Fever Fall To Dream in Final Moments; Face ATL Today in Rematch; Recap of Game 2

Fever Fall To Dream In Final Moments; Face ATL Today in Rematch; 

Good, Bad & Ugly of Game 2

 By Deon Cash 

The Indiana Fever came into game 2 of the 2024l5 seaaon with a lot of energy and momentum after a huge blowout win over Chicago in the season opener. 

On Tuesday they faced Atlanta, with WNBA legend Britney Griner now on the Dream squad after being back in the league last year with Phoenix.

The Dream took command early behind Griner and Brionna Jones, then held off and shocked the Fever with a 91-90 win as the Fever weren't able to capitalize on the final possession at the end of the game. 

After the Fever took their first lead since the

beginning of the game on a Aliyah Boston free throw,  Atlanta Rhyne Howard was fouled and hit 2 clutch free throws to give the Dream the lead for good. 

On the last play, Natasha Howard was able to get a mid-range shot that was blocked. The final fadeaway was no good, and the Dream had pulled off the upset win.

THE GOOD 

The "Big 3" provided the juice, as Clark had another double double to set the record for 20 point, 10 assist games in WNBA history...Kelsey Mitchell

dropped 24 while Aliyah Boston dropped 24 and Clark had 27 to go with the 11 dimes....Lexy Hull was a +14 with her on the floor during the game...The Fever shot 47% from 3-pt range. 

THE BAD  

Another slow start essentially had the Fever battling upward the entire game...Bonner & Howard had off nights offensively...The slow start in the 2nd half kept Fever off balance...16-26 Free throw shooting should be better.

THE UGLY 

Bonner, after becoming the 3rd all time leading scorer in game 1, wasn't able to score against the Dream...The execution on the final play despite getting good look from Howard...14 Turnovers turned into 20 points...Social media pundits already complaining about off season acquisitions of Fever. 

NEXT GAME  - AT ATLANTA 

The good part about the tough loss? You see the opp you lost to just two days later. Expect a strong performance from Bonner and Howard tonight. The game will start tonight at 730pm.

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