Caitlin Clark shares blunt self-assessment of performance in efficient Fever win over Storm

Caitlin Clark had an businesslike Sunday nighttime arsenic the Indiana Fever picked up a triumph implicit the Seattle Storm.

Clark scored 21 points connected 5-of-10 shooting, making each 9 of her free-throw attempts and nailing 2 3-pointers. It was the archetypal clip since Sept. 19, 2024, successful which she had 10 oregon less field-goal attempts – doing truthful against the Washington Mystics successful 19 minutes of crippled enactment wherever she was 2-of-5 from the field.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark shoots against Seattle Storm defender Zia Cooke successful the 2nd fractional astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected May 17, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

The WNBA prima was asked astir her show against the Storm and seemingly came to the realization that she didn’t request to sprout a batch successful bid for the squad to win. She had 10 assists for the archetypal clip since July 13, 2025, against the Dallas Wings – 1 crippled earlier she went down with an wounded that outgo her astir of the 2025 season.

"No crushed to press. Get my teammates involved," she said, via The Athletic. "Take what the defence gives me. I thought I did a bully occupation of getting to the line, truthful there’s nary request to astir apt sprout a clump of shots. I mean, I lone played 23 minutes but I besides got to the enactment 9 times. … I deliberation that’s what I tin bash a amended occupation of – truly trying to get to the enactment and escaped points."

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark warms up connected the tribunal earlier a WNBA crippled against the Seattle Storm connected May 17, 2026, astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Doug McSchooler/Special to IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Indiana won the game, 89-78.

Clark led the squad successful scoring but Kelsey Mitchell had 17 points successful 28 minutes and Sophie Cunningham came disconnected the seat and contributed 17 points and 3 rebounds. The squad besides played without Aliyah Boston, who was sidelined with a lower-leg injury.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark plays during the archetypal fractional of a WNBA crippled against the Seattle Storm astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected May 17, 2026. (Doug McSchooler/Special to IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Indiana volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Tuesday nighttime against the Portland Fire astatine home.