Beijing time on May 19th, WNBA regular season Indiana Fever played away against the New York Liberty. New draft pick Katherine Clark made 9 of 17. She hit 4 three-pointers and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. created the WNBA single-game scoring record. With a new record for assists, defeated Ionescu in the "Female Curry Battle" with 4 three-pointers, 12 points and 5 assists. However, the Indiana Fever was double-killed by the New York Freemen in 3 days 80-91. The Indiana Fever swallowed 3 points in the new season. Losing streak, New York Liberty won 3 games in a row.
Statistics
Indiana Fever: Katherine Clark had 22 points, 4 three-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 turnovers, Smith had 11 points and 8 rebounds, Boston had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Mitchell had 17 points.
New York Freemen: Lenny 13 points, Stewart 24 points, Jones 14 points and 12 rebounds, Ionescu 12 points, Van der Sloot 10 points.
Game Review
The two teams had already met once on May 17, when the Indiana Fever lost 66-102 at home to the New York Liberty and collapsed by 36 points. Now the two teams face each other for the second time in three days. The Indiana Fever continued to be suppressed by the New York Liberty in the first two quarters. They lost by 11 points 22-33 in the first quarter and another 9 points in the second quarter 15-24. The first half was over. 37-57 behind the New York Liberty by 20 points.
Entering the second half of the game, Indiana fanatically increased its defensive intensity. They limited the New York Liberty to less than 20 points in each quarter in the last two quarters. The third quarter was 21-16 by 5 points, and the fourth quarter was 22-18 by 4 points. However, due to too much digging in the first half, the Indiana Fever lost to the New York Liberty 80-91 and lost their third consecutive game.
In the first two games, Katherine Clark, the new No. 1 pick, contributed 4 three-pointers, 20 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. In addition, she made 10 turnovers in her debut, which was a record in WNBA history. In the second game, she only made 2 of 8 and only scored 9 points. He scored 7 rebounds and 6 assists, including 1 of 7 outside three-pointers, plus 5 fouls. He graduated with all WNBA fouls for the first time in his career.
Clark played a team-high 34 minutes and 27 seconds in this game. She made 9 of 17 shots and exceeded 50% of the shooting range, including 4 of 10 three-pointers. She contributed 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, a near triple-double, including points and assists. Both set new WNBA career records, but she made 8 turnovers, the highest in the game.
Starting starts for both sides
Indiana Fever: Samuelson, Smith, Boston, Clark, Mitchell
New York Free Men: Lenny, Stewart, Jones, Ionescu, Vandersloot
(Text/Drunk Wo Fu Sheng )
