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Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever open the WNBA playoffs against Connecticut Sun

CAITLIN CLARK TRULY IS THE BEST, BUT WHAT CAN'T SHE DO? SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. AND BY HER CLAIM, THE BEST AT BEGGARS NIGHT. AFTER DOMINATING OVER THE WEEKEND, CLARK WAS ASKED HOW SHE LIKES TO JOKE AT PRACTICE. THE INDIANA FEVER GUARD SAYS THE SECRET IS ACTUALLY THAT SHE DOMINATED AT TRICK-OR-TREATMENT AS A KID. THE WEST DES MOINES LOCAL CREDITS HER CHEERFUL AND FUNNY SIDE TO DES MOINES BEGGARS NIGHT. WHEN YOU TRICK OR TREAT IN DES MOINES, IOWA, YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE TO GET CANDY. AND I GUESS THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. SO YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE. SO YOU GO TO THEIR DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO TELL A JOKE TO GET YOUR CANDY. AND I KNOW MY MOTHER IS A PIER RIDER THERE. SO IF YOU DON'T TELL A JOKE, YOU DON'T GET CANDY. THESE POOR KIDS KNOW BETTER. SO ON HALLOWEEN YOU BETTER TELL A GOOD JOKE. AND WHAT SHE ALSO DIDN'T TELL THE REPORTERS IS THAT BEGGARS NIGHT IS NOT EVEN ON HALLOWEEN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I NEVER UNDERSTAND IT. DID YOU GUYS HAVE TO TELL A JOKE? NO, NO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GROW UP HERE LIKE I GREW UP IN SAINT LOUIS AND WE TOLD JOKES THERE TOO. AND I WAS PAINFULLY SHY AND NEVER WANTED TO DO THAT. EVER. BUT

Caitlin Clark in the WNBA playoffs: first round opponents, schedule

Caitlin Clark's historic rookie season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Clark, who became an international superstar in the NCAA postseason by leading Iowa to back-to-back title games, will play in the WNBA postseason for the first time on Sunday.Video above: Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark explains Iowa's Beggars' Night tradition. Indiana (20-20), seeded No. 6, opens its best-of-three matchup against No. 3 seed Connecticut (28-12), at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. That game will be televised on ABC.The Sun hosts the second game on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.If the Fever win either of those games — they went 1-3 against the Sun in the regular season — they will play a series-deciding game at Indiana on Friday, Sept. 27.This will be the Fever's first playoff appearance since 2016. Clark and the Fever opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss at Connecticut and went 2-8 in their first 10 games. But in their final 30 games, they posted an 18-10 record, and Clark established herself not only as a sure-fire Rookie of the Year, but also as one of the league's best players, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.Caitlin Clark in WNBA playoffs: First-round opponents, scheduleClark 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 assist mark tied her for the league lead this season, breaking the season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a loss to Dallas in July is a record. She ranked seventh overall, breaking the rookie points record with 769 points. She's also the only WNBA rookie to record a triple-double — and she did it twice. And her 122 3-pointers – the second most of any player in a WNBA season – were another rookie record, according to the AP. 2024 WNBA Playoffs: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in First Round Schedule Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22 (ABC) Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25 (ESPN) Game 3 (if necessary): Connecticut at Indiana, time to be announced, Friday, Sept. 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 June 28: Indiana Fever 84, Connecticut Sun 80WNBA Playoff FormatThe WNBA regular season concluded on Thursday, Sept. 19. The playoffs begin the following Sunday (September 22) and could last until October 20.The first playoff games are:No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 8 Atlanta DreamNo. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix MercuryNo. Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana FeverNo. 4 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5 Seattle StormThe four first-round games will be played in a best-of-three format, with home games split 2-1 in favor of the higher seed. The second round and the WNBA Finals will both be best-of-five series with a 2-2-1 home-game format.

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Caitlin Clark's historic rookie season continues next week in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Clark, who became an international superstar in the NCAA postseason by leading Iowa to back-to-back title games, will play in the WNBA postseason for the first time on Sunday.

Video above: Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark explains Iowa's Beggars' Night tradition

No. 6 seed Indiana (20-20) opens its best-of-three matchup against No. 3 seed Connecticut (28-12) at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The game will be televised on ABC.

The second game will be broadcast by the Sun on ESPN on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

If the Fever win one of these games (they lost 1-3 to the Sun in the regular season), they will play the deciding game of the series on Friday, September 27th in Indiana.

This is the Fever’s first playoff appearance since 2016.

Clark and the Fever opened the regular season with a 92-71 loss at Connecticut and went 2-8 in their first 10 games. However, they went 18-10 in their final 30 games and Clark established herself not only as a sure-fire Rookie of the Year but also as one of the league's best players, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.

Caitlin Clark in the WNBA playoffs: first round opponents, schedule

Clark is the first WNBA player to ever average 19-5-8. In fact, there have only been four other instances of a player achieving an average of 15-5-5.

Her assist mark led the league this season and broke the single-season record with 329. Her 19 assists in a loss to Dallas in July are a record.

She finished seventh overall and broke the rookie points record with 769 points.

She is also the only WNBA rookie to record a triple-double – twice.

And her 122 3-pointers – the second most of any WNBA season – set another rookie record, according to AP.

WNBA Playoffs 2024: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun in the first round

schedule

  • Game 1: Indiana vs. Connecticut, Sunday, September 22, 2:00 p.m. (ABC)
  • Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, Wednesday, September 25, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 3 (if necessary): Connecticut vs. Indiana, time to be announced, Friday, September 27 (ESPN2)

Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun: Regular Season Results

WNBA playoff format

The WNBA regular season ended on Thursday, September 19. The playoffs begin the following Sunday (September 22) and could last until October 20.

The pairings for the first round of playoffs include:

  • No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 8 Atlanta Dream
  • No. 2 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7 Phoenix Mercury
  • No. Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever
  • No. 4 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5 Seattle Storm

The four first-round matches will be played in a best-of-three format, with home games split 2-1 in favor of the higher seeds. The second round and the WNBA Finals will both be played in a best-of-five format, with home games split 2-2-1.

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