WIN IT IN THE FOURTH – The INDIANA FEVER (9-13) played host to the NEW YORK LIBERTY (17-4) yesterday.
The Fever were clinging to a mere 39-38 edge as Halftime arrived. The 3rd Quarter ended with the Liberty on top 62-55, but Indiana roared from behind in the 4th to win the game 83-78. CAITLIN CLARK led the Fever with a Double Double of 19 points and 13 assists, while her teammate NaLyssa Smith notched a Double Double of her own with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
TUSSLE AT THE TARGET CENTER – In this game the MINNESOTA LYNX (15-6) welcomed the WASHINGTON MYSTICS (5-17) to their Target Center home court.
The Lynx saw their 25-14 1st Quarter lead melt away as Washington tied things up at 36-36 by the midpoint. After the break, the Mystics were up 57-55 in the 3rd Quarter before Minnesota exploded for a 74-67 victory in the 4th. Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams led the Lynx with 17 points each.
OUT OF THE DEATH ZONE – The CHICAGO SKY (8-11) took a break from the deadly streets of their home city to visit the SEATTLE STORM (13-7).
This back-and-forth affair saw the Sky out in front 23-22 in the opening Quarter, but Seattle leading 42-40 at the Half. From there, Chicago outscored the Storm 48-42 to win the game 88-84. THIRTY-THREE points from Chennedy Carter led the Sky and her teammate Angel Reese added a Double Double of 27 points and 10 rebounds.
WINGIN’ IT – This game pitted the DALLAS WINGS (5-16) against the visiting ATLANTA DREAM (7-12).
A tight contest was the result as the Halftime score stood at 42 for the Wings and 41 for Atlanta. The Dream were up 61-60 to end the 3rd Quarter, but Dallas managed an 85-82 triumph to end the game. Arike Ogunbowale tossed in 19 points to lead the Wings, while Teaira McCowan gave Dallas a Double Double of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
YOU SAY LAS, I SAY LOS – The LOS ANGELES SPARKS (5-15) took the court against their guests the LAS VEGAS ACES (12-7).
The Sparks held a 46-36 lead to end the opening Half. The 3rd Quarter ended with Los Angeles on top 70-60 before the Aces forced Overtime with an 84-84 tie to end Regulation. In the extra session the Sparks won out 98-93. Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles with her Double Double of 28 points and 14 rebounds.
RISING SUN – In this game the CONNECTICUT SUN (16-4) traveled to face the PHOENIX MERCURY (10-10).
The Sun led Phoenix 19-17, 42-35 and 64-53 in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarters, respectively. In the 4th, Connecticut consummated their victory by a final tally of 83-72. Eighteen points from Brionna Jones led the Sun, while her teammate Alyssa Thomas contributed a Double Double of 10 points and 12 rebounds.
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Great posts as always. I mentioned before that I don’t take much of an interest in sports, but I always find your posts engaging to read. While I don’t take an interest in basketball, I love movies that capture sports games. For instance, “King Richard” comes to mind as a great film celebrating the game of tennis. Superb sports biopic tracing the rise of Serena Williams who was guided by her father to become a world-famous tennis champion. Will Smith gave one of his best performances in this film before the infamous Oscars slap that ruined his reputation. I’m not a huge fan of tennis, but I absolutely loved this film. Here’s why it’s worth watching:
Thanks very much!
From what I read (tiny snippets here and there) the Fever may not have a winning season on the court, but do in the box office. Am I right? Or do I need to read more than headlines!
You are absolutely right! They are making a lot of money off of the excitement for Caitlin Clark. The losing season was sort of inevitable since she was such a high draft pick. If you’re familiar with how drafts work in other sports you may recall how the worse a team does the previous season the higher their next draft pick, so Caitlin was grabbed by Indiana, who struggled in recent years.
Charlee: “Cat logo! Woo-hoo! Go cats!!!”
Ha! Glad you were pleased, Charlee!