Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points in nearly 38 minutes and Caitlin Clark added 19 points. Indiana Fever would hold off the Atlanta Dream 84-79 in front of a sold out State Farm Arena Monday night.
“I feel like I’m just a kid that plays basketball and has a lot of fun,” Clark said of the record crowd in Atlanta.
Caitlin Clark’s 21 games with 15+ points and 5+ assists is the most by any rookie in WNBA history. Moreover, Clark’s four 3-pointers Monday tied the the rookie record of 85 by Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard in 2022.
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Lecrae and Crystal Renee Hayslett pose for photographs after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Caitlin Clark warms up before a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Twanisha ‘TeeTee’ terry and Alycia Baumgardner posse for photos after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Lecrae and Crystal Renee Hayslett pose for photographs after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Twanisha ‘TeeTee’ terry and Alycia Baumgardner posse for photos after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
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Twanisha ‘TeeTee’ Terry, Renee Montgomery, and Sirena Grace pose for photographs after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Radio host Juju Gotti poses for photographs after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Erica Wheeler and Twanisha ‘TeeTee’ Terry pose for photographs after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Goodie Mob performs during halftime of a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Alycia Baumgardner shows Aerial Powers the WBC female super featherweight title after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Twanisha ‘TeeTee’ Terry, poses for photos during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Tina Charles (31) works against Aliyah Boston during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Goodie Mob performs during halftime of a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Goodie Mob performs during halftime of a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Tina Charles attempts a layup during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Alycia Baumgardner shows Aerial Powers the WBC female super featherweight title after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Venus Lacey hugs Renee Montgomery during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Venus Lacey and Ruthie Bolton show off their gold medals from the 1996 Summer Olympic Games during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
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Jordin Canada takes a three point shot during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Rhyne Howard takes a three point shot during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Caitlin Clark takes a three point shot during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Hostess Bria Janelle appears before a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) -
Caitlin Clark warms up before a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 26, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice)
Meanwhile, Tina Charles scored 21 to lead Atlanta. Howard had 16 points and Allisha Gray added 12. Gray exited the game with a back injury and did not return. The Dream moved the game to the home of the Atlanta Hawks and set an attendance record of 17,608. It surpassed the crowd that attended the previous game against the Fever (17,575).