Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points, including the clinching free throws with 5 seconds left, Caitlin Clark added 19 points and the Indiana Fever disappointed a record Atlanta crowd by holding off the Dream 84-79 on Monday night.
In the closing seconds, without a timeout, Atlanta missed two 3-pointers but grabbed two offensive rebounds before fumbling the ball away, which led to Mitchell's free throws.scored 33 off the bench to help give the Fever their most wins in a season since going 17-17 in 2016. Clark had four 3-pointers, tying the rookie record of 85 by Atlanta'sClark also added seven assists and seven rebounds to her long-distance shooting stat line.
Atlanta , which started the day a half-game out of the final playoff spot, trailed by 18 early in the second half when Clark hit a 3-pointer before outscoring the Fever 41-32. The Dream got within two before Indiana's five-point possession blunted the rally.scored 21 to lead Atlanta, which moved the game to the home of the Atlanta Hawks and set an attendance record of 17,608, surpassing the crowd that attended the last game against the Fever .
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