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Clark, Boston become 1st WNBA teammates with 30-point double-doubles

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For the second game in a row, the Indiana Fever blew a sizeable lead.

And for the second game in a row, the Fever managed to come away with a win.

Aliyah Boston had a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds and Caitlin Clark matched season bests with 32 points and 10 assists as Indiana survived for a 114-106 overtime victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday, as Boston and Clark became the first teammates to both record 30-point double-doubles in the same game in WNBA history.

The win marked Indiana's seventh straight over Chicago, and improved the Fever's record to 3-1 in the Commissioner's Cup. Chicago dropped to 1-4 in the Commissioner's Cup.

 

After squandering a 17-point lead and needing a deep 3-pointer from Clark with 1.2 seconds left to pull out a 78-76 road win over the Washing Mystics on Monday, the Fever (7-5) coughed up a 19-point advantage against the Sky, including a five-point lead with less than 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. 

Chicago's Elizabeth Williams then hit two free throws and after a Fever turnover on the inbounds pass, Skylar Diggins tied the score at 98 on a long 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds to play.

In overtime, though, the Sky went just 1 for 8 from the field and Boston scored eight points to seal the Fever's third victory in four games.

Rookie Sydeny Taylor led the Sky (4-9) with a season-high 30 points and Diggins chipped in 21.

Clark was 15 of 15 from the foul line for the Fever, who made their first 23 free-throw attempts before Kelsey Mitchell missed one with 46 seconds remaining in overtime.

 

Bueckers scores season-high 31 as Wings top Mercury

Paige Bueckers got off to a fast start and scored a season-best 31 points to help the Dallas Wings defeat the Phoenix Mercury 85-70.

Bueckers scored 24 of her points in the first half, thanks to a sizzling shooting performance, connecting on 11 of 14 shots. She finished 14 of 20 from the field, and also added six rebounds and five assists.

 

Bueckers wasn't the only Dallas player with a hot shooting hand, as Jessica Shepard made 7 of 8 shots, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Azzi Fudd also scored 17, making 7 of 13 shots, as the Wings (8-4) improved to 3-1 in the Commissioner's Cup.

The Mercury (4-10) shot 39.1 per cent and trailed by as many as 22 points in dropping to 2-3 in the Commissioner's Cup.

Lexi Held led Phoenix with 17 points, while Kahleah Copper was the only other Mercury player to score in double figures, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-10 shooting with four turnovers.

 

Surging Liberty stay perfect in Commissioner's Cup

Breanna Stewart and Satou Sabally each scored 19 points and the New York Liberty defeated the Atlanta Dream 104-90 for their sixth straight win to maintain control of the Eastern Conference.

Stewart added 11 rebounds and five assists, while Sabally made 5 of 6 3-pointers in 17 minutes for the Liberty (9-4), who improved to 4-0 in the Commissioner's Cup.

Jonquel Jones drained four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Pauline Astier also scored 16, with Marine Johannes finishing with 17 to give New York five players scoring 16 points or more in a game for the first time in franchise history.

 

As a team, the Liberty shot 54.2 per cent from the field, 51.6 per cent from 3-point range (16 of 31) and 85.7 per cent from the foul line (24 of 28).

The Dream (8-4), meanwhile, were undone by their subpar shooting, making 31.0 per cent of their 3-pointers (9 of 29) and 55.6 per cent on free throws (15 of 27).

Angel Reese led Atlanta with 25 points and nine rebounds, with Rhyne Howard scoring 24 and Allisha Gray adding 18 points.

The Dream are now 3-2 in the Commissioner's Cup.