Aliyah Boston scores 24 as Fever beat Fire 90-73 without Caitlin Clark
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 24 points and eight rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 90-73 with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game this season. Lexie Hull added 16 points on a perfect shooting night and had eight rebounds for the Fever. Boston returned after she missed a game for the first time in her career. Bridget Carleton scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half and Sug Sutton finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the expansion Fire.
Burke’s three-point play in final seconds leads Sun to 1st win of the season, 80-78 over the Storm
SEATTLE (AP) — Kennedy Burke scored 15 points and converted a go-ahead three-point play with 2.8 seconds left, Charlisse Leger-Walker scored a career-high 16 points, and Connecticut beat the Seattle Storm 80-78 for the Sun’s first win this season. The Sun (1-5) had tied for longest losing streak to open a season in franchise history. Natisha Hiedeman miss a clean look at a potential winning straight-away 3-pointer at the buzzer. Nell Angloma had a career-high 15 points, Aaliyah Edwards scored 12, and undrafted rookie Raegan Beers added a career-best 10 for Connecticut. Hiedeman scored 20 points and Mackenzie Holmes added a career-high 18 for the Storm (1-4). Connecticut starters Aneesah Morrow, Gianna Kneepkens and Hailey Van Lith combined for four points on 1-of-7 shooting in 23 minutes.