indiana Fever hand the New York Liberty their first loss of the season. 1lk71
"Don't we always expect that kind of game from Caitlin?" Fever coach Stephanie White said, per ESPN's Michael Voepel.
The former first overall pick also had eight rebounds and nine assists in the 102-88 win, and she tied her career high with seven triples. She missed the previous five games due to a left quad strain.
"I feel strong, I felt good, I thought we played a good game," Clark said. "Thought there was a lot we can still improve on, which is really positive for us, but that's how the Fever are supposed to play basketball: uptempo, unselfish, working for your teammates. I'm really proud of our group.
"(The win) is something for us to build on, one step at a time. ... Just continue to build, get better every single day, but this is a good one for us."
Caitlin Clark stepback on Breanna Stewart 🥶
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Caitlin let her hear it 😂 pic.twitter.com/QDe3YoeraE
Clark splashed six threes in the first half and had 25 points by the break. Indiana as a team hit a franchise-record 17 threes in the victory.
"I saw three in a row go in, so that gives you a lot of confidence," Clark said. "Even in the second half, they all came off my hand feeling really good."
The Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu posted a game-high 34 points, but it wasn't enough to push her team to a perfect 10-0 start to the campaign.
The Fever now sit at 5-5 this season. They've won three of their last four games.