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As she has done endlessly successful her rookie play for nan Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark collapsed yet different WNBA grounds connected Wednesday night.
Clark, this year's No 1 draught pick, inspired nan Fever to their 10th consecutive triumph aft putting up 24 points successful a 93-86 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Sparks.
The 22-year-old besides recorded 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her 2nd profession triple-double, having antecedently go nan first rookie successful history to propulsion it disconnected once.
And nan achievements didn't extremity location for Clark, arsenic she besides became nan fastest WNBA subordinate of each clip to scope 100 three-pointers successful a season.
She connected connected her 2nd three-pointer of nan crippled and 100th of nan play midway done nan 3rd 4th and added 2 much to scope 102 and decorativeness 4 of 10 from agelong range.
Caitlin Clark collapsed yet different WNBA grounds pinch nan Indiana Fever connected Wednesday night
As good arsenic becoming nan first ever rookie to scope a century, nan erstwhile Iowa sensation is nan quickest of immoderate subordinate successful history to get location aft doing truthful successful conscionable 34 games.
She is besides 1 of conscionable six players to ever deed 100, joining Sabrina Ionescu, Diana Taurasi, Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum and teammate Kelsey Mitchell successful nan history books.
Among those players, Clark is nan only 1 to besides station 200 assists.
She made 2 free throws pinch 16.4 seconds near to springiness Indiana a seven-point lead. Kia Nurse was besides agelong connected a three-pointer astatine nan different extremity arsenic her superstar teammate grabbed nan rebound to complete nan triple-double.
'Of people I knew, but honestly, like, we were conscionable trying to get stops,' Clark said aft nan win.
The Rookie of nan Year frontrunner besides made a cardinal protect play erstwhile she poked a walk distant successful nan overgarment and recovered Boston for a layup and a 91-84 lead pinch 25.2 seconds left.
Clark became nan fastest subordinate successful WNBA history to deed 100 three-pointers aft achieving nan feat successful a specified 34 games
Kelsey Mitchell added 18 points for Indiana, coming 2 points awkward of her eighth consecutive 20-point game. NaLyssa Smith scored 13 points.
Odyssey Sims led Los Angeles (7-26) pinch 20 points. Dearica Hamby and Rae Burrell each scored 16, and Azura Stevens had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Next up for Clark and nan Fever is simply a two-game bid against nan Minnesota Lynx at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
