Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is almost certain to win Rookie of the Year after another great game against the Dallas Wings.
Clark and Mitchell Shine in Victory
On Sunday, the Fever (17-16) defeated the Wings (9-23) with a score of 100-93, pushing them above .500. Clark scored 28 points, had 12 assists, and grabbed eight rebounds while shooting 10-of-19 from the field. Kelsey Mitchell also had an amazing game with a season-high 36 points on 12-of-22 shooting.
The Indiana Fever’s backcourt duo packed the one-two punch vs. the Dallas Wings
Mitchell: 36 PTS, 6 REB, 12-22 FG, 5-7 3PT
C. Clark: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 10-19 FG, 5-11 3PT#WelcometotheWโ WNBA (@WNBA)
A Strong Return After Olympic Break
Since coming back from the Olympic break, the Fever have won six out of seven games. During this period, Clark โ who was picked first overall in the WNBA Draft โ has averaged impressive stats: she scores about 24.6 points per game along with five rebounds and nine assists per game. Her shooting percentages are also high: she’s hitting nearly half her shots at a rate of about 48%, making around four out of ten three-pointers at about a rate of around39%, and sinking free throws at an incredible rate of approximately92%.
Fans love seeing such high performance!
StatMamba reports that Clark needs just another128 points and41 assists over her last seven games to set new records for rookie scoring and league assists.
Caitlin Clark since the break:
24.6 PPG
5.0 RPG
9.0 APG
48/39/92%
6-1 W/Lโ StatMamba (@StatMamba)
Pushing Towards Records and Playoffs
Clark now needs to average18 .3 points per game & approximately five-point-nine assists over her remaining seven games to:
โข Break rookie season points record
โข Break WNBA season assist record
Caitlin Clark now needs to average18 .3 PPG & approximately five-point-nine APG over her remaining7 games to:
โขBreak rookie season PTS record
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โขBreak WNBA season AST record pic.twitter.com/MU8ovZWwlR
Through32 games so far this season ,Clark has averaged18 .4 points per game along with8 .3 assists per game ; it wouldn’t be surprising if she matches or even surpasses these marks .
With multiple records within reach ,Clark seems poised to pull away from Angel Reese in Rookie Of The Year race.< a href =" https :// apnews.com / article / wnba -rookie -of -year -caitlin -clark -angel -reese -02f370fe7f1b697975ff854b13cea9b7 "target = "_blank "> Per Tim Reynolds of Associated Press ,Bet MGM recently listed odds favoring Clark winning award heavily at โ5000 .
Clark could also help lead Fever into playoffs for first time since2016 strengthening case further .Indiana currently stands sixth place in WNBA ;if they maintain position they’ll make postseason .
