Preview of the Game: Monday Night Dream, Fever Look to Rebound
Probable Starters
Indiana Fever (13-16)
Guard – Caitlin Clark (17.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 8.3 apg)Guard – Kelsey Mitchell (17.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)Center – Aliyah Boston (13.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.8 apg)Forward – NaLyssa Smith (11.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.1 apg)Forward – Katie Lou Samuelson (4.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Atlanta Dream (10-18)
Guard – Allisha Gray (15.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg)Guard – Jordin Canada (10.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 6.3 apg)Center – Tina Charles (13.9 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.0 apg)Forward – Rhyne Howard (16.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.3 apg)Forward – Naz Hillmon (4.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Game Status Report
Indiana: None
Atlanta: Aerial Powers – OUT (Left Calf), Cheyenne Parker-Tyus – OUT (Left Ankle)
GAME PREVIEW:
The Indiana Fever (13-16) wrap up its two-game road trip on Monday at the Atlanta Dream for the third matchup season. Indiana has won both previous meetings this season and will meet for the final time during the regular season slate on Sunday, September 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana has scored 91 points in each of the two victories against the Dream this season. In the last victory back on June 21, five Fever players scored in double figures to secure the 91-79 victory, highlighted by NaLyssa Smith’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, who has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games, followed with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists in the last win against Atlanta.
Indiana Fever at Atlanta DreamMonday, August 26State Farm Arena
Probable Starters
Indiana Fever (13-16)
Guard – Caitlin Clark (17.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 8.3 apg)Guard – Kelsey Mitchell (17.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)Center – Aliyah Boston (13.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.8 apg)Forward – NaLyssa Smith (11.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.1 apg)Forward – Katie Lou Samuelson (4.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Atlanta Dream (10-18)
Guard – Allisha Gray (15.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg)Guard – Jordin Canada (10.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 6.3 apg)Center – Tina Charles (13.9 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.0 apg)Forward – Rhyne Howard (16.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.3 apg)Forward – Naz Hillmon (4.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Game Status Report
Indiana: None
Atlanta: Aerial Powers – OUT (Left Calf), Cheyenne Parker-Tyus – OUT (Left Ankle)
GAME PREVIEW:
The Indiana Fever (13-16) wrap up its two-game road trip on Monday at the Atlanta Dream for the third matchup season. Indiana has won both previous meetings this season and will meet for the final time during the regular season slate on Sunday, September 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana has scored 91 points in each of the two victories against the Dream this season. In the last victory back on June 21, five Fever players scored in double figures to secure the 91-79 victory, highlighted by NaLyssa Smith’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, who has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games, followed with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists in the last win against Atlanta.
Senior guards Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Katie Lou Samuelson combined for 36 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists in the win. Indiana has won two of three games since returning from the Olympic break and is second in the WNBA with 90 points per game since returning. Additionally, Mitchell and Clark averaged 25.3 points per game, and Clark averaged 25.0 points per game, ranking second and third in the WNBA after the break. Boston has led the class with at least 15 rebounds in three of its last five games. He is 19 points close to reaching 1,000 for his career. Indiana recently defeated the Minnesota Lynx 90-80 on Saturday night, Minnesota's sixth straight win. Clark became the third player in franchise history to score more than 500 points in a rookie year, matching Mitchell's 44 on Friday. Clark enters Monday night with 81 3-point field goals, behind dream guard Ryne Howard (2022-85) for most 3-point field goals by a rookie in the WNBA history.
Before the break, Atlanta (10-18) was 7-17 and near the bottom of the league standings. The Rojas have won three of their last four games, highlighted by wins over the Seattle Storm, Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury. The trio of guards Roya Howard, Alisha Gray and forward Tina Charles have all scored in their four games since returning from the break. Dream guard Jordyn Canada, who has been out since July 2 with an injury in both games against Indiana, has joined the Dream's starting lineup and is now averaging 11.5 points per game. when he returned. Most recently, Atlanta lost its second game against the Mercury on Friday, 82-80. Gray led the Dream with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Howard, Charles and Canada combined for 43 points. In Atlanta's 72-63 win over Phoenix two days earlier, Charles moved into second place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list, behind only Diana Tavarasi
Before the break, Atlanta (10-18) was 7-17 and near the bottom of the league standings. The Rojas have won three of their last four games, highlighted by wins over the Seattle Storm, Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury. The trio of guards Roya Howard, Alisha Gray and forward Tina Charles have all scored in their four games since returning from the break. Dream guard Jordyn Canada, who has been out since July 2 with an injury in both games against Indiana, has joined the Dream's starting lineup and is now averaging 11.5 points per game. when he returned. Most recently, Atlanta lost its second game against the Mercury on Friday, 82-80. Gray led the Dream with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Howard, Charles and Canada combined for 43 points. In Atlanta's 72-63 win over Phoenix two days earlier, Charles moved into second place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list, behind only Diana Tavarasi
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