CAITLIN CLARK IS TRULY THE GOAT, BUT WHAT CAN’T SHE DO? SHE’S ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME AT BASKETBALL. AND ACCORDING TO HER, THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO BEGGARS NIGHT AFTER DOMINATING OVER THE WEEKEND, CLARK WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW SHE LIKES TO JOKE AROUND DURING PRACTICES. THE INDIANA FEVER GUARD SAYS THE SECRET TO THAT IS ACTUALLY THAT SHE DOMINATED TRICK OR TREATING AS A KID. THE WEST DES MOINES NATIVE CREDITED DES MOINES BEGGARS NIGHT FOR HER LIGHT AND FUN SIDE. WHEN YOU TRICK OR TREAT IN DES MOINES, IOWA, YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE TO EARN YOUR CANDY. AND I GUESS NO OTHER PLACE REALLY DOES THAT IN THE COUNTRY. SO YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE. SO YOU GO AND KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE TO GET YOUR CANDY. AND LIKE, I KNOW MY MOM’S A STICKLER ABOUT IT. LIKE, IF YOU DON’T TELL A JOKE, LIKE YOU’RE NOT GETTING ANY CANDY. THOSE POOR KIDS, THEY KNOW BETTER. SO YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD JOKE AT HALLOWEEN TIME. AND WHAT SHE ALSO DIDN’T SHARE WITH REPORTERS IS THAT BEGGARS NIGHT IS NOT EVEN ON HALLOWEEN. I DON’T GET THAT. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT. DID YOU GUYS HAVE TO TELL A JOKE? NO, NO, BECAUSE I DIDN’T GROW UP HERE LIKE I GREW UP IN SAINT LOUIS AND WE TOLD JOKES THERE, TOO. AND I WAS PAINFULLY SHY AND NEVER WANTED TO. EVER. BU
Caitlin Clark in the WNBA playoffs: First round opponent, schedule
Updated: 12:42 PM CDT Sep 20, 2024
Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Clark, who became an international superstar in the NCAA postseason by guiding Iowa to back-to-back title games, will get her first taste of WNBA postseason play Sunday.Video above: Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark explains Iowa tradition of Beggars’ NightNo. 6 seed Indiana (20-20) opens its best-of-three matchup at No. 3 Connecticut (28-12) at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. That game will be on ABC.The Sun host game two at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN.If the Fever happen to win one of those games — they went 1-3 against the Sun in the regular season — they’ll play a series-deciding game Friday, Sept. 27, in Indiana.This is the first playoff appearance for the Fever since 2016. Clark and the Fever opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss at Connecticut, and went 2-8 in their first 10 games. But they went 18-10 in their final 30, and Clark established herself not only as a lock for rookie of the year, but one of the best players in the league, by averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.Caitlin Clark in the WNBA playoffs: First round opponent, scheduleClark is the first WNBA player to ever average 19-5-8. In fact, there’s only been four other instances of a player averaging 15-5-5.That assist mark led the league this season and she broke the single-season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a July loss to Dallas is a record.She finished seventh overall in scoring and broke the rookie scoring record with 769 points. She’s also the only WNBA rookie to record a triple-double — and she’s done it twice.And her 122 3-pointers — the second-most by anyone in any WNBA season — was another rookie record, according to the AP.WNBA playoffs 2024: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in first roundScheduleGame 1: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 (ABC)Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 (ESPN)Game 3 (if needed): Connecticut at Indiana, time TBA Friday, Sept. 27 (ESPN2)Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun: Regular season resultsMay 14: Connecticut Sun 92, Indiana Fever 71May 20: Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 84June 10: Connecticut Sun 89, Indiana Fever 72Aug. 28: Indiana Fever 84, Connecticut Sun 80WNBA playoff formatThe WNBA regular season wrapped up Thursday, Sept. 19. The playoffs will begin the following Sunday (Sept. 22) and could go as long as Oct. 20.First-round playoff matchups include:No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 8 Atlanta DreamNo. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix MercuryNo. Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana FeverNo. 4 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5 Seattle StormThe four first-round matchups will be a best-of-three format, with a 2-1 split for home games in favor of the better seed. The second round and the WNBA Finals are both best-of-five series with a 2-2-1 home format.
Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
Clark, who became an international superstar in the NCAA postseason by guiding Iowa to back-to-back title games, will get her first taste of WNBA postseason play Sunday.
Video above: Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark explains Iowa tradition of Beggars’ Night
No. 6 seed Indiana (20-20) opens its best-of-three matchup at No. 3 Connecticut (28-12) at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. That game will be on ABC.
The Sun host game two at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN.
If the Fever happen to win one of those games — they went 1-3 against the Sun in the regular season — they’ll play a series-deciding game Friday, Sept. 27, in Indiana.
This is the first playoff appearance for the Fever since 2016.
Clark and the Fever opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss at Connecticut, and went 2-8 in their first 10 games. But they went 18-10 in their final 30, and Clark established herself not only as a lock for rookie of the year, but one of the best players in the league, by averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.
Caitlin Clark in the WNBA playoffs: First round opponent, schedule
Clark is the first WNBA player to ever average 19-5-8. In fact, there’s only been four other instances of a player averaging 15-5-5.
That assist mark led the league this season and she broke the single-season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a July loss to Dallas is a record.
She finished seventh overall in scoring and broke the rookie scoring record with 769 points.
She’s also the only WNBA rookie to record a triple-double — and she’s done it twice.
And her 122 3-pointers — the second-most by anyone in any WNBA season — was another rookie record, according to the AP.
WNBA playoffs 2024: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in first round
Schedule
- Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 (ABC)
- Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 (ESPN)
- Game 3 (if needed): Connecticut at Indiana, time TBA Friday, Sept. 27 (ESPN2)
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun: Regular season results
WNBA playoff format
The WNBA regular season wrapped up Thursday, Sept. 19. The playoffs will begin the following Sunday (Sept. 22) and could go as long as Oct. 20.
First-round playoff matchups include:
- No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 8 Atlanta Dream
- No. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix Mercury
- No. Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever
- No. 4 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5 Seattle Storm
The four first-round matchups will be a best-of-three format, with a 2-1 split for home games in favor of the better seed. The second round and the WNBA Finals are both best-of-five series with a 2-2-1 home format.
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