Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream [FULL HIGHLIGHTS] AUG.25.24 | Women's Basketball 2024

but an Indiana Fever ticket is one of the hottest in all of sports first look at one of the brightest young stars in basketball yeah absolutely we'll see how the players treat it but as far as the fan scratch due to illness it'll be Christy Wallace getting the start in her place there is the head coach of the Indiana Fever Christy sides in her second season and we're going to shatter a pre-season attendance record hary Jones entering her second season feeds it inside as Clark catch and shoots Ryan Howard that number one overall pick back in 2022 [Applause] off here's gray with the step and Barbara Turner Maisha gray a massive offseason thick of it Al on the hand off from gray crosscourt Howard gray catch and shoot knocks down Howard on one side Alicia gray on the [Applause] other yeah confidence is there you see it in is giv me the freedom to be me once she gets past Center Court game's different with her on the floor yeah you have to Howard feeds inside Park of tus Boston might have got experience on the interior bark on the drive gets inside and there is her she made that one look pretty easy finishing over the top of the size for fever fans for WNBA fans how they open up each other's games Point they've only had a couple of practices together so just to see want to bring in a deep roster in Camp it's gray on a back door pass some time in preseason to Jael this whole roster to Jael and this time it's to just get the pass and nail it down middle of the paint and how the rookie season Howard's been an All-Star both of her Atlanta Group looking for a little more experience there's Sissa Smith here a go and how about this start for Cheyenne Parker TI and here is that pick and roll you see Caitlyn Clark just keeps her for giant par tias got married in the off season Stars an addition to Ryan Howard here's T benley off the mark inside Boston sets up hole down to three Boston goes to work spin fires did she get it off the time the Atlanta Dream they' piit seven of their first nine shots and are up by 10 has an early buck get a pair of assists it's at like it is the middle of the [Applause] season so Atlanta go whether she'll be ready for the regular season opener they brought in Crystal Dangerfield as well 20 points here in just over 5 minutes for Tenisha Rights group Steve Wallace I don't know maybe got away with a a little bit of at six threes to beat Atlanta through a couple of torn AC's earlier in her career our step back three fleed Away by Atlanta will'll stay here with Indiana play this season I mean Caitlyn Clark got that high Outlet P one dribble by Ariel Powers here's Clark finds some space cig benley will launch some good looks on the perimeter not a hit any yet zero for six on aiel Powers I think this could be one of the more underrated off a veteran of the league and WNBA Champion a couple years back green goes back for Smith wide open at the foul line and Smith dashes in Henderson crosscourt Pass and that three ball run in the floor it's F Powers good defense there by Hull tough look coming in looking confident offensively knocking down a three it's been our first eight years in Minnesota knocks down the it's the two-time defending Champion the Las Vegas Aces against the F with the Olympic break in the middle of things we start a little early we end for rookies like Clark and she weaves her way inside I think Caitlyn Clark just answered that a little bit we Clark Cashes in on the three-point play they lost the handle find underneath little high low effect benley maybe too far underneath not the steel hman giving Chase Smith to step through and draws the foul and here's Caitlyn double teams keeping that dribble alive so on Caitlyn Clark and Aaliyah Boston and you've got in the list ofers that could really Thrive with more space you start action with Caitlyn Clark and then we haven't even gotten mman spinning inside that's where she does her work to there is samelson that might have got deflected good defense there by croud and it's almost unfathomable this the last week or so oh what a find find herself open she's returning after how her competitive juices have kind of been simmering here for nowah got her hands on the WNBA ball it was really cute 20 to eight cut this one down to six Caitlyn Clark has not Smith difficult look and throws it away where the fever found out they'd have the number one pick to get aiyah Boston match up here is aiel pow back on the drive and with Atlanta she's brought energy which they knew she was going to bring a real strength you've got 9 10 11 players that you can very easily players who have proven themselves in the league and they did that in Tina Charles playoffs dream one five more games teams that have high aspirations for the future at for Tammy benley Give It Go benley couldn't finish fitting it worth all time and scoring in the W and now remember the dream and just an abundance of Shooters on this fever roster and she showed off that signature Vision there in the first quarter yeah Caitlyn Clark's players Delissa Smith on the receiving end a couple of times in scoring in Iowa she let the country in assists as well and her passing is a little underrated as Charles gets that one to go all that know the sport have to be so impressed with her vision first season as Howard banging down low with B tries to go through her you play Atlanta you've got a handful on the wings with GRE Howard take it into the post there they are really tough match a nice roster unfortunately we don't see candid last year here is Alicia GR Smith goes back to work push shot won't fall the day that Atlanta played in that preseason game as Howard dials up another Lan and the fever having real problems with it and it's a blocking foul as with the Atlanta Dream a prolific three-point shooter had to the WNBA moment she had a massive night oh maybe something to watch for Caitlyn Clark once we start on Tuesday second round draft pick rookie out of Ohio State tamy fagbenle couple play Charles turning on Boston stayed patient with it didn't have much going but younger players Melissa Smith and Aaliyah Boston on the other end the in 2022 after leaving Washington was in Phoenix and Seattle yeah Tina Charles i' certainly love a little bit of consistency o Nelissa Smith in the first half Charles step back tough look that was defended with shot fake the three oh look at the behind the back and the push par tius fall as she's laughing up the court powered off the point tonight yeah you mentioned a lot of talk of Caitlyn Clark aah ball movement here Smith is wide open and buries a Triple haly Jones just tosses it up there and gets the foul got inside hit the layup one down from the foul line and is around the perimeter from the fever he's got a skill set that's really unique to today's game but somebody who can bring them versatility on both ends continue especially with Jordan Canada out that's gray off balance down to five Burger spins Fades fires and hits and here is Clark oh look at the vision it's Clark and Taylor a sequence here for for an indie as Atlanta leads by 10 well you are referencing Tina Charles the veteran impact that she can on what Tina Charles has done and continues to do its League MVP and she looks in Prime form here in 2020 for Parker tus misses on the other end Smith tips it bullies her way inside it's an off elbow up a little bit second year Pro Smith missing that time Clark teaming up now that is a heated rivalry between really hit their Pinnacle in the last few years as Jones Works her way inside cofy way off the mark But R it off the screen finds some space and there's a three so many great moment moment here from gamebridge Fieldhouse heading back defensively here is burer off balance and gets the bounce how is just bullying her way inside Michigan State it's all about her confidence a little confusion here we've got a couple whistles and season for everybody I'm I'm still not sure why Taylor wide open and buries a three second quarter here's the first three of the night and in this couple big 10 products knock down some threes back door pass was there but a deflection they were getting beat early inside the pain Jones pulls up shot won't fall and ultimately a turnover but credit to Leticia there as Burger Shot fakes into the corner here's Taylor off the mark on a three Burger tapped it right into the hands of powers who can't make her pay the anticipation in this building rise every time she touches the ball over the head of Samson but Taylor right place right time here is Clark on the Step Back Ops for p benle runs into [Applause] a well I saying I was thinking she's getting a little robbed here tonight because they three look at benley work underneath and keeps possession of a player quite like benley she provides very mobile and you're seeing the drive that she t f Ben lay [Applause] signed later in the season Charles Bank Shot can't get the B Burger that's a deep two it rims out Taylor the rebound and the sck you want to make plays like that great extra hustle from some doing the dirty work here tonight just the preseason but they're here to see Clark they're here to see Ryan Howard you got a one pance to take the lead Melissa Smith Outlet pass it's Clark Atlanta turns it over battling here on the post with Boston and shoots it right over talking to the bench a little bit too after that one and Boston shuffled her feet in the first quarter and took that lead back Caldwell elani kareah theer Smith saying my bad my bad and that's running a really thin camp roster because of that want into getting used to being ready for those passes and ready to F have that Clark has here right out of the gates oh that she was in had established a legal guarding position there at the [Applause] line to get the feeling like that Trio Jordan can success this year there's samelson paper with Clark's ability to distribute noward finds some space and Clark work hard and that time called for the reach in foul Atlanta with the foresight of no knowing they'd have Caitlyn Clark or that they might have into Boston who sends it back Caitlyn Clark gets strength in Aaliyah Boston the Cent the lead's elite Rim protectors and Smith her range couple times now Howard on the back door pass but Nelissa Smith up to 19 points this is her second she can get up the floor she dealt with a little bit simple she says she wants to stay healthy and if she can stay healthy years tell you she's looking I think as good as she's looked into for bringing in Caitlyn Clark to feed it in there but neither the forwards really had a good gray launches off the mark on a three there's gate from the corner beats it inside to Wallace that got knocked away at 64 that's why I think this organiz a little bit of a different look from the other fever post player honor Jeff roon megon AI will head to the mon on the broadcast these are cameras all over the arena but it's going to help angle visit fever basketball.com tickets to get your tickets today her call on the floor is foul so they've got to find if they give us [Applause] word what you were talking about it was tough to see if there was body contact there but from the top clock down to five here's coffee who launches and hits a contested zones here tonight trying to free herself gets to the benley extra should be free throws challenge you retain a second so Anisha right third quarter be a little hesitant to use it because from a foul late in the game coffee hits another three Nia coffee has really worked to become a Clark off the screen she will launch back I think they should just count it I mean if you can get into the hands of a me here right place right time her shot won't fall and the last chance to impress Lind dun impress she didn't have much of a play but I'm not sure if she knew that time was ticking down the fever erasing that early 15-point first half deficit here from Indianapolis on WNBA League Pass Indiana leads Atlanta by four here as we get season long right here WNBA League Pass ordered now W it's a pre-season game in the in the area myth work in the Baseline and there's Boston in this game but aah Boston right there to clean things [Music] up m is working her way inside losing Shooters on the perimeter they've done a better job of knowing person kick out [Music] Smith poers over Samson tough shots pretty close to a regular season rotation here the Avail availability to do that in the pre-season Boston bullies inside a spin move to the initially she lets things plays out sees how Austin you see the pause there at the top of the key seeing if there's anything that Defender by the way Padia takes one of the tough decisions gimps Wallace gets inside Fades and hits the fourth quarter coffee on the cut had that pass deflected and jump ball is the call [Applause] fever bigs Indiana was the third B but they want to assert themselves as the top front Court in the WNBA this year samelson finds some [Applause] [Music] space Henderson back door pass danger Fe point guard Jordan Canada so she is a nice addition here at the there's samelson with a shot clock winding down can't get it to go hopeful that their point guard of the future situation has been figured point guard position and one of those Crystal Dangerfield P one dribble and is fouled on a three-point shot and this is one that no coach likes to see fouling a three-point Lexy hole off the mark on her first free she suffered in Washington actually for aana last season too she's hopeful for a healthy year Celeste Taylor who was trying to make that final roster oh knee on the other end of the floor here samelson does EV we did see her she just said I'm fine I'm [Music] [Applause] fine L Samson there Collision maybe on her left back out there after not playing last season she gave birth on Tuesday so you certainly don't want to see [Music] oh we got a lot of looks at it not surprisingly unsuccessful so they did Chen is out of challenges now important to note you NBA coaches here this year o hard how that was called against Melissa Smith let's first shot to go able to keep the offensive rebound until Burger turns on the drive little fake and she shuffled her feet really develop into a weapon poers couldn't get those Burger on the shot fake po B and burger makes of collisions players down you just you want to see besides running pretty regular rotation and there's f benley with the block pre-o since the last time she was on a WNBA roster standout season played her final year of college ball at USC oh I I got there's not too many ivy league players in the wnb underneath good position Ami here put the final touches on this one you're watching WNBA Mentor a guide and I think Caitlyn Clark has really appreciated that Kelsey Mitchell in either of the preseason games as Clark they haven't had Canada put back there have their starters on the floor Boston misses on a three they hit four of them last season and there's danger Fe frustrated but this is providing a really at Dallas they ended up losing by three so this is a moment where well opening night is right around the corner it's Network we're going to be available in Iowa as well so the Indiana Fever here on TV we've seen a lot of [Applause] line NBA bounced around a little bit started in Chicago one of the best Shooters all time at Yukon Dangerfield driving on Burger good defense by burger and [Applause] Dangerfield Boston handoff Samuelson Powers that's a deep two early in the Smith on the shot fake on the drive gets inside and final 70 seconds as cave driving on for Indiana they have kept most of their Samson is new Clark is new just second year for they got it for [Music] steps am here back on the attack slashing and another bank shot Clark lobs it up Bost through traffic had it deflected Powers coming over from the weak side seeing that L this year and at the same time chrisy sides trying to see what some of these players can do Leticia me here is acclimating herself nicely a veteran guard he's going to stick with this group still plenty of time to go for him in the WNBA danger Fields had some moments 13,000 fans here in attendance on their feet off Powers will try it's blocked a defensive fever they were switching everything they were quick on close outs the in on that possession so now Indiana's got to get it in Bound season but the fever getting a defensive stop here to first game in Indianapolis Melissa Smith in many ways