Caitlin Clark Stats: How did Fever All-Star captain fare against Atlanta Dream? (July 11)

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever hosted the Atlanta Dream on Friday. Clark and company hoped to end a two-game losing skid and tie the season series (2-2) against the Dream with a win. The All-Star captain played her second game coming off a groin injury that forced her to sit out for two weeks.

Clark opened the game with a nifty pass to Aliyah Boston that resulted in an open midrange jumper. The point guard finished the first quarter with four points and two assists, but the Fever trailed 23-21.

Clark started the second quarter but could not find any rhythm against Jordin Canada’s stifling defense. She went 0-of-2 but contributed three assists as the Fever entered halftime facing a 45-40 deficit.

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The Dream’s defense continued to hound Clark in the third quarter. Still, she contributed four points and did not commit a turnover, helping the Fever end the period with a 69-65 lead.

The Indiana Fever dominated the fourth quarter 30-17 to cruise to a 99-82 win. Clark contributed three points and four assists in the final frame. The superstar point guard did not have her shooting touch but impacted the game with her playmaking. Indiana outscored Atlanta by 12 points during Clark’s 26 minutes on the court — the best plus-minus among the starters.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Caitlin Clark	12	4	9	0	0	2	5-17	1-7	1-2	+12

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Indiana Fever drubs Atlanta Dream despite another rough-shooting night from Caitlin Clark

For the second straight game since returning from a groin injury, Caitlin Clark had another rough-shooting night. The All-Star guard went 4-of-12 on Wednesday, a key reason the Indiana Fever suffered an 80-61 home loss to the Golden State Valkyries.

On Friday night, the Atlanta Dream defense forced Clark into multiple contested shots. Jordin Canada and Rhyne Howard helped limit her to 12 points on 5-for-17 shooting. Unlike the loss to the Valkyries, Clark had more impact against the Dream because of her playmaking.

Caitlin Clark used the attention the Dream defense gave her by running the offense efficiently, particularly in the second half. She did not commit a turnover after halftime and handed out four assists in the Fever’s dominating fourth-quarter performance.

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