Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks [GAME Highlights] (09/04/2024) | WNBA Season 2024

for Indiana Kelsey Mitchell 12 in the first half she's looking for her eighth straight with 20 let's see what La does here on the offensive end I would go inside the Hami and try to get her going looks like they're going to their horn set then on the defensive end I might Blitz the first ball screen just to see if Indiana handles it here's tal got caught in the air and turns it over nice hands there by Aaliyah Boston Clark bouncing for Boston and gives it right back Sims into hole and gets it to go off balance [Applause] shots here is Boston with all sorts of space Mitchell on the drive turns the corner and gets to the raim forget about it she gets to that left hand so explosive off the bounce I mean incredibly fun to watch I always say this Pat she's like a running back Archie Griffin style if you will shoulder pads over the thigh pads here is talet who shuffled her feets Mitchell a great Buck Eye Archie Griffin the only two-time Heisman Trophy W I got to give Archie a shout out because he got a statue and he dotted the eye this weekend Kelsey loves Archie and Archie used to run with his shoulders over his thigh pads like a running back that's what Kelsey Mitchell always looks like to me when she turns the corner you've seen that speed be such an asset here for this fever offense for Caitlyn Clark as Indiana's offense has exploded here out of the Olympic break Smith going one-on-one attacking Hami and winning the battle indana knows it's one-on-one coverage in the post they have great spacing around that one-on-one coverage so if you bring help they're they're all willing passers out of that play here's Stevens lining up a triple and a aay Stevens is knocked down three from out there three triples aay shoot till your arm falls off aay the Sparks have hit four more threes than the fever have here tonight one of the top three-point shooting teams in the league they shoot third best Stevens has stolen the show here a little bit a was talking to me about her guide hand and about how she's really worked on making sure that she gets it off cleanly and you can see look at the follow through she's lined up at 66 knocking down threes Stevens will try it again leaving this one short a little bit of heat check there for azire Stevens and deservedly so there's that Blitz that's the way I want to start it Kurt Miller has his team Blitz and it results in aah Boston getting the away staying after it but you make with C give it up Boston now with 14 and eight she's finding some room to work down there and on the other end Odyssey Sims continues to stay aggressive Sims has 12 hard to believe she's not on a regular roster deal somewhere in the WNBA kind of her story last year too bouncing around played some time in Dallas was great on those deals but not a full-time gig as able to shovel it there to Stevens and cl will just let it go out of bounds under overhead strap ice Jam switch Blitz blur the 10 different ways right and here is Boston in the short roll off the blitz this is where Indiana has gotten really good in the middle third La took all that away in the first half looks like they're going right back to it here in the second Clark once again seeing double team it frees up Boston and Boston can't finish underneath Mitchell has the offensive rebound for Indiana Mitchell staying aggressive flips it up flips it in to the right hand pouny Mitchell well she's on her way to another 20-point game Mitchell with 16 and we are level at 55 and ready to vote scan the QR code right now on your screen to find out more fever and Sparks have been locked in a good one all level at 55 and we are just going to have a little walk to the other end of the court and try this again false start on the inbound I think false start you had the Griffin references and all the football references so just kind of had my mind on the grid iron on the officials be interesting to see how the fever respond here they felt at times kind of stuck in second gear but they've shown lips of breaking out of it they've taken better care of the ball here in the second [Applause] half n driving on Clark feeds it back for Hami Hami with a crossover driving into Smith leads a shot short defense there by Nissa [Applause] Smith Arc with nine points seven assists here so far CL crossing over and drop it a three P Clark so smooth oh and it's Clark with a steal Clark Off to the Races Sims given Chase she won't get there it's just a different energy in the building when Caitlyn scores little fiveo burst from Caitlyn Clark as Jackson throws up a wild shot guess who with the rebound we're on triple double watch just so you know Clark looking for more Clark off the screen bounces for Boston Mar with 14 points seven assists six rebounds here is Hami on the other end spinning and drawing the [Applause] foul leam Boston says my bad Caitlyn as Caitlyn steps back and knocks down another triple and then the steel defensively in the layup 50 run by Caitlyn as dear Hami knocks down the first Boston couldn't finish on the other end a chance for Indie Hami here headed to the free throw line Caitlyn Clark 14 points six rebounds seven assists Pat she does have one triple double she's the only rookie in the history of the league to have a triple double July 7th against New York 1912 and 13 Mark still seeing two bodies opens up space for Boston here's ho on the drive puts on the brakes and had it knocked away good hands there by Hami and nurse a little too far for deer on the other end the Sparks give it back so Kur Miller blitzes the first possession of the game no more blitzes in the first half it starts the second half with exactly what I thought he might do is show a few more blitzes and what it's done is because Indiana has not seen a lot of that lately it does throw you off Rhythm a little bit not that they don't prepare for it CU they rep it every day in practice he's such a master tactician it's always chess match I think you got to change the rhythm of the game at different points in the game and there's lots of ways you can change the rhythm of the game sometimes it's a timeout or a substitution sometimes changing your ball screen cover could be the pace that you play with there's many ways you can do it but you have to change it can't play the same all the time Sims the switch on to Boston driving on Boston and draws the foul just the second on aiyah Boston here tonight Boston one rebound from a double double but this is what La does well they're second in the lead and drawing fouls so they're very much a downhill get you in isolation look to attack and that's Odyssey Sims game and she averaged 17 points on a hardship in Dallas here she's averaging just under 10 points a game last week Sims was back in Dallas you're playing for the Sparks put up 26 and [Applause] 10 so the 11year vet more than capable of knights like this he had some momentum there a five-point lead it's been responded to a four-point run by the [Music] Sparks Mark being watched by nurse Clark on the drive Clark hangs and Bs it home so much better going downhill when she goes to the right and she gets her hips equal or past her Defender really can't stop her Jackson turning on Lexi hle shot too strong and if he fumble the rebound really good 45 degre cut by K nurse he was open right here hips and shoulders pass or [Applause] equal trying to establish leu in there the fieber have a couple bodies on her really good switches there good communication by the fever knock clock down to five Sim's going to have to hoist from way outside and once again this one is off ofu thought Lexi hle might have gotten that one last instead it's fever ball really good job defensively a couple of switches on mismatches that the LA Sparks created on the Indiana Fever defense but the communication is what you're hoping for right there especially from your defense particularly when it's in front of your bench where your bench can help you on that Clark Kelsey Mitchell a Leah Austin each sitting on 16 points here so far tonight as Indiana holding on to that slim three-point Advantage Mitchell the switch on the Lee here is Clark launching Box by [Applause] nurse Sims using that Steven screen she snakes behind it when she creates this mismatch for azire Stevens it's a really well-designed play by Kurt will and Indiana likes to ice those ball screens on the side of the floor on the one of the sides so they're trying to keep the ball on the same side when there's that much space to snake behind you put a lot of pressure on the defense in the second level MIT now to switch on to Sten Mitchell putting on the moves Mitchell on the drive drops it for [Applause] Smith were still shooting over 50% from the floor haven't been able to shake the Sparks [Applause] inside for Jackson poked Away by Mitchell wheeler giving Chase Jackson way too strong Sims has it on the other end nurse is open that three ball won't fall now it's wheeler turning on the Jets wheeler going coast to coast and Wheeler drawing the foul that's kind of a signature Erica Wheeler play we haven't seen a whole lot of this year obviously playing lesser minutes with Caitlyn Clark now in the mix but when you talk about Erica wheeler in her prime that's that's it right there yeah this is a a downhill driver right and she's going to slice the court right here and put some pressure on K nurse when they're coming at you full speed especially when you have that kind of speed it's really tough to contain and Wheeler knocks down the first play just six minutes in that win over Dallas on Sunday second Fest of the Season play over half the game in Chicago of a matchup base decision for Christy sides wheeler wanted two Bost in the offensive rebound thought about going back up out to Clark Clark on the fake Clark on the drive behind the back to Boston extra pass it's wheeler put it on the Highlight Reel oh the unselfishness from the fever on that play giving up good looks for Great Looks Indiana back up five and nurse with a silence ER he a nurse three triples Clark trying to answer you bets so good this game has kind of felt stuck in second gear for a lot of it but we are starting to break out of that here as Sims on the drive and draws the [Applause] foul watch the spacing on this play right here Clark sees all nine players she drops it behind her back one more by Boston a wide open triple and Erica wheeler hits her 11th triple of the Season Sims misses on the other end park with 19.7 assist and six rebounds it's amazing how she's gotten to the point where this kind of night is almost what you expect from her playing at such a high level [Applause] [Music] they run Caitlyn off that Iverson action that's an action they like to run for Kelson [Applause] Mitchell n weaving her way inside and is called for a [Applause] carry all La needs to do is keep putting some game pressure on Indiana right you want to be there in the last last couple of possessions try to force some slippage by the fever especially when you've lost seven out of eight and you're trying to keep your team in a confident level to finish off the season Boston back for Clark a good look at it good clean look there for Caitlyn Clark who's three of eight from the three-point line here tonight fever have hit six threes Clark's hit three of them but the fever do get a two for one out of [Applause] [Music] it Sims whips it over to barell who's open can't connect on the three and 10 seconds for Indiana to try to push I don't think we there we go trying to get the ball CL does get it to her Clark back for samelson and the fever don't get a look couple really nice defensive possessions there for the Sparks to close out the third but it's the