Sun beat Sky to set up playoff showdown with Caitlin Clark, Fever originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Connecticut Sun wrapped up their regular season Thursday night with a decisive win over the Chicago Sky. Next up: a first-round playoff matchup against rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
With their 87-54 win over Chicago, the Suns finished the 2024 campaign in third place with a 28-12 record. The Fever are sixth with a 20-20 record.
Tyasha Harris (15 points) led a Connecticut team that had six players in double figures against the Sky. Alyssa Thomas had 13 points and a game-high seven assists, while DiJonai Carrington had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
The Fever are a tough first-round draw for the Sun. They’ve been one of the league’s hottest teams since the Olympic break, and Clark has been at the center of it all with one of the most memorable rookie seasons in WNBA history. Connecticut has won three of its four meetings against Indiana. in the regular season, however, while playing tough defense on Clark.
The former Iowa superstar set multiple league records in her first professional season. With her 35-point performance Saturday, she surpassed Seimone Augustus’ record for most points in a single season by a rookie. Clark also set the WNBA’s single-season and single-game records for assists and the rookie season record for three-pointers made while recording the first two triple-doubles by a rookie in league history.
The WNBA playoffs begin on September 22, with Game 1 of the Sun-Fever series kicking off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
