Fever beat Aces again as Caitlin Clark scores 12 in 24 minutes
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Key Points:
- The Indiana Fever defeated the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 109-75 in Las Vegas, marking their second win over the Aces in eight days and hitting 100 points for the eighth time this season, the most in the WNBA.
- Key players for Indiana included Kelsey Mitchell, who scored 27 points for her sixth consecutive game with at least 25 points, and Aliyah Boston and Sophie Cunningham, who contributed 19 points and 20 points respectively.
- Both teams had key players returning from injury: Indiana’s Caitlin Clark played despite back issues, and Las Vegas’s Dana Evans made her season debut after a leg injury, scoring eight points off the bench.
- The Aces struggled significantly, with coach Becky Hammon attributing the poor performance to fatigue from playing three games in four days, leading to the largest points differential turnaround in WNBA history between consecutive games.
- Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson acknowledged the team's subpar effort and emphasized the need for rest and improvement, noting the team’s next game is not until July 20.
