Indiana has had the best offensive rating in the league since June 13, and Friday's performance will only boost that number.
That wasn't the case Friday, though, in the teams' fourth and final meeting of the regular season: The Fever cruised to a 100-81 victory - and led by as many a 27 - to reach the .500 mark for the first time since May 2022, when they were just 2-2. Indiana's 103 straight games under .500 was the third-longest streak in WNBA history, per Elias.
"It feels good to be sitting at .500 right now," Indiana coach Christie Sides said."It's been a really long time since the Fever sat at .500. I'm just really proud of that and where we are from where we started. But I never had any doubts that this is where we could be." Clark will get the headlines for her career night, but the team was also quick to credit the defensive contributions ofThe Sky had all the momentum early on Friday and established an offensive flow that allowed them to build an early 24-11 lead. Coach Teresa Weatherspoon preached a next-man up mentality going into the game with top scorer absent, and Allen and Onyenwere answered the call, starting the game a combined 7 for 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the 3-point arc.
"We have a lot of things we need to correct, and it starts on the defensive side of the ball," Weatherspoon said."We're not being disruptive. We're allowing teams to get shots where they want it, when they want it.
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