Caitlin Clark Just Broke an UNBELIEVABLE Record – Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics Highlights

The Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics are squaring off in their final matchup of the WNBA season on Thursday night. As the first half came to a close, the Mystics took a lead into the locker room, with Indiana trailing by seven points.

Both teams had standout performances in the first half, with Indiana’s Nelissa Smith and Ariel Atkins leading all scorers with 11 points each. For Washington, Seaone and Shitori Walker-Kimbro each scored 10 points. The Fever opened the game strong, leading 24-22 after the first quarter, but Washington bounced back with a powerful 30-point second quarter, taking a 52-45 lead into halftime.

In this highly contested matchup, rookie guard Caitlin Clark for Indiana scored eight points in the first half, shooting two of three from beyond the arc, along with five assists and four rebounds. Both teams are shooting above 50% from the field and 40% from three-point range.

Washington is looking to sneak into the WNBA playoffs, and with her second three-pointer of the game, Caitlin Clark now has 122 on the year, which gives her the second most in a single season in WNBA history, surpassing Diana Taurasi’s 121 three-pointers in 2006. The league record is Sabrina Ionescu’s 128 in 2023.

At the start of the season, there were doubts about Caitlin Clark’s transition to the WNBA, with some saying, “You’re going to come play with some grown women who have been playing professional basketball for a long time.” However, Caitlin Clark proved them wrong.

Interestingly, this matchup is also notable for being the most attended game in WNBA history, highlighting the excitement surrounding Caitlin Clark.