UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Caitlin Clark viewed a return to Connecticut to open her first WNBA playoffs as an opportunity to show how far the Indiana Fever have come since their first game in the same arena.
They didn’t seize it.
“I felt like we just played a crappy game,” Clark said. “Like the flow of the game was really bad.”
The Fever couldn’t get into rhythm Sunday against the Sun’s league-leading defense for much of the 40 minutes and could merely watch as Marina Mabrey, Connecticut’s midseason acquisition, poured in 27 points on five 3s. Indiana lost another blowout at Mohegan Sun Arena, 93-69, and needs to win Game 2 here on Wednesday to keep alive its first playoff appearance since 2016.