The Indiana Fever started the season on a blistering streak of 9 video games in 17 days.
Indiana’s 26 video games had been greater than another crew earlier than the month-long Olympic break. Since returning, the Fever (13-15) performed two video games in three days earlier than getting a six-day relaxation that ends Saturday towards the Minnesota Lynx (21-8) in Minneapolis.
“The momentum that we had going, I want we might have a pair days, get a breather and play,” Indiana head coach Christie Sides mentioned. “This time, we will get all the things we will out of it. Engaged on issues we will do to beat Minnesota.”
Caitlin Clark recorded 23 factors and 9 assists within the Fever’s 92-75 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday. Clark boasts team-leading averages in factors (17.8) and assists (8.3), whereas Aliyah Boston leads the crew in rebounds (9.0) and blocks (1.4).
Indiana posted an 81-74 victory over the Lynx in Minneapolis on July 14 within the lone assembly between the groups up to now this season. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 factors and Clark and Boston every added 17 towards Minnesota, which performed with out star Napheesa Collier.
Collier missed the final 5 pre-break video games with a foot damage earlier than returning in a giant approach in the course of the Olympics.
Minnesota has received its first 4 video games in August, every by double digits, and Collier has led the way in which by averaging 24.3 factors.
On Friday, Collier scored 27 factors and added a career-best 18 rebounds in Minnesota’s 87-74 win over the Las Vegas Aces. Collier outrebounded the Aces, who had 17.
“This is the reason you play sports activities, for stuff like this,” Collier mentioned. “I had a ball.”
Collier boasts team-leading averages in factors (20.7), rebounds (10.2) and steals (2.1).
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