Kaitlyn Clark is seriously awesome, but what can’t she do? She’s one of the best basketball players ever. And according to her, she’s the best when it comes to Panhandlers Night. After dominating the weekend, Clark was asked how she likes to prank people during practice. The Indiana Fever guard says the secret is that she dominated Halloween candy as a kid. The West Des Moines native praised Panhandlers Night in Des Moines for its lighthearted and fun side. “When you go to Des Moines, Iowa, you have to tell a joke to get candy. And I think there’s no other place in the country that really does that. So you have to tell a joke. So you go and knock on their door and you have to tell a joke to get candy. And I know my mom is a big fan of that. If you don’t tell a joke, you don’t get any candy. Those poor kids know better. So you better tell a good joke on Halloween time.” What you also didn’t share with reporters is that Beggars’ Night isn’t even on Halloween. I don’t get that. I never got that. Did you guys have to tell a joke? No, no, because I didn’t grow up here like I did in St. Louis and we did tell jokes there, too. And I was very shy and I never wanted to. But
Kaitlyn Clark in the WNBA Playoffs: First-Round Opponent and Schedule
Updated: 10:33 AM CST September 20, 2024
Caitlin Clark’s historic season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Clark, who became an international star in the college basketball playoffs by leading Iowa to back-to-back championship games, will get her first taste of the WNBA playoffs on Sunday. Sixth-seeded Indiana (20-20) opens its best-of-three series against third-seeded Connecticut (28-12) at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. That game will be televised on ABC. The Sun hosts the second game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN. If the Fever wins one of those games — they’re 1-3 against the Sun in the regular season — they’ll play a deciding game in the series on Friday, Sept. 27, in Indiana. This is the Fever’s first playoff appearance since 2016. The Fever opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss to Connecticut and went 2-8 in their first 10 games. But they’ve gone 18-10 in their last 30, and Clark has established herself not only as the rookie of the year but also as one of the best players in the league, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game. Clark is the first WNBA player to average 19-5-8. In fact, there have been only four other instances of a player averaging 15-5-5. That mark led the league this season and broke the single-season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a July loss to Dallas are a franchise record. She ranks seventh overall in scoring and broke the rookie scoring record with 769 points. She is also the only rookie in the WNBA to record a triple-double — and she has done so twice. Her record of 122 triples — the second-most by anyone in any WNBA season — is another rookie record, according to the Associated Press. 2024 WNBA Playoffs: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in the First Round Schedule Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m. Sunday, September 22 (ABC) Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 25 (ESPN) Game 3 (if necessary): Connecticut at Indiana, time to be announced Friday, September 27 (ESPN2) Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun: Regular Season Results May 14: Connecticut Sun 92, Indiana Fever 71 May 20: Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 84 June 10: Connecticut Sun 89, Indiana Fever 72 August 28: Indiana Fever 84, Connecticut Sun 80 WNBA Playoffs The WNBA regular season ended on Thursday, September 19. The playoffs will begin the following Sunday (September 22) and could run through October 20. The first-round playoff games include: No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 8 Atlanta Dream No. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix Mercury No. 1 Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever No. 4 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5 Seattle Storm The four first-round games will be best-of-three, with home games split 2-1 for the higher seed. The second round and the WNBA Finals are both five-game series with a 2-2-1 home-and-home format.
Caitlin Clark’s historic season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
Clark, who became an international star in the NCAA postseason by leading Iowa to back-to-back title games, will get her first taste of the WNBA postseason on Sunday.
Sixth-seeded Indiana (20-20) opens its best-of-three series against third-seeded Connecticut (28-12) at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The game will be televised on ABC.
The Sun will host the second game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN.
If the Fever wins one of those games — they went 1-3 against the Suns in the regular season — they will play a series-deciding game on Friday, Sept. 27, in Indiana.
This is the Fever’s first appearance in the playoffs since 2016.
Clark and her team opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss to 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 the rookie of the year but also as one of the best players in the league, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.
Clark is the first WNBA player to average 19 wins, 5 losses, 8 losses. In fact, there have only been four other instances where a player has averaged 15 wins, 5 losses, 5 losses.
She led the league in assists this season and broke the single-season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a July loss to Dallas are a record.
She finished seventh overall in scoring and broke the rookie scoring record with 769 points.
She is also the only rookie in the WNBA to record a triple-double — and she has done so twice.
Her 122 three-pointers — the second-most in any WNBA season — were another rookie record, according to the Associated Press.
2024 WNBA Playoffs: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in First Round
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- Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m. Sunday, September 22 (ABC)
- Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 (ESPN)
- Game 3 (if necessary): Connecticut vs. Indiana, date to be announced Friday, Sept. 27 (ESPN2)
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun: Regular Season Results
WNBA Playoff Format
The WNBA regular season ended on Thursday, September 19. The playoffs will begin the following Sunday (September 22) and could run through October 20.
The first round of qualifiers matches include:
- #1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream
- No. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix Mercury
- #6: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun
- #4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm
The first four games will be best-of-three, with home games split 2-1. The second round and WNBA Finals will be best-of-five, with home games split 2-2-1.
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