WNBA Recap: Sunday’s prime 7 performers, ranked — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and extra

A four-game WNBA slate featured standout performances from the Fever guard trio of Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, and Lexie Hull, in addition to all-time scorers Tina Charles and Diana Taurasi. Angel Reese additionally put collectively one in every of her most spectacular double-doubles within the highest rebounding recreation of her rookie season.

First, Sunday’s WNBA recreation outcomes:

• The Dream (9-17) defeated Solar (19-7), 82-70.
• The Fever (13-15) blew out the Storm (17-10), 92-75.
• The Aces (17-9) beat the Sparks (6-21), 87-71.
• The Mercury (15-13) crushed the Sky (11-16), 86-68.

Listed here are Sunday’s prime 7 WNBA performances, ranked:

7. Lexie Hull, Indiana Fever

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Lexie Hull recorded a career-high 22 factors in Sunday’s Fever win over the Storm, hitting 6-7 from three-points en path to her greatest recreation of the season.

“We had simply actually good ball motion,” Hull mentioned postgame. “Discovered the open particular person, bought to our open spots, and knocked down photographs… the ball simply saved moving into.”

Caitlin Clark praised Hull’s large night time and joked she must change her Twitter/X account accordingly.

“My entire account will probably be about Lexie,” Clark mentioned. “I’m going to alter my bio to Lexie Hull Fan Web page.”

6. Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

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Diana Taurasi continues to show that age is only a quantity — the 42-year-old guard led the way in which for the Mercury with 23 factors and 5 assists in Sunday’s win over the Sky. Taurasi, the all-time main scorer in WNBA historical past, is averaging 16.2 factors this season, lower than 3 factors beneath her profession common.

Taurasi was significantly important within the opening interval, when she scored 12 factors to assist in giving Phoenix a 13-point first quarter lead.

5. Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever

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Kelsey Mitchell is quietly tearing up the league. Mitchell exploded for 27 factors on 10-19 capturing to go together with 3 assists and three steals within the Fever’s assertion win over the Storm, simply two days faraway from a 28-point outing in opposition to the Mercury.

Because the Olympic break, Indiana is averaging a league-best 95 factors per recreation, and Mitchell has been instrumental to the crew’s success.

4. Angel Reese, Chicago Sky

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On Sunday, Reese turned the quickest participant in WNBA historical past to succeed in 20 double-doubles in a single season, and is on tempo to have the best rebounding season of all time. Within the Sky’s loss to the Mercury, Reese completed with 19 factors on 8-16 capturing, and 20 rebounds.

The Sky are 1-2 for the reason that break and maintain a 1.5 recreation lead for the eighth and closing playoff spot. And although Chicago continues to be inconsistent, Reese is constant to showcase she’s the most effective younger gamers within the recreation.

3. Tina Charles, Atlanta Dream

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Simply two days after sinking a buzzer-beater to beat the Storm, Tina Charles had one in every of her greatest performances of the season: 22 factors (9-15 FG) and 15 rebounds. In flip, the Dream made it two consecutive wins and beat the Solar, who’ve persistently been the most effective groups within the league all season.

“That is who I’m,” Charles mentioned postgame. “That is who I’ve been my complete profession. I don’t assume I’m doing something totally different. I don’t take into consideration my age, I’m simply very aggressive. I actually love this recreation. I like to hoop.”

2. Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever

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Caitlin Clark overcame a sluggish begin to energy the Fever to their second consecutive win in opposition to a playoff opponent out of the Olympic break. Clark completed with 23 factors, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1 steal within the victory over the Storm.

Within the win, Clark set a brand new all-time document (232) for many assists by a rookie in a single season, with 12 video games left to play. The earlier document of 224 was by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998.

Clark gave Penicheiro her flowers postgame.

“In case you watch her highlights, she was positively a greater passer than me,” Clark mentioned. “She had far more aptitude to her recreation. She would spin round and make these loopy passes. I form of simply run in transition and chuck it up there and hope for the most effective.”

1. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

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No person is doing it like A’ja Wilson. In a win over the Sparks, Wilson led the sport in 4 statistical classes, ending with 34 factors, 13 rebounds, 5 steals, and a pair of blocks.

Wilson has now scored a minimum of 24 factors in 8 straight video games, tying a WNBA document, per Aces PR. Wilson demonstrably and passionately celebrated all through the sport and because the Aces put the Sparks away.

“I need to win actually dangerous,” Wilson mentioned postgame. “I like to point out that via my recreation. I like individuals to really feel the fervour that not solely I play with, however my crew.”