After his quiet success against the Sky, the fever went to Atlanta to play his third match of Commissioner's Cup. A duel that was coming difficult for Indiana, who was always to deal with without Caitlin Clarkalways touched in the quadriceps, and Sophie Cunninghaminjured in the ankle.
And precisely, in the first period, it is Aari McDonald, Recruited as an emergency to compensate for injuries, which is illustrated with 9 points out of the bench. In its wake, the fever stands up to Atlanta with a score equally at the end of the first 20 minutes (33-33).
The breakdown in the second period
If Indiana was able to play in equal arms with the Dream in the first half, the players of Stephanie White collapse completely on the return from the locker room. After seven minutes in the third quarter, the fever only scored four points while Atlanta's attack unrolls, carried by the duo Allisha Gray (23 points, 6 rebounds) – Brionna Jones (21 points, 10 rebounds).
“They hit us in the face”, Notes Stephanie White After meeting. “In the first quarter, we had managed to hold the shock, but their intensity in defense really affected us. »»
It is therefore carried out by 14 points that the FEVER starts the last act (56-42). A delay that the teammates of Caitlin Clark fail to fill to bow logically 77-58 and undergo their first defeat in three games of Commissioner's Cup.
The return of Caitlin Clark this Saturday?
This meeting against the Dream should be the last to play without Caitlin Clark. The reigning rookie of the year would aim for a return this Saturday to challenge the New York Liberty, still undefeated and victorious against the Sky this Tuesday.
A return which would therefore automatically end the Aari McDonald contract, signed to the fever thanks to the ” “Emergency Hardship exception”“. At the end of the bench, the former Arizona brought 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3 interceptions on average.
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
