Aliyah Boston stats tonight: How did Fever star fare in the absence of Caitlin Clark vs Mystics (May 28)

Aliyah Boston, one of the bright young stars on the Indiana Fever, will have a lot on her plate for the foreseeable future. Aside from her rim protection and rebounding duties, the two-time All-Star has to help cover for the loss of Fever star Caitlin Clark. This past Monday, the team announced that Clark will be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a quad injury.

Aside from shining brightly in her own right, Boston will be one of the key rotation players who will make up for the 19.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 9.3 assists that Clark had been contributing. AB got to meet this challenge head on when the Fever took on the Washington Mystics on Wednesday.

In the Fever's first game without Clark this season, they suffered a loss as the Mystics secured the 83-77 victory. Boston's final stat line for the night was 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and three blocks.

After the first 10 minutes of action against the Mystics, Boston had one point, three rebounds, one assist, and one block. With Natasha Howard and DeWanna Bonner off to a hot start in the first quarter, Boston went to work on cleaning up the boards and controlling the paint.

In the second quarter, Boston's production remained minimal as her teammates picked up the scoring slack, though AB did score one field goal in this stanza. Boston's halftime stat line was three points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block. The Fever, however, trailed the Mystics 44-40.

Boston would pick up her scoring in the second half while remaining active on the boards and protecting the rim. Though she finished with double-digit scoring, the Fever ultimately lost the rebounding battle 41-33 and absorbed their third defeat of the season as the Mystics won by six.

Aliyah Boston achieves season milestone amidst Fever's struggles

If there is a silver lining in this Fever loss, it's that Boston's defensive prowess is showing up on the stat sheets.

By getting three blocks against the Mystics on Wednesday, Boston became the first WNBA player this season to tally 10 or more rejections. After the Indiana-Washington game, AB has a total of 11 blocks this season.

Though Boston's interior defense is solid, she'll have to contribute more to the offensive end if the Fever (2-3) is to get back to .500 and eventually climb up the standings.