The Minnesota Lynx clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night time with a 90-80 victory over the Indiana Fever.
It wasn’t for lack of attempting.
Fever star Caitlin Clark led the staff with 23 factors and eight assists, together with seven turnovers. Kelsey Mitchell added 21 factors whereas Aliyah Boston had 10 factors and 15 rebounds. However it wasn’t sufficient to cease Napheesa Collier’s 31 factors and Kayla McBride’s 19 factors.
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However the eyes, as at all times, have been on Clark – much more in order Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve had been important of the 2024 No. 1 total draft choose. Reeve, who led Group USA to a gold medal on the Paris Olympics, had excessive reward for Clark after the sport.
“We haven’t seen them so much,” Reeve began, by way of the Indy Star. “I’ll inform you that. However what I’ve seen coming into the season and watching her in faculty, I mentioned, ‘The one neatest thing that she does that younger gamers don’t do is she performs with unimaginable tempo.’
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“And tempo can get you actually far, and there’s nice worth in that. Tempo and passing are her two biggest issues. I do know the sexier half might be the emblem three however the tempo and the passing is what makes her distinctive in my thoughts.”
Reeve had been important of the questions on Clark being left off of the Group USA roster and at one level admitted she did not actually care in regards to the impact the rookie celebrity’s recognition had on attendance on the Goal Heart.
The Lynx retired Maya Moore’s jersey on Saturday. Reeve joked she wished she had each Clark and Moore on her staff.
However she’ll possible accept the 22-8 staff she has proper now. Minnesota is using a six-game profitable streak and is simply three video games again of the league-leading New York Liberty for the No. 1 seed.
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The Liberty, Lynx and Connecticut Solar have all wrapped up playoff spots. The highest eight groups make the playoffs. Indiana is presently in seventh.
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