Fever wins 4th straight, Caitlin Clark 3rd-fastest in WNBA history to reach 100 assists.

Atlanta At State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta on Friday night, the Indiana Fever continued their winning streak with their fourth straight victory over the Atlanta Dream, 91-79.

For the first time since 2015, the Fever (7-10) have won four straight games and six of their last eight games overall.

The following three observations are made:

Insider: Since Christie Sides benched four starters two weeks ago, the Fever have not lost. What altered?

Caitlin Clark hears applause all around her.”They’re pretty crazy, aside from the IU fans.”

First time since 2015, the fever wins four games in a row.
With three victories in a row on Friday, the Fever only needed one more to surpass a nine-year record. They succeeded in front of a sold-out State Farm Arena crowd of 17,575 people.

For the first time since Stephanie White was Indiana’s coach and Tamika Catchings was an active player, the Fever have now won four straight games. The Fever lost to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals the previous season, despite being the third-seeded team in the East.

Fever rise, then hold onto the lead
The opening half of Indiana’s game against the Dream last week in Indianapolis was looking a lot like this. Friday night in Atlanta, Indiana got out to a fast start, leading 57-41 at the break.

Indiana was ahead by 15 points, 49–44, at the half last week, and they nearly let the lead get away. All-Star Rhyne Howard led the Dream’s comeback as they took the lead over the Fever in the fourth quarter and came dangerously close to winning. The Fever managed to win it all thanks to a career-high 27 points from Aliyah Boston (10 in the fourth).

Indiana made sure none of that happened this time. Throughout the whole game, the Fever maintained a safe distance from the Dream due to Howard’s ankle injury. At one point in the third quarter, Atlanta pulled within nine points, but the Fever responded with an 11-3 run to seal the victory.

For the third consecutive game, all four starters—Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and NaLyssa Smith—scored in double figures. Kristy Wallace, another starter, contributed seven points.
Boston recorded a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds), while Smith led the Fever with 21 points.

Caitlin Clark surpasses 100 helpers.
Caitlin Clark, a newbie to the fever, is in excellent company.
Indiana made sure none of that happened this time. Throughout the whole game, the Fever maintained a safe distance from the Dream due to Howard’s ankle injury. At one point in the third quarter, Atlanta pulled within nine points, but the Fever responded with an 11-3 run to seal the victory.

For the third consecutive game, all four starters—Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and NaLyssa Smith—scored in double figures. Kristy Wallace, another starter, contributed seven points.
Boston recorded a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds), while Smith led the Fever with 21 points.

Caitlin Clark surpasses 100 helpers.
Caitlin Clark, a newbie to the fever, is in excellent company.
The rookie for the Fever has always insisted that her passing is a valuable aspect of her skill set. In addition to her trademark 3-pointers and seamless baskets, the NCAA Division I all-time top scorer possesses exceptional court vision.

There are hazards associated with that passing as well. Clark’s specialty is the behind-the-back, no-look, and cross-court pass, all of which need learning with new teammates. Leading the league in turnovers with 88, Clark now averages 5.5 per game; but, as her teammates have picked up on her style, so too have Clark’s in-game turnovers lessened.

Clark had seven turnovers and seven assists at the end of the contest on Friday.

What was Caitlin Clark’s point total?
Clark scored 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field (4-of-8 from 3) to go along with seven assists and three rebounds against the Dream.