Caitlin Clark's deep 3 buries Sparks, secures Fever's 1st win - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double, and the Indiana Fever beat Los Angeles 78-73 on Friday night to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a Sparks record crowd of 19,103.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (1-5) with 18 points and Aliyah Boston and Temi Fagbenle had 17 each.

Clark's rebounds were a career high. She missed her first seven 3-point attempts, but finally made one with 2:27 remaining, triggering an explosion of cheers and applause.

The game featured the youth and future of the WNBA, with No. 1 draft pick Clark playing against No. 2 pick Cameron Brink and No. 4 selection Rickea Jackson of the Sparks.

«They're making a huge impact in our league,» Fever coach Christie Sides said before the game.

Brink had 15 points and nine rebounds and Jackson added 16 points off the bench for the Sparks (1-3). Dearica Hamby had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Jason Sudeikis, Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, DeMar DeRozan of the Chicago Bulls, Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors, USC star JuJu Watkins along with teammate Rayah Marshall and coach Lindsay Gottlieb were among the franchise's largest home crowd for the Sparks' first game at Crypto.com Arena this season.

Clark gave a thumbs up and smiled as she walked across the court after the buzzer and the crowd cheered her every move.

Boston, Fagbenle and Mitchell dominated the fourth quarter, with Mitchell hitting back-to-back 3-pointers.

Brink made a 3-pointer and Lexie Brown scored to draw the Sparks to 73-71. But Clark answered with her second 3-pointer with 40 seconds left and the crowd roared again as Indiana stayed in front 76-71.

The Fever were just 7-of-25 from long range; the Sparks also struggled, going