Chelsea Gray scored 21 points, A’ja Wilson added 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces held on to beat the Indiana Fever 78-74 on Friday night to spoil another record-breaking day for Caitlin Clark.

Clark, who scored all of her 18 points in the second half, finished with eight rebounds and nine assists for Indiana (19-19). The rookie set the WNBA’s single-season record for assists with 321, breaking the mark of 316 set last season by Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.

Gray made 7 of 11 from the field and had six assists for Las Vegas (24-13). Kelsey Plum added 18 points, including four three-pointers, and Jackie Young scored 12 points.

Clark scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Fever trimmed a 13-point deficit to 60-57 going into the fourth and Damiris Dantas tied it when she hit a deep three-pointer with 9:41 to go. Gray answered with a layup about a minute later and Plum hit a three to give Las Vegas a 65-60 lead with 7:33 to go.

The Fever went 0 for 8 from the field, made 4 of 8 from the free-throw line and committed three turnovers from there until Clark was fouled to put the Fever into the bonus with at the 2:57 mark. Clark hit two foul shots to cut the Aces’ lead to 69-66.

Clark blew past a defender for a layup that pulled Indiana within two with 1:48 remaining, but Plum answered with a three with 56 seconds left to make it 75-70 and the Aces held on from there.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 20 points, 19 in the first half. Aliyah Boston scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Dantas added 11 points.

Clark was scoreless on 0 for 5 shooting in the first half and picked up her third foul when she was called for a charge late in the second quarter as the Aces took a 43-35 lead into the break.

The Aces, who also beat the Fever 86-75 Wednesday, swept the four-game regular-season series between the teams.

Caitlin Clark this season:
– WNBA leader in APG
– WNBA leader in 3PM
– Most AST in a season in WNBA history

– Most AST in a game in WNBA history
– Most PTS in a season in franchise history
– Most PTS by a point guard in a season in WNBA history
– 1st rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double (2x)
– 1st player in franchise history to record a triple-double
– 1st in PPG by a rookie
– 1st in APG by a rookie
– 1st in SPG by a rookie
– 1st in FGM by a rookie
– 1st in 3PM by a rookie
– Most PTS by a rookie ever
– Most AST by a rookie ever
– Most 3PM by a rookie ever
– Most double-digit games by a rookie ever
– Most double-doubles in a season in franchise history
– Most double-doubles by a rookie guard in WNBA history
– Most career 10+ AST games in franchise history
– 1st player in WNBA history with 20+ PTS, 15+ AST & 5+ REB in a game
– Tied WNBA record for most career games with 25+ PTS & 10+ AST
– 4x WNBA Rookie of the Month
– 3x Eastern Conference Player of the Week
– 1st player in WNBA history to be named Player of the Month & Rookie of the Month in the same month
– Most AST by a rookie in All-Star Game history
– Most All-Star Game fan votes ever
Everyone says she is loved because she is white, but they don’t know that, to have that success, she had to try very hard, make an effort to change, train her health, spend all her time practicing, make an effort to prove that she is loved because of her talent, not because of her “whiteness”. Leaving the university team to move to the professional team, with many new challenges, new positions and new teammates, Caitlin Clark received full support from her team, with a large fan base, perfect passes, great doubles, new records…. There is no denying that Caitlin Clark can become a legend in the future