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Caitlin Clark gets double-double, tensions rise as Fever beat Mercury

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Caitlin Clark gets double-double, tensions rise as Fever beat Mercury

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever took the WNBA restart by storm, beating the Phoenix Mercury for the third time this season, 98-89 on Friday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Indiana’s win seals the season sweep over the Mercury. The Fever at the moment are 12-15, sitting at seventh within the league standings.

Kelsey Mitchell had a season-high 28 factors for the Fever and Caitlin Clark had 29, with the 2 main a gaggle of 4 Fever gamers who completed in double-figures.

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Listed below are three observations:

Fever storm to early lead

Within the first quarter, the Fever had the benefit. They have been rested, with almost all of their gamers staying stateside in the course of the Olympic break, whereas Phoenix had 4 gamers (all starters) go to Paris for the Olympics.

Considered one of Phoenix’s gamers, Bec Allen, was injured in the course of the Olympic stretch and is out with a hamstring subject. The others — Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Kahleah Copper — barely had any time to relaxation or get any additional observe with their group. On prime of that, Phoenix got here into city on the second half of a back-to-back: the Mercury beat the Sky on Thursday evening in Chicago.

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