Caitlin Clark did it again.
With just over 10 seconds left on the clock, the Indiana Fever had their 93-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in the bag, but the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd wasn’t done cheering. As Clark grabbed the rebound, the arena erupted, not because the game needed saving, but because she had just secured the second triple-double of her young career.
Let’s break it down: Clark finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. And that final rebound? It made history. No other rookie in WNBA history has recorded two triple-doubles, and Clark now sits tied for fourth on the all-time triple-double leaderboard. Not bad for someone who’s only played 34 games.
“Of course I knew,” Clark said about that pivotal rebound and the crowd’s reaction. She laughed about her teammate Aliyah Boston jokingly calling her out for “stealing” rebounds. But hey, history doesn’t wait.
This game wasn’t Clark’s cleanest, though. Seven turnovers? A bit messy. But what really mattered was how she took control when it counted. The Sparks had closed the gap to just one early in the fourth quarter. Cue Clark. She led the charge on a 7-0 run, even dishing a smooth behind-the-back assist to Aliyah Boston for an and-one. The crowd? Loving it.
The Fever’s victory wasn’t just about Clark’s stat sheet, either. This team is on fire. They’ve won five straight games, their longest winning streak since 2015, and they’re 7-1 since the Olympic break. Playoff-bound for the first time since 2016, they’ve ended the longest active postseason drought in the league, a seven-year stretch that haunted this team for far too long.
“I’m just really happy for this organization,” Clark said, soaking in the atmosphere and giving credit to the fans who stuck with the Fever through the hard times. “Look at these fans, they’re incredible. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know if we’d be here.”
(Source: ESPN | Indy Star)
