Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell We Can't Stop Napheesa Collier | Fever vs Lynx

nafisa Coler scores 31 for lyns besting Caitlyn Clark's 23 in 90 to 80 win over fever with the Minnesota links retiring Maya Moore's Jersey on Saturday night the home team came out strong and appeared on its way to a blowout win over the Indiana Fever The Links roared out to a big early lead in the first quarter on their way to a 90 to 80 Victory Minnesota clinched a playoff spot with the win however a fever team that had won seven of its past nine games and is now playing for a WNBA playoff spot of its own fought back and essentially flipped the first quarter score in the second outscoring Minnesota 28-6 to make it a one-point game at Halftime Indiana did close to a 74 to 71 deficit in the fourth quarter but the links went on a 12 to zero run from there to close the game out nafiza Collier scored a season High 31 points with five rebounds for Minnesota her third straight game with 23 or more points points Kayla McBride followed with 19 points and four assists while Bridget Carlton tallied 16 points four rebounds four assists and two steals the fever were led by Caitlyn Clark's 23 points along with five rebounds and eight assists unfortunately she also had seven turnovers adding to her League leading total of 162 averaging 5.8 per game however Clark still leads the NBA in assist averaging 8.3 per game Kelsey Mitchell added 21 while Aaliyah Boston grabbed 15 rebounds to go with her 10 points Clark reached 500 total points and 200 assists in 29 games played the fastest to reach those numbers during a season in WNBA history and the first rookie to do so Caitlyn Clark reached the 500 points and 200 assists Mark in only 29 career games faced with steam from noos legendary start to her WNBA career the links improved their record to 23 to8 the third best Mark in the WNBA while joining the New York Liberty and Connecticut sun in the postseason thus far Minnesota has now made the playoffs 13 times in coach Cheryl Reeves 15 Seasons with the loss its first since the Olympic break Indiana dropped to 13 to 16 but that still has the fever as the number seven seed in the league which would put them in the playoffs the fever finish off their two game Road Trip at the Atlanta Dream on Monday at 7:30 p.m. eastern time up next for the links is a road game at the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday at 10 p.m. eastern time here for the links hosting star on the court tonight we have Smith McBride and Williams Clark Indiana paint points now we know Nea coli to the Lane and they have post players who get in the a signature shot follow on that last play by the way by on ktie L samelson Fe for three has been resting for a few nights here after they feat Seattle against the Las Vegas Aces the second win for the Ling oh the Clark almost double dribble Mitchell before this one they haven't played since last Sunday so six days ago Clark misses but there's leaves in for Collier a wonderful pass from Courtney Williams to feed McBride to call it Carlton and Bridget Carlton drives the [Applause] base Carlton to CER in stride Leo Boston does a really nice job getting out of that double team kick out to Carlton the three ball goes BC down one of six shooting [Applause] Mitchell will set things up and drive taking herself high off the glass in front of [Music] her Collier gets that [Applause] one MIT kicks it out samels short jumper gets her own board and she's [Applause] fou it's Kelsey she has just been outstanding McBride picks up the dribble gets it to Fe rolls it in seven shots and is in she said she doesn't want to play selfish basketball that pass rolled up the leg of indan now Carlton a good look and a nice extra rebound offensive rebound by Smith and a three getting the extra rebound and looking for the the great shot Mitchell tough drive from Kelsey Clark finds herself free so can't hit it Caitlyn Clark to get her shot off no doubt McBride we think of her as a three-point shooter but she is such a good Defender and she takes it was just early last season when head coach Cheryl Reed said in her piece of Coler opposing teams need to know who our best player is CH well that is a great player and yes she has earned the right to take those chances jawdropping last night McBride Off the Mark yeah I love how coach ree said I hope that and the shot was blocked here's Mitchell another the feed wow that was game Carlton spin in the paint the kick out heidman Beauty as she gets into the game aggressive defense your shots Clark into the defense that is a foul against link fans the is just after tonight's final buzzer so now what Carlton does that is valuable is on the defensive got the defensive assignment of Kelsey Mitchell right now large little step back and have hin Allen in the game for the links just traded here on Tuesday from Washington the shot fake hman hits it and Indiana's yet to hit one 0 for six from three Clark will drive instead UA's got that block Clark on her heidman gets Byer the kick out and arounds Carlton Lins it up and drops gets free for the three and that is how the first quarter will end and with Indiana getting a chance here and a touch shot Timmy F Bentley got it off it will not count and feeling all of it and some it's so fun I have my family here people who meant so much to me in my basketball journey and um just to watch um just the fun we had uh when we were on the court yesterday it was just a blast to get to appreciate each other all over against not be a greater group in the history of the WNBA truly truly it's it's wild to to look at what we did together you know three streaks and then the four of us together um and wondering about how much stress they were under trying to get three Championship Championship like our my rookie year and the unexpected links are coming in but toward the latter half of my career so um it's it's your rhythms in your home and then you come back and and we have four checking to see if the foul happened before the ball was inbounded or after the ball was inbounded so that is question asked about tonight's game every question in that press conf that you're kind to that you're just a human being with and what that person's going to become and end up doing with their platform also just remind folks like the little girl that I hug that's not Caitlyn Clark she matters too that's right and uh of just kind of what you think about the play of basketball right now because the group that you were with were just so Elite taj's generational shoulders uh to more ways to develop themselves not just as basketball for age than we were and that's exactly how it's supposed to be you know we set records so they can break them oh Chini got this now she's a veteran and she considered that generation of players standing on her shoulders we're watching it all unfold you were in the building last night and the F of Coler had an career-high 18 rebounds just a spectacular game yeah she was on fire um and the unselfishness as well um she doesn't care who gets the credit she just wants to win so wait for this after the game we get to celebrate you and uh retire your Jersey thank you Maya congratulations in this second quarter still leading it though by seven mbde fou she'll go to the free throw for two the foul against Kelsey Mitchell was her third soini is guarding Caitlyn Clark now and deire Dantes puts the spin move on CER McBride gets it across the timeline KAC the drive the shots the last two games Clark seemingly thousands of fans here who are wearing 22 jerseys has not missed in this second quarter eight for eight CLK weaving her way through it's turnover of the game for Minnesota as she makes her way through the lane offensive rebound aiam Boston Boston spins one way then the other Smith in the man she was rebounding the ball from the top of the key four on the shot clock William Bine she fell down on a fast break opportunity and a no contact play hangs and gets the an one three for three in this second quarter it's Carlton and a rebound to Clark and a pass ahead a little too strong for Lexi Hull who was streaking down the courner that it's so interesting before the game pace and passing that's what you said the two best characteristics are of Caitlyn Clark's the fourth of the quarter for Indiana deflected by Hull Minnesota ball top of the key dtis offensive board hold but a whistle before that happened Lon and it was Smith battling against Ayah Boston who just got an offensive hman lost it a foul coming against Caitlyn Clark that'll be her talking about myam or she said I wish I had her defense I I know many of the world's most critical hunger spots register at FMC high and now with 22 seconds to go here's Clark off the screen the three-pointer is good she makes it look but can't get the ball to drop through the hoop boy that was a golden opportunity for natia heidman they do have the number one defensive rating in the league we see if the links can show that tonight in this game with kayb McBride will be interesting to see points may be a little bit slower for her to come in this one Courtney Williams trying to get it to Alena Smith 19 made field goals the links 13 assists on 16 made shots the drive from Williams back and forth with Boston Boston runs into Coler somehow gets the shot off Smith offensive rebound line three for M KAC is missed and here comes Williams Courtney Williams off the dribble mid-range first quarters and third quarters have been very good for the links they come out sharp third quarter as they come out in difficult for Indiana MC get one up in the lane6 boards in this game Clark goes down after the three-point attempt but no that's as she should right absolutely V is making a huge difference Clark it off to Mitchell Kelsey Mitchell drains started off really strong in this one Alena Smith to Ker Smith opening but decide to pass it away and the links will look for a better shot Carlton from The Wing is a better shot 16- five in the quarter and there's an and free throw attempts for Indiana in this game shot off right now two on the shot clock right now Clark tried to go inside the Boston Minnesota fouled with one Chelsea Mitchell put on the line that's a two if it goes but does not Indiana really having to work here in their half court offense it's been a Str goodness the fever crashing the board they six second chance points and fee is foul the line six fans the heroin Jersey a game tonight at which time we will then move and Taj and J and Weezy all those link greats are here and will be on the court to the M benley on the pass from Clark shot clock violation is mahisha hin allenes out of making it difficult right now for Indiana you can see it on how they can't get their passes in Allen the three-point try won't go Williams up the back Carlton in on the offensive [Applause] board possession this will be a challenge by sides so the bench played a part in this one they did they did and the fever will have the basketball breathe easy separation from Indiana a turnover Misha hin Allen with the steel Williams converts all over her teammates need to help her in that scenario they got to come to the ball hang on I read that backwards it is 139 in favor of Minnesota six times in this quarter 14 for the game and individually slow down we will be hearing from a representative from Jordan organization has observations I guess [Applause] Clark loses hide in and rolls so this is now the largest ever regular season crowd for a Lynx basketball game nice move but couldn't get the basket yeah that's the type of shot we need to see Diamond Miller hit because she brings that energy and that M hman oh beautiful pass to Hines Allen hman on the Baseline got it to Miller who got it to H Allen look at that b one assist on 25 baskets consistently they've gone in spurts for sure Carlton hits the three and here's the steal Clark's got the ball in her hand lead pass too far for Mitchell and it was kicked in the crossover dribble Dantes back to Hull see Hull if she had dropped that in we were looking at a two-point game [Applause] Carlton's pass too strong for Lindsay wh saying that Janelle mcell would always have like a wireless speaker on her backpack and L be like seven nothing Indiana run MC bride with eight points in her return to Target Center and there's a bucket for Williams back and forth activated on June 25th she's only played in Eight Games this is her ninth of this season mcde wo that's a big lead approaching the five minute Mark hle going to dtis atanta Williams McBride is open and she hits it on the shot by Caitlyn Clark missed the MC Brides had the hot hand finds nefisa clier in the lane spinning around a couple of times and feed bounces easy [Music] n to Collier neisa jump shot he is a big player in big moments Mitchell a tough in four of her last five games she that travel makes a difference in a back toback but a lot of players played big he's going to give him that day off tomorrow think I'm thinking so I think so yes I think they get trying to pick up a sixth consecutive [Applause] win B Smith yet to take a shot in this game yet very impactful Baseline three dtis can't hit it Caitlyn she took 13 shots in the first half the LA the high low game from Smith to colier will send win one the MV from that Baseline spot Hull will try it from the wing Lexi Hull got it burning up the court gets the bucket in one 22 points tonight for Clark there's 23 on [Music] eight Collier fouled immediately with 42 points [Applause] with her dad and husband and daughter and rest during that Olympic break she also said she never really adjusted to the time zone in Paris so the transition back wasn't I believe with the Connecticut beat the Liberty tonight so the links will creep up and with the win going into the break it's now six straight wins with now 10 games thanks for watching like And subscribe for daily updates [Music]