Fever Come Off Road Trip 1-1, Face #2 Seed Connecticut At Home Tonight
By Deon Cash
The Indiana Fever look to take on the Connecticut Sun at home tonight (7:30pm)(Gainbridge Fieldhouse) after coming off a road swing which included the likes of Minnesota and Atlanta.
The Fever are looking to grab their 15th win of the season, and have been playing their best ball of the season.
Here's how the road trip went recently:
Game 1 (@ Minnesota Saturday Night)
Fever Fall to Lynx as Collier Dominates on Maya Moore Night
The Indiana Fever fell to the Minnesota Lynx by a score of 90-80 on Saturday as the Lynx honored Maya Moore by retiring her jersey.
The Fever actually played a high level game, as the backcourt duo of Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark provided another offensive explosion.
Clark scored 23 while Mitchell added 21 in the loss.
However it was too much Napheesa Collier as she dropped 31 points on 12-18 shooting, and was a absolute force throughout the contest. Clutch G Kayla McBride added 19, with 8 in the 4th quarter to help keep the Lynx in position to try to get a #1 overall seed for the WNBA tournament starting next month.
Collier also added 5 rebounds and further solidifies herself as a legitimate MVP Candidate along with the Aces C A'ja Wilson and the Liberty F Breanna Stewart.
The Lynx have won 6 games in a row, with 5 being in double digits. They now sit at 22-8.
With the game in the balance (71-68) and the Fever making a run to try to steal another road game, the Lynx went on a 14-2 run to seal the deal.
Game 2 (@ Atlanta Monday Night)
FEVER BOUNCE BACK, HOLD OFF ATLANTA BEHIND MITCHELL AND CLARK
The Indiana Fever used a huge first half explosion to build a nice lead, then held off the Atlanta Dream late to secure their 14th victory of the season.
The Fever won their 14th game, which they haven't done in almost a decade (2015).
Kelsey Mitchell, who is playing like the best guard in the WNBA, dropped 29 points and also added 7 rebounds in the big win.
Caitlin Clark added 19 with 7 assists and 7 rebounds and Aliyah Boston added another double-double (16-11) as the Fever held off an Atlanta team who nearly came back from a 52-39 halftime deficit.
Tina Charles, one of the greatest post players in WNBA history, led Atlanta in scoring (28) while Rhine Howard added 16 in the loss.
in the first half Indiana pushed the pace and shut down Howard, while the Dream shot poorly. In the 2nd half Howard woke up but the Fever kept their wits, rode the gutty play of Mitchell and held on for a crucial win.
With the win it puts the Fever 3 wins up in the 7 spot and gives them a chance to chase the 6 seed, which is claimed by Phoenix at this time.
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Deon Cash is the Official Beat Writer for the WNBA & Indiana Fever this Season for Dayton 24-7 Now (Fox Sports Dayton).
Cash has been a writer / journalist for 5 years with the Dayton Weekly Newspaper & is currently a 2-Time Award Winning TV Show Producer and Host.
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