WNBA playoffs: Caitlin Clark, Fever look to force decisive Game 3 against star-studded Sun

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The Connecticut Sun are just one win away from advancing to the 2024 WNBA semifinals when they host the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. 

The Sun, led by five-time WNBA All-Star Alyssa Thomas, put on a clinic in Game 1 of their first round match against the Fever over the weekend to take the lead in the best-of-three series. The veteran forward had her fourth career triple-double in the playoffs, finishing with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. 

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones, #42, Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington, #21, talk with teammates in the fourth quarter during game one of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Mark Smith-Imagn Images)

She is hoping to do the same on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, as Caitlin Clark looks to rebound in a must-win scenario. The WNBA Rookie of the Year was shut out in her playoff debut, finishing with 11 points and eight assists in the 93-69 loss where she also missed 11 of her 13 3-point attempts. 

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Kelsey Mitchell, #0 of the Indiana Fever, dribbles the ball during the game against the Connecticut Sun during round one game one of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on Sept. 22, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (esse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Fever clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since their first round exit after a loss to the Phoenix Mercury in 2016. Indiana is 11-9 against Eastern Conference opponents this season and 3-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Connecticut made the team’s eighth straight playoff appearance after going 28-12 this