Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever ultimately caught a necessary breather after playing 11 games in 20 days. In their first game back from a four-day break, Clark tied a rookie record with seven 3-pointers in a win over Washington on Friday. It was the best all-around shooting performance of her short career.
Mental and physical exhaustion plagued the Fever (3-10) through a packed slate of games every 1.8 days on average that included two back-to-backs with overnight travel. Such a grueling stretch occurred only once in the WNBA dating back to 2007, according to ESPN Stats and Information.