Caitlin Clark’s Double-Double Leads Fever Past Mystics, WNBA Fans Hype Winning Streak

The Indiana Fever is figuring it out.

Led by Caitlin Clark’s 18 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four steals, the Fever picked up their third straight win Wednesday night, defeating the Washington Mystics 88-81.

It is The Fever’s longest winning streak of the season, putting them at 6-10 on the season. After an 1-8 start, the team has now won five of the last seven games.

As you’d expect, Fever fans were hyped after the win and pundits were impressed with the winning streak:

Clark’s continued evolution has played a major role in this, although she has had plenty of help. Aliyah Boston scored 22 points and eight boards on Wednesday, while Kelsey Mitchell had 22 points of her own.

Ariel Atkins did everything she could to keep the Mystics in the game, leading all scorers with 27 points, but her teammates couldn’t match that pace.

Suddenly, the Fever can think realistically about the possibility of a playoff push. Granted, there’s still a lot of season left to play, but Indiana currently holds the No. 8 seed and appears to be settling into a nice groove.

Clark continues to play well, although she has plenty of room for growth. Turnovers remain an issue (six against the Mystics) and she hasn’t hit her three-pointers at the expected rate (32.8 percent coming in Wednesday night).

But the Fever are learning how to play better as a unit, and the win over the Mystics was a good indication of how dangerous they could be when they started hitting on all cylinders. Boston gives them a legitimate threat down low, while the team has solid role players behind her and Clark.

It’s been a rough start this season for the Fever. But they’re clearly finding a groove.