The Seattle Storm had struggled at home entering Tuesday night, carrying a 4-10 record at Climate Pledge Arena into their third matchup of the season with the visiting Indiana Fever.
The Storm’s home-court woes continued Tuesday night as the Fever earned a 103-95 road win behind Caitlin Clark’s team-high 32 points. Natisha Hiedeman led all scorers with 33 for Seattle.
Clark’s backcourt running mate Kelsey Mitchell also had a strong shooting night, going 9 for 18 from the field to record 28 points.
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Indiana raced out to a 17-point lead after the first quarter, but Seattle regrouped after halftime and cut the deficit to four entering the fourth.
But the Storm’s rally largely stopped in the final period as Indiana improved to 18-10 on the season.
CAITLIN CLARK SHARES BLUNT SELF-ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE IN EFFICIENT FEVER WIN OVER STORM
Fever star center Aliyah Boston exited early with an apparent knee injury after landing awkwardly.
Boston set a screen in the second quarter and rolled toward the basket before getting tangled with Flau’jae Johnson and falling down.
Boston landed hard on the court and quickly grabbed her right knee as officials called a foul on the play. She was helped off the floor and later ruled out after initially being listed as questionable to return.
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The Fever’s West Coast trip continues Friday with a meeting against the Portland Fire.
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