Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings Full GAME 4th-Qtr Today(01/09/2024) Women's Basketball |2024 WNBA

all the way you got to give a hats off to arque you look at Kelsey Mitchell doing a great job and now klin Clark is heating up so it's been fantastic to watch and when you talk about Caitlyn Clark back during the All-Star breaks you mentioned that orque is one of the best oneon-one offensive players in the league when you look at that admiration and that camaraderie growing across the League what does that do Mor morally for the league I mean the league is fantastic with all of their talent across the league from coast to coast but I tell you I was just telling a friend if you want to compare anybody to Cynthia Cooper when we won the four championships with the Houston comment you have to compare her with orque she can score on every level from the three-point line get to the rim fast break and then creating her own shot offensively so I love to watch her play and CP you were great in your own right back in the day so anytime you can say that about arque I'm sure she would appreciate that and when you just think about this league and not only you talk about Clark and just how it's growing to a whole another level back then it was great the WNBA was great but now when you fast forward to 2024 and see how far it's come I mean it's come so far I I'm really enjoying the level of of of talent in the WNBA but also expertise and just seeing all the fanf around the WNBA I love it every single minute of it when you look at Asia Wilson and Chelsea and Kelsey what they're doing out in Las Vegas and then you see the level of of talent tonight in this game with klin and arque it's just been great to watch the growth of the W in the last few years and I'mma let you do this one you want to toss it back to your friend the Hall of Famer Hey listen I don't want to toss it back to Nancy but hey Nancy come get this hey you know what you are amazing and I'm glad we're friends and what she has been able to do in her career let me just cap this off I know uh sioban said a four-time champion with the the Houston comments four-time Finals MVP two-time scoring champ 2600 points and arque iron sharpens iron and you are doing your thing the 10th 15th 20th and 25th anniversary be Dallas fighting back after Indiana went on a 70 run but they Indiana has made their last six field goal at we saw arque with her sixth from Beyond The Arc one off her career high she's got 22 in the first half 4 second difference shot of the game clock Clark launches back of the iron Wings thr up ahead to arque and arque got it that was a heads up play by maau to arque way to finish this quarter when tiarra maau threw that I thought she thought there was no time left was just chucking it down there but orque had heads up to go down and track it down but how about orque 24 in the first half Caitlyn Clark 12 and four assists her how she played back in the day it's you that's a great compliment I mean she wanted to go so I really appreciate that all right thank you AR all right the Dallas teams scratching in CLA of arque going six of n satu was one of five and that's been a problem for Indian 50% of their opponent points opponent points have been mid-range inside that's going to be 3 seconds let's check in with sioban her little update here at halftime yes I was able to talk to head coach L Trisha tro after the half and she told me hey the Indiana Fever have seven offensive rebounds and that just won't cut it she says the team needs to play better defense and Nancy and Ron she says Hey when we execute and play together we're Unstoppable and they're coming off obviously their best three game stretch and best game defensively when they played Minnesota on top satu with three on the shot clock nothing but the bottom of the deet satu was one of eight ncy in the first half that's a good sign for the wing it's a great sign but the fact that they put the ball inside it makes the player regard guarding satu drop down and and hedge and Jab and then you kick it right out and you get a three Boston tries to take it on maau who goes down hard then they Tire up that'll be a jump ball and arque wanted a foul P has missed a lot of little bunnies around the rim I know Smith has missed a couple herself and she's us can get in your head a little bit Yeah and use her her length and her strength you know and and the coaches preach to Tira maau and kot BR for that matter you got to grab the ball you got to hold on to it or keep it up high right or keep it up high and grasp it bring it down low you're going to cause problems all right we're going to do that this going to be the Ron fulin drill tomorrow and the Dallas Wings basketball camp we're going to rebound and we're going to keep it high and it's your it's your play seven years doing the NBA with yub I was in a basketball camp every day with him Mitchell outside and she's got another three her second of the ball game to move to 18 for the game when a player is in this type of Rhythm it's unbelievable and they have to keep firing Dallas has got to pass the basketball they can't afford to go one shot and go the other way Smith on the fou Second Chance [Applause] points it's still the pace of the game is good and you know in the first half by en lar both teams are getting the ball up the floor off the rebound within 3 seconds that's good ball movement and Shu another three her second and the half nice pass from tiarra she knows and when you keep your head up as a big you can see the the big coming at you Clark no here is Howard Howard one on Three going to wait for the truth talking about their passing in the second game against New York just a week or so ago they were averaging less than one pass in 50 possessions that had to change and it did the last three gam and this is playing so well right now and oh my goodness The Olympian for Germany satu saali what a shot she has she's worked on that for so long run eight in the first half six here in the second check that yeah that's right six in the second Smith spin got it Smith doing her part she's got 14 in the ball game well the fact [Music] that the fact that the wings have doubled up pretty much the fever in three-point attempts I mean about a just tied her career high Nancy and three-pointers made oh that's seven for her and you know I was looking to see what the adjustment was going to be uh for for Coach sides and this team Clark comes back at answers I saw the adjustment just now Clark with 15 to go along with her five assists obviously hands down the favorite and Rookie of the Year for good reason you know I love where the game of basketball is in the W the read and react most teams are similar in how they play you know Concepts and Concepts become plays [Music] Howard needed that and here comes JC Sheldon Clark trailing that's going to be a hard boul are they going to look at it I think those two may have done that a few times when Iowa played Ohio State yeah they've gone after each other and and nobody knows the NBA 177% of all the flagrant fouls this year have been committed against Caitlyn amazing yeah I mean there's been five in 32 games but you you it's a very physical League there's talented athletes across the board and Casey Shel is one of them Jason sh Jason Sheldon saying that I think I can help this team even more than I've done she has really come along the last couple of weeks of the Season lead is seven biggest lead of the game for the wings biggest lead for Indiana has been four tough defense on Clark that's a tough shot can't get it arque sneaks behind Smith up ahead Flash oh face to Saku and takes it herself what a move by Natasha Howard check this seven from three getting everybody involved here is Hall has it poked away nice defense Saku on top Smith they close they show the double Boston no nice job maau and pulling that her ninth rebound this great defense in this quarter by the Wings doing a great job marks got it the lead is nine biggest lead for either team this afternoon that's going to be a kick ball I sawall team making sure they're going over screens at the appropriate time Howard with a rejection points five assists you know when I walked in here before the game there were just hundreds of fans lined up oh yeah what Caitlyn Clark has done for the game is is generational and I just as a as a baller to a baller I just want to say thank you our game up you and so many great players but what you're doing you're going to make all these women multi-millionaires one day like tiger did like Michael Jordan did and we shouldn't hate on her we should celebrate her not tolerate her arque to pull up no offensive rebound Shu can't get it up ahead Clark beautiful pass the Mitchell you talked about it at the open you're going to continue to see this throughout the season hey by the way if keep make the playoffs you do not want to play this team in a series a short series that is going to be a problem with Boston with Smith with Hall with Caitlyn and arque got a new career high and three-pointers made her eighth of the game she's got 30 in the ball games her 63-point effort today and then Mitchell fouled by arque they're going to replay it arque cannot believe it probably didn't give her enough room to come yeah this is just a he you know Caitlyn Clark I had a chance to talk to Lisa bler yesterday is by far a unanimous front runner in that but she said I said when did you first see Caitlyn Clark and she goes well she was in eighth grade the first time I saw her she was 14 years old she stood for you know taking this young player developing her into this enormous Superstar of the game we prayed to have the media that's going on right now my generation and it's happening right now now orque having words the foul was correct on a bench and got close to the Dallas Wings Ben and Mitchell once again two free throws to make one now they get the ball Wheeler's got not wheeler but Mitchell has the most beautiful shot you know lefties always have a just lights up TV because people get to see how great she is and she's so young and she's hungry and arque they're going to have to sit her down we don't see arque actually kind of go off very often very few times no because she's so locked in on the game you know she has that that Mamba mentality that you know we know with her relationship with Kobe now Indiana with a chance to pull within one or even tie it up bark inside can't be grabbed Here Comes Natasha Howard Sheldon getting the majority of the playing time Mo she's had in the three-game win streak that's going to trao because you don't want to keep somebody who is so hot and playing so great on the bench when they've just been crushing it Boston Steve truly you know you you you can't do that you just can't put your both hands it's going to be on Nissa Smith her third Stu looking for her 20th Point good hustle orque can't come down with it Indiana will have it you know what orque is a really fantastic rebounder for a guard but she is a two-way player she plays so hard on the defense [Music] event 12 bow run now for Indiana trying to expand on that arque tough ball away can't get it Smith rips it away her eighth board two away from a double double for Nelissa Smith Smith 13 double doubles last year she's got seven this year whistle and a foul see the one thing that Caitlyn Clark of many things not just one one she dribbles at the defender you go back door and there's no help if you have Shooters on the week side a great play and ends up in kln Clark getting her 19th Point that's a great out of bounds play because on the other side it was an open an open Corner the corner was not filled with the player Howard faces up on Smith backs are down Clark showed the double does just make a hard cut to the basket Mitchell was getting into it down low pation from Jeffrey Smith Jeffrey joined by Tim Green the crew chief Sarah Williams well they're going to call that a flagrant I think or was at a defense of 3 [Applause] seconds now they're saying offensive foul Kelsey Mitchell and arque he's got 31 and Dallas will have the ball out once again this game is so tight arque by the way had a 40-point game against Phoenix back in May how about that maaan again and you mentioned it the other night against Minnesota she missed at least five or six from right underneath yeah those are the ones she's just got to got to put down how about that defensive play from mque ganque has to kick it back out Boston shuffled the feet that'll be the the 14th turnover than for Dallas 206 to play here in quarter number three yeah we really haven't uh seen aiyah Boston get involved in this game and she's part of that big three something happened well she's going to do whatever it takes to win whether it's setting that screen on the curl just now now for S Smith with three and that'll send sattu Sab at the line Brianna Stewart Sabrina yonescu and the New York Liberty are going to head to Dallas for a Tuesday Thursday swing that'll be on the 10th and 12th of September both games are going to tip off 700 p.m. here at the College Park Center it will be the final week of the regular season make sure you're in the building to watch This heavyweight Showdown for tickets and information visit Dallas wis.com you know I look at uh Katie L Sam samelson who's in the game played at Yukon won the National Championship in 2016 with Gino second all time in threes made so that's right on the floor well Dallas did a great job against Minnesota three-point shooting they came in hot Dallas really guarded the three-point uh line well in that contest well you know that was one thing that uh coach tramell said to us is that you must limit their threes that's a bad turnover there you saw Natasha Howard a great plays in that Minnesota game we just saw one there Howard rebound dtis here's Clark with a minute and a half to play in the third an entertaining third and Dallas is going to have it coming in here Tuesday night that'll be at 7 you know that's a tough offensive foul right there but going back to those standings right there you you if you're the wings closing in on a minute to play here in the third Clark Sheldon tracks are down D tough B away 13 no arque pulls down the rebound arque seven rebounds and 31 points arque nice job boxing out by Mitchell and she looked like she may have got a little hit in the elbow a little [Music] bit Howard with Sheldon Clark will commit the foul so important on those handoffs or the dh's dribble handoffs if you are the person with the ball you can't keep the ball out with space cuz the defend probably what what what are you what are you betting here I'm going to go with the Saker we'll see Natasha at the line last three games she shot 58% and his average squirrel finds an acorn every now and then now they're going to tape up the right elbow of Kelsey Mitchell hey have we mentioned that Rick car but he's he's kind of s like he's coaching the game well one of the great things of many about Coach Carlile is that he is such supporter of women's Athletics and the W and this guy is the president of the NBA players the coaches association oh that by the way sorry coach car but in her off season during the Olympic break Caitlyn Clark worked on her floater just inside the lane we all lamented that she didn't have a floater she now has a floater how about Clark she's got 21 of the ball game and there's K from the outside Brown final 6 seconds Clark Sheldon has done a nice job Clark for three no the F and the buzzer what a play by Timmy F benley boy that was a great hustle play we're going to