Caitlin Clark, Fever finally run out of gas against Lynx after brutal WNBA travel schedule
The Indiana Fever finally ran out of gas Sunday afternoon.It just took the best team in the WNBA, playing at home, to make it happen.TRANS ACTIVISTS HARASS, HURL SLURS AT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS BEFORE FEVER GAME IN MINNESOTAThe Minnesota Lynx defeated Indiana, 108-100, snapping the Fever’s five-game winning streak and improving to a league-best 25-6. Minnesota extended its own winning streak to 10 straight, while Indiana fell to 19-11.The Lynx were clearly the better team on Sunday at the Target Center and made several huge plays when Indiana threatened to complete a furious fourth-quarter comeback.But the WNBA certainly didn’t do the Fever any favors.Indiana was playing its third road game in six days, with stops in Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis, and this one started roughly 36 hours after Friday’s late game in Portland.Despite that, the Fever showed plenty of fight.Minnesota appeared to put the game away when Courtney Williams’ jumper gave the Lynx a 98-84 lead with 5:39 remaining.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM OVER "TRANS KIDS BELONG" SHIRT AT FEVER-LYNX GAMEIndiana responded with a 14-2 run to pull within 100-98, forcing Minnesota to execute under pressure after seemingly having the game wrapped up.Olivia Miles slowed the comeback, and Courtney Williams helped close it out.Miles converted an and-one with 58 seconds remaining, pushing Minnesota’s lead back to 105-98 and effectively sealing the victory.
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The Indiana Fever finally ran out of gas Sunday afternoon.It just took the best team in the WNBA, playing at home, to make it happen.TRANS ACTIVISTS HARASS, HURL SLURS AT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS BEFORE FEVER GAME IN MINNESOTAThe Minnesota Lynx defeated Indiana, 108-100, snapping the Fever’s five-game winning streak and improving to a league-best 25-6. Minnesota extended its own winning streak to 10 straight, while Indiana fell to 19-11.The Lynx were clearly the better team on Sunday at the Target Center and made several huge plays when Indiana threatened to complete a furious fourth-quarter comeback.But the WNBA certainly didn’t do the Fever any favors.Indiana was playing its third road game in six days, with stops in Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis, and this one started roughly 36 hours after Friday’s late game in Portland.Despite that, the Fever showed plenty of fight.Minnesota appeared to put the game away when Courtney Williams’ jumper gave the Lynx a 98-84 lead with 5:39 remaining.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM OVER "TRANS KIDS BELONG" SHIRT AT FEVER-LYNX GAMEIndiana responded with a 14-2 run to pull within 100-98, forcing Minnesota to execute under pressure after seemingly having the game wrapped up.Olivia Miles slowed the comeback, and Courtney Williams helped close it out.Miles converted an and-one with 58 seconds remaining, pushing Minnesota’s lead back to 105-98 and effectively sealing the victory. The three-point play gave Miles 28 points on a ridiculous 11-of-14 shooting.Williams added a clutch basket with 32 seconds left to put the game out of reach. She finished with 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting, meaning the two Minnesota guards combined for 55 points.Indiana’s Big Three drove the action on the other end.Kelsey Mitchell served as the scoring engine, pouring in 37 points on 14-of-21 shooting.
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- The Indiana Fever finally ran out of gas Sunday afternoon.It just took the best team in the WNBA, playing at home, to make it happen.TRANS ACTIVISTS HARASS, HURL SLURS AT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS BEFORE FEVER GAME IN MINNESOTAThe Minnesota Lynx defeated Indiana, 108-100, snapping the Fever’s five-game winning streak and improving to a league-best 25-6. Minnesota extended its own winning streak to 10 straight, while Indiana fell to 19-11.The Lynx were clearly the better team on Sunday at the Target Center and made several huge plays when Indiana threatened to complete a furious fourth-quarter comeback.But the WNBA certainly didn’t do the Fever any favors.Indiana was playing its third road game in six days, with stops in Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis, and this one started roughly 36 hours after Friday’s late game in Portland.Despite that, the Fever showed plenty of fight.Minnesota appeared to put the game away when Courtney Williams’ jumper gave the Lynx a 98-84 lead with 5:39 remaining.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM OVER "TRANS KIDS BELONG" SHIRT AT FEVER-LYNX GAMEIndiana responded with a 14-2 run to pull within 100-98, forcing Minnesota to execute under pressure after seemingly having the game wrapped up.Olivia Miles slowed the comeback, and Courtney Williams helped close it out.Miles converted an and-one with 58 seconds remaining, pushing Minnesota’s lead back to 105-98 and effectively sealing the victory.
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