Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark had an uncharacteristically bad game on Thursday night against the Las Vegas Aces. The Fever star as she finished with eight turnovers and shot just 7-for-20 from the field, including 2-for-10 from three-point range.
However, Clark's late-game miscues were even more alarming.
She had a chance to all but clinch the game with two free throws with Indiana leading by three points with just seven seconds in regulation. Making one of them would have given the Fever a two-possession lead with just seconds remaining. Instead, she missed them both, paving the way for Aces guard Chelsea Gray to send the game to overtime with a buzzer-beater three-pointer.
In overtime, Clark had a costly turnover with less than 10 seconds remaining, allowing Gray to hit a second buzzer-beater to win the game. After the game, Clark took full accountability.
"Obviously, that just can't happen. Those are free throws I usually make. Certainly frustrating," Clark said during the postgame presser. "Obviously, one of them gives us a two-possession lead. Kind of cost my team there for sure, so that's on me."
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However, Clark's late-game miscues were even more alarming.
She had a chance to all but clinch the game with two free throws with Indiana leading by three points with just seven seconds in regulation. Making one of them would have given the Fever a two-possession lead with just seconds remaining. Instead, she missed them both, paving the way for Aces guard Chelsea Gray to send the game to overtime with a buzzer-beater three-pointer.
In overtime, Clark had a costly turnover with less than 10 seconds remaining, allowing Gray to hit a second buzzer-beater to win the game. After the game, Clark took full accountability.
"Obviously, that just can't happen. Those are free throws I usually make. Certainly frustrating," Clark said during the postgame presser. "Obviously, one of them gives us a two-possession lead. Kind of cost my team there for sure, so that's on me."
#fever #aces #obviously
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