Fever's Clark vomits at half, recovers to score 17 vs. Dream - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Just about the only thing that went wrong for the Indiana Fever on Thursday night was Caitlin Clark vomiting at halftime.

Bouncing back from a two-game losing streak, the Fever had their best defensive performance of the season in an 83-71 victory over the Atlanta Dream.

Clark turned the hallway corner for her postgame media session with a white towel draped over her shoulders as she held it across her mouth. The Fever star's voice sounded gravelly as she told reporters she was a little ill at halftime. That, however, didn't stop her from playing on and finishing with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

«I haven't puked that much in a really long time,» Clark said. «But then I felt fine. I felt light. So I was running around feeling good in the second half, but [I] feel OK. Obviously, I'm losing my voice a little bit. But I'll be good.»

In a six-day stretch filled with drama, from a heated-sideline exchange between Clark and coach Stephanie White to a team meeting to discuss recent troubles, the Fever (5-4) had their best win of the season, leading to what felt like a team-wide exhale of relief.

It was also the fewest points the Fever have allowed this season after they entered the day 13th in the league in defensive scoring at 89.0 points per game. The Dream, who were held to 29 first-half points, had their lowest-scoring game of the season.

«I liked our activity level,» White said. «Figuratively, of course, we hit first. We were the aggressor. We were active. We were anticipating. They felt us, they felt our energy. Our grit and our toughness was as good as it's been all year long.»

On Monday, a day after a 100-84 loss to the Portland Fire that marked the low point of their season so far, the