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00:00Габби Williams, their All-Star,
00:02was listed as questionable
00:03coming into tonight.
00:04She missed her last game
00:05with a back injury.
00:07Is available.
00:08A big development
00:08for the Valkyries
00:09here this evening.
00:11And Caitlin Clark
00:12back in the starting lineup
00:13for the Fever
00:14for a second straight game.
00:16Clark played 24 minutes
00:18in Indiana's win
00:19in Las Vegas on Sunday
00:21and expects to play
00:22a similar number
00:23here tonight.
00:25Alongside Debbie Antonelli,
00:26I'm Pat Foreman.
00:27Let's welcome in
00:28the third member
00:28of our crew.
00:29She's Kelsey Casper.
00:30Hello, Kelsey.
00:32Hey, guys.
00:33Well, the Fever
00:33tipping off a four-game
00:34homestand
00:35after 11 days
00:36on the road.
00:37It was a successful
00:38three-in-one road trip
00:39with Stephanie White
00:40telling me three games.
00:41She's greedy.
00:42She would have preferred
00:43four wins.
00:44But still, lots of positives
00:45to draw from the last few games.
00:46She said offensively
00:47she felt like this team
00:48was really in rhythm.
00:49They were knocking down shots
00:50but also not trying
00:51to make something
00:52out of nothing.
00:53And she felt like
00:54this team was really
00:55connected on the defensive
00:56end of the floor.
00:57But she felt like
00:58this team went through
00:59every situation
01:00during that road trip
01:01in Phoenix.
01:02She said her late-game
01:03execution was outstanding.
01:04In Las Vegas,
01:05we managed that game
01:06from start to finish.
01:08So lots to carry over
01:09for this team
01:10that has been adjusting
01:11back to Eastern time.
01:12So I'm also trying
01:13to manage some players
01:14like Caitlin Clark,
01:15who you said
01:15will still be on
01:16a minute's restriction
01:17tonight.
01:19Kelsey, thank you.
01:20It is the league's
01:21best offense taking on
01:23the league's best defense
01:25here tonight.
01:26The Fever,
01:27who averaged 94 points
01:29per game.
01:30That would be a new
01:31WNBA record
01:32if they finish the season.
01:34Their offensive rating
01:35is a scalding,
01:37112.4 points
01:40per 100 possessions.
01:41And nobody
01:42feeds it up better
01:44than the Golden State
01:44Valkyries who are
01:45holding opponents
01:46to just 76 points
01:48per game this year.
01:49The Valkyries enter
01:50winners of seven straight,
01:51including four straight
01:53on the road.
01:54This team has not
01:54lost a game
01:55since June 21st.
01:57And Debbie,
01:58on that winning streak,
01:59they are holding
02:00opponents to an almost
02:01incomprehensible
02:0268 points per game.
02:04They are connected,
02:05they have outstanding
02:06defensive habits,
02:07and they communicate
02:08every possession.
02:09But when they rotate,
02:11Pat, they look like
02:11they're on a string.
02:13They know personnel,
02:14they're well-prepared,
02:15and they're hard
02:16to score against.
02:17Indiana's got to score
02:18early to get the tempo
02:20where they want
02:20the game to be,
02:21which is fast.
02:23And the Beaver
02:24are capable of doing that.
02:25They've played so well,
02:26and they've started
02:27off games well,
02:28particularly on this
02:29road streak.
02:30The Beaver play
02:30the fastest brand
02:31of basketball
02:32in the WNBA.
02:33The Valkyries,
02:34the slowest.
02:35They want you
02:36in the half court.
02:36It's a fascinating
02:38contrast of styles
02:39this evening.
02:40As Stephanie White
02:41said,
02:41the game at this pace
02:42that this game
02:43is played at,
02:44the pace that it's
02:45played at
02:45will go a long way
02:46in determining
02:48who ends up victorious
02:49here tonight.
02:50And there is
02:51the Indiana Beaver
02:51head coach
02:52in her fourth season
02:53with the Beaver,
02:54second of this stick.
02:55T.R. Cruz,
02:56Catherine Chang,
02:56and Gerda Gatling,
02:58your officials here
02:59tonight,
02:59underway from Indianapolis.
03:01And the Valkyries
03:02are on day 13
03:03of a massive road trip.
03:05They have gone
03:06four and zero
03:07on the road trip
03:08so far.
03:09They haven't played
03:10in five days
03:11after choosing
03:11to stay on the road.
03:13Aaliyah Boston
03:14forces a turnover
03:15on their opening possession.
03:16Pat,
03:16I can tell you
03:16there's a certain vibe
03:17about the team today.
03:18It was a vibe
03:20in the press conferences
03:21as pure joy.
03:22There's a lot of happiness
03:23right now around the Beaver.
03:24And let's see
03:25if they play like it
03:26because I think
03:26they're going to.
03:27Here's Clark
03:27on the drive.
03:28This is at the rim.
03:30Clark tracks down
03:31the offensive rebound
03:32and has it knocked out
03:33on the baseline.
03:34We'll say Beaver basketball.
03:37Stephanie White said
03:38it's a group playing
03:39with a lot of confidence
03:40right now.
03:41And they're coming off
03:42one of the best wins
03:42in franchise history.
03:4434 points in Las Vegas.
03:46The second biggest road win
03:48in franchise history
03:49as the former
03:50Golden State Valkyrie,
03:51Monique Billings,
03:52misses on her first look.
03:54Beaver 0 for 2
03:54on their opening possession.
03:56Head coach Natalie Nakase
03:58spoke about Billings
03:59in her pregame presser
04:00about how much
04:01they love her energy.
04:03Here is Gabby Williams,
04:05their leading scorer,
04:06at 15 points per game
04:07and Williams,
04:08a key offseason acquisition,
04:09knocks down her for shots.
04:10You can see the space
04:11and the isolation
04:12of Kaitlyn Clark
04:13to start the game.
04:14They're going to look
04:15to tack her off the bounce
04:16every possession.
04:19Veronica Burton,
04:20another elite defender,
04:21has the assignment
04:22of Kaitlyn Clark.
04:23Here's Boston backing
04:24her way in.
04:24Can't finish at the rim.
04:26The Valkyries have forced
04:27three misses from Indiana
04:29in those opening
04:29two possessions.
04:32The Valkyries take
04:33and make more threes
04:34than anyone in the league
04:35and that's Zandalicini
04:36from three.
04:40Now threes hit 11 per game
04:42on 31 attempts.
04:44Beaver second in the league
04:46in most made threes.
04:47Likely going to see him
04:48fly here tonight,
04:49but that Golden State defense
04:51here in the opening
04:52minute plus showing
04:53just how they've gotten
04:54this number one
04:55defensive rating
04:56and playing extremely well
04:58here over the last few weeks.
05:00Well, they can count on their defense.
05:01Their defense travels
05:03and they are a connected group
05:06with good discipline,
05:07good habits on this end
05:08of the floor.
05:09That's why pace is so important
05:10and why Coach White spoke
05:11about it before the game.
05:13The Valkyries are aiming
05:14for their eighth straight win
05:16and their fifth straight
05:17on the road.
05:18That three ball too strong,
05:20but Mitchell couldn't call it in.
05:22Shot clock at just under five.
05:25Not the start I expected
05:26from the fever.
05:27A little sloppy.
05:27Three missed shots,
05:29turnover,
05:30missed offensive rebound opportunity
05:32or defensive rebound opportunity
05:34to give Valkyries a situation
05:37around the basket
05:38and their points per possession
05:39are excellent
05:39in these situations.
05:43Gabby Williams
05:44off the mark
05:45on a three ball.
05:46It's Kayla Thornton
05:47able to track down
05:47the offensive rebound.
05:52Valkyries aiming
05:53for their fifth straight
05:54win on the road
05:55with Ty the longest
05:56road winning streak
05:57in the WNBA this year.
05:59Zandalicini hit one
05:59a moment ago.
06:00This one off the mark
06:01and Clark clears for Indiana.
06:05Here is Clark
06:05trying to pick up
06:06that pace here.
06:07The Fever do not want to play
06:08a half court game
06:10here tonight.
06:13Clark driving on Burton,
06:14fates, fires and misses.
06:17Out of bounds
06:18off of Billings
06:19and it's Valkyrie basketball.
06:23Anytime there's a stoppage,
06:25a dead ball,
06:26it plays into the Valkyries' pace
06:28and on this end of the floor,
06:30Indiana's got to be very careful
06:31about over-rotating
06:32and over-helping.
06:33There are certain matchups
06:35that you need to help on,
06:36but you've got to stay home
06:37on the others.
06:39Like, you can play way off
06:41of Kia Stokes
06:42and help out
06:44without getting a defensive
06:45three-second call.
06:51Thornton on a handoff.
06:52Zandalicini with the shot clock
06:53at one and rattles into three.
06:55The Valkyries have the first
06:57eight here tonight.
07:00A 31% three-point shooter
07:02with an incredibly bright green light.
07:05Zandalicini.
07:06Elsie Mitchell's got that green light
07:08as well.
07:09Mitchell, her first look
07:10is blocked by Williams.
07:12Boston had it deflected by Williams.
07:14She was third in the league
07:15in defensive player of the year
07:16a season ago.
07:17If they score here,
07:18I'm sure Stephanie White's
07:19going to call time out.
07:20Stokes lines up a triple.
07:22That one too strong.
07:23Indiana still in search
07:25of their first points
07:26here tonight.
07:26They scored 94 a game.
07:28That's a deep two,
07:29but it falls for Mitchell.
07:31I mean, so quick.
07:33So fun.
07:35Gets the crowd to sit down.
07:39They won't be sitting for long
07:40in this building tonight.
07:43Mitchell, one of three
07:44all-star starters for the Fever.
07:47Three all-stars for the Fever.
07:48And they are,
07:49that is a first time
07:50in franchise history
07:51that they've had three of them.
07:56Everything is a tackle closeout, Pat.
07:58That's why you've got to stay solid
07:59in your one-on-one defense.
08:03Burton almost intercepted
08:04the inbound pass.
08:05Clark from way outside.
08:07Can't knock down the three.
08:09Cole pulls it down.
08:10Her shot at the rim won't fall.
08:11And Indiana is one of nine
08:14here in the early going.
08:15Williams runs the floor
08:16and lays it in.
08:17Timeout Stephanie White.
08:18You have to have better awareness
08:20in transition defense.
08:21You've got to stop the ball first.
08:23Ten-point lead
08:24for the Valkyries
08:25in the first quarter.
08:29And looks like Stephanie White
08:31is going to substitute as well
08:32and get Ty Harris
08:33and Sophie Cunningham
08:34on the floor.
08:35This is an abnormal start
08:37for the Fever.
08:38Indiana comes into tonight.
08:40The second best first quarter
08:41team in the league
08:42and just percentage points
08:43behind number one Las Vegas.
08:46They're going to have
08:46to get themselves
08:47out of an early ten-point hole
08:49here tonight.
08:49I think you run something
08:51for Kelsey Mitchell
08:52off this timeout.
08:53See if you can get her going.
08:56Mitchell to switch on
08:57to Thornton.
08:57Drives inside.
08:58Kick out Harris.
08:59What a great road trip.
09:01Eleven points per game
09:01over her last five.
09:03As shot clock winding down,
09:05Harris launches
09:06and misses.
09:07Boston able to tap it out.
09:08Fresh 14.
09:09Harris fire away
09:11and knocks down the three.
09:13Ty Harris has been playing
09:15her best basketball
09:16over the last five games.
09:17She's been averaging
09:18just over ten points a game.
09:21And shooting 50%
09:23from the three-point line
09:24over that time.
09:25How many big shots
09:26did she hit in the fourth quarter
09:27of that come-from-behind win
09:28in Phoenix?
09:29And maybe she can energize
09:31the Fever here again tonight.
09:33Kayla Timpson was
09:35a source of energy
09:36in that fourth quarter as well.
09:38So too is Sophie Cunningham
09:39who got that run started
09:40when Indiana was down by ten.
09:42Boston muscling in
09:44and leaves it short.
09:54He's switched that middle ball swing.
10:00Good job by Sophie Cunningham
10:01forcing Zandalasini
10:02back into the action.
10:04Make her make a play
10:04off the bounce
10:05and a tough two.
10:09Cunningham has hit seven
10:10of her last eight three
10:12three-pointers.
10:14Austin coming off
10:15one of her best days
10:16as a pro.
10:16Outplayed Asia Wilson
10:17in Las Vegas.
10:19Mitchell way off
10:20on a three-ball
10:21and this Indiana offense
10:22hasn't found much momentum
10:24here yet.
10:24You know, you don't always
10:25think about being on
10:26that long road trip
10:27on the West Coast
10:29and then coming back east
10:30and then having to readjust.
10:31but it looks like the fever
10:33are a little sluggish.
10:38And full court pressure
10:39and picking up defensively
10:41is a good move
10:42and coaching adjustment
10:43by Stephanie White
10:44because, Pat,
10:44sometimes you can stimulate
10:46your offense
10:47by picking up your energy
10:48on the defensive end.
10:57And the Charles has checked in.
10:59Bounce pass for Kia Stokes.
11:01Leads in but can't finish.
11:02And Cunningham is fouled
11:04by Charles.
11:05That was a really good
11:06defensive possession
11:07with energies,
11:08high hands on the catch
11:10and a defensive rebound.
11:15See that early checkout
11:16for Kaitlyn Clark
11:17not expected to be
11:19quite up to her
11:20full slate of minutes.
11:21Played 16 in that first game.
11:2324 in Las Vegas
11:25in game number two.
11:27She will be on that
11:28similar minutes
11:29restriction tonight.
11:32Mitchell off the Boston screen
11:34gets to the rim.
11:36Shooters in the corner,
11:37middle ball screen,
11:39snake behind that thing
11:40and take it to the rack.
11:43Eastern Conference
11:44Player of the Week
11:45has scored 25 or more
11:47in six straight games.
11:49Ties the record
11:50for a guard.
11:52WNBA history.
11:53Tiffany Hayes
11:54leaves it short
11:54at the rim.
11:55Three stops in a row.
11:58Mitchell has been
11:59so confident
12:00and dials up a three.
12:02Here we go.
12:05That's putting some energy
12:07into the arena
12:08and into her teammates.
12:12Kelsey Mitchell has scored
12:13or assisted
12:14on all ten fever points.
12:16Here to open up
12:17the first quarter.
12:19A little high, low,
12:20and Kia Stokes
12:21finishes at the rim.
12:24Kelsey grimacing a little bit
12:26holding that left shoulder.
12:27This is the fever
12:28just trying to pick up
12:29the pace.
12:30If you can't make that pass
12:32and complete it,
12:33don't throw it.
12:42Tiffany Hayes at age 36,
12:44still an important member
12:46of this Valkyries team,
12:47draws the foul.
12:49Watch Kelsey Mitchell right here.
12:51Snake behind means you go
12:52right behind Aaliyah Boston
12:54and you see a little bit
12:55of space.
12:56And when you've got shooters,
12:57you can't help in pinch.
12:59And then the next trip,
13:00it's the triple.
13:02Once you can get to the rim,
13:04you put your defender
13:05on a little bit of awareness
13:07and there's a little cushion
13:09there that Mitchell
13:10takes advantage of.
13:16Off balance,
13:17it's a difficult look
13:18and it goes down
13:19for Janelle Salon
13:20who's had a great season,
13:22over 40%
13:23from the three-point line.
13:24That one a contested two
13:25and now a steal
13:26in the backcourt.
13:27And an easy two for Burton
13:28and just like that
13:29it's a 4-0 response.
13:32And Indiana nearly
13:34turns it over again
13:35as Veronica Burton
13:36continuing to cause problems
13:38in the backcourt.
13:39Two casual packs.
13:41Yeah, cut hard.
13:42You know, this game
13:42and the details of it
13:44are going to be magnified
13:47because of how hard
13:48Golden State's going to play.
13:50So there are opportunities
13:51because they play so hard
13:53to go backdoor
13:54and take care of the ball.
13:56And ball fake,
13:56they are going to jump
13:57at some passes.
13:59Should open up
14:00some easy scoring.
14:01Oh, Mitchell putting on the moves.
14:03Kick out Cunningham.
14:04Drains a three.
14:05Three.
14:08One goal.
14:09Two goal.
14:11That is all Kelsey Mitchell
14:12setting up a catch-and-shoot
14:13for Sophie.
14:14What an incredible job
14:16by Mitchell.
14:16A little rope-and-dope
14:17on top of the floor.
14:19What a heater.
14:20Sophie Cunningham is on.
14:22She has hit eight
14:22of her last nine threes.
14:24Dating back to the fourth quarter
14:25in Phoenix.
14:27The defense by Dillings
14:28forces the turnover.
14:29Watch Cunningham.
14:29She's here.
14:30And Mitchell's going to come
14:31off the screen.
14:31And she's going to do
14:32a little dribble right here.
14:33I like to call it a rope-and-dope
14:34when she gets in that
14:36little hesitation right there.
14:37Then watch the defense
14:38take the bait
14:40and step into her path.
14:42It opens up Cunningham.
14:44Too easy for Sophie.
14:46Billings.
14:46Extra pass.
14:47And Timpson lays it in.
14:49And it's a 5-0 response
14:50for Indiana.
14:51They pull back within three.
15:02And Charles working on Mitchell.
15:04Difficult look.
15:05Mitchell played it well.
15:13Mitchell sizing up.
15:15Kaitlin Chen.
15:15Oh, she just blew right by her.
15:19Nobody in the league
15:20wants to be isolated
15:22on the wing
15:23against Kelsey Mitchell.
15:25Not one player.
15:29Nine first quarter points
15:31for Kelsey Mitchell.
15:33She has helped bring
15:34the fever back
15:35from down 10
15:36to back within a point
15:37as Leticia Amihir
15:38lays that one in.
15:39I think Amihir
15:40has been terrific
15:41off the bench.
15:42She brings energy length.
15:44She's got a high IQ
15:45and she has a high motor.
15:50Indiana found themselves
15:51down 12-2.
15:52They've got a chance
15:53to pull within one
15:54or even tie it
15:55with a three ball
15:56here in the waiting
15:57seconds of the first.
15:59Mitchell with a shot clock
16:00down to five.
16:01She has been electric.
16:03Mitchell deep two.
16:05Rims off.
16:05Billings the rebound
16:06and Billings is fouled.
16:08I cannot take my eyes
16:10off Kelsey Mitchell.
16:11How can you?
16:16I mean, when she starts
16:17going and it took her
16:18a minute.
16:22So exciting.
16:24So happy for her
16:25to be in the All-Star game
16:26except for she's
16:27on the other side
16:28of Aaliyah Boston
16:29and Kaitlin Clark.
16:30Kaitlin Clark already said,
16:31I love playing with Aaliyah
16:33and I wish I was
16:33playing with Kelsey,
16:34but boy, I do not
16:35want to defend her
16:36and nobody does.
16:39Monique Billings
16:40knocks down the first.
16:41She played last season
16:42with Golden State.
16:43It was a big part
16:44of their breakout year.
16:45The Valkyries went
16:4623-21 last year.
16:48They made the playoffs.
16:49First expansion franchise
16:51to ever make the playoffs.
16:53Now they have their eyes
16:55on a much larger prize.
16:57Golden State enters tonight
16:58tied for second
16:59in the WNBA standings.
17:01The Fever are fifth
17:02entering the evening.
17:03One of two from Billings
17:05and pulls Indiana
17:06within two.
17:07And after looking at
17:08an early 10-point deficit,
17:09Stephanie White's group
17:10will take that.
17:12Sophie Cunningham.
17:13It's got to maximize
17:14their quarter court options.
17:15They've got to keep
17:16the Valkyries off the glass
17:18and they've got to take
17:19care of the basketball.
17:20And so far,
17:21the Fever have four turnovers
17:23in the first quarter.
17:25Four first quarter minutes
17:26for Kaitlin Clark
17:27who's back on the floor
17:28here to start the second.
17:29Some minutes with Ty Harris.
17:30A couple point guards
17:31on the floor.
17:33Clark works her way inside
17:35and just has it taken away.
17:36Kyla Charles beat her
17:37to the spots.
17:39Charles bounces
17:40and Hayes draws the foul.
17:52Tiffany Hayes
17:53is a strong driver.
17:54She's a lefty
17:54and she's excellent
17:58at getting to the free-throw line.
18:01She went back and forth
18:03here with Kaitlin Clark
18:04back in late May.
18:06She had 19 points, Hayes.
18:08But ultimately,
18:09Clark and the Indiana Fever
18:10prevailed
18:11in an eight-point win.
18:12Got a little chippy,
18:13a little chatter going on.
18:38Harris back for Clark.
18:40Shot clock down to ten.
18:45Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
19:11That is a call from the bench that is personnel-driven in some ways, but that's when you go cut
19:16over the top.
19:17It is a great job, and I've said I think putting Caitlin Clark in traps is a really good idea.
19:22She's a six-foot guard who will not fail in those situations.
19:27Love the change defensively.
19:31Here are these half-court situations where the Valkyries are just so good.
19:36But Cunningham cannot miss!
19:43Better than 50% in the last five coming into this one.
19:47She better be in the three-point shooting contest for the All-Star game.
19:50She deserves it.
19:51That's now nine of her last ten.
19:54As Charles works the baseline and answers.
19:57So the Valkyries ran the same set knowing that the Fever were going to trap, and they get a wide
20:02-open layup.
20:02Timson gets free inside and finishes through traffic.
20:10Timeout, Natalie Nekase.
20:13Colby Cunningham had missed eight in a row.
20:16Knocked one down in Phoenix.
20:18Now she can't move.
20:20Two for two, and the Fever really have a different level of offensive efficiency when she's knocking down shots.
20:27I mean, the space and the ability to get those shots off is created by her teammates.
20:32Hard cuts to the rim and space on the floor.
20:37Hayes drives Ed Cunningham and gets the step.
20:41Well, Indiana has guarded the three-point line.
20:43If you go over the last six minutes of game time, the Valkyries haven't taken a three.
20:48After starting two for six.
21:09Hays with the offensive rebound.
21:17Harris sticks with Burton.
21:19Kick out Stokes.
21:22Stokes has more career rebounds than points over her long-time play in the league,
21:29and she's won a lot of championships, three titles in Vegas.
21:33There's no other player, I think, that has those numbers,
21:36and maybe Rebecca Brunson has more rebounds than points over the history of her career,
21:41but it's impressive what Kia Stokes has been able to do with a limited scoring ability.
21:48She has hit 13 threes this year.
21:50She has hit 13 threes this year.
21:50They are trying to develop it as part of her game.
21:53Keep teams from just leaving her wide open.
22:00She's taken a couple of threes here in the first half, missed them both.
22:08Simpson back for Clark.
22:11And an offensive foul.
22:13The shot will not count.
22:14Indiana turns it over for the sixth time tonight.
22:17This has been an area the fever have been much better in lately.
22:20A problem point on the season turnovers.
22:30She don't have many weaknesses, but turnovers and fouling are the two that have been circled since the beginning of
22:37the year.
22:37They foul the most in the league, and they turn the ball over, second most in the league.
22:42Both trending in the right direction, but a real test tonight against one of the league's most physical teams
22:46as Kayla Thornton dials up a triple.
22:49So Natalie Nicasse is over there with a piece of paper in her hands,
22:52and she's just dialing up personnel opportunities where she sees a matchup that they can win.
23:08Her drives at Clark, who sticks right with her.
23:10I thought they were going to get a jump ball call.
23:12It works out well for Indiana nonetheless.
23:15Clark inside, and that's easy for Boston.
23:20It's the gravity of Clark.
23:22You can't guard her with one.
23:24You need to guard her with a half of everyone else.
23:27That's how imposing and the impact she has on the floor.
23:35He's going right back at Cunningham and draws the foul.
23:38She has been aggressive and effective here in the first half.
23:42You watch the D right here by Clark.
23:45Gets the steal and then up the floor.
23:47Now watch the defense of the Valkyries.
23:49You think you got her stopped.
23:51Kia Stokes decides to get caught up in the wash, and Boston delivers.
23:57And it's part of the reason why you see Caitlin Clark change sides of the floor so often,
24:02or Kelsey Mitchell slice the floor in transition.
24:04You're trying to create those opportunities for your post players that really run.
24:09And Aaliyah Boston runs.
24:14So two fouls now on Aaliyah Boston, and that'll be worth watching closely.
24:20Boston went for 20 and 16 when Golden State visited here back in late May.
24:31And now Stephanie White will let her all-star starter stay on the floor.
24:46Six early points for Tiffany Hayes.
24:49That matches the Valkyrie team high.
24:52They play with depth.
24:53They've got the highest scoring bench in the league.
25:00Mitchell, hand off Clark.
25:02Fire away.
25:04Mitchell, the offensive rebound.
25:06She will launch.
25:19She will launch.
25:21Hayes has liked this matchup.
25:22This time passes out of it.
25:26Williams on Mitchell.
25:29Trying to use her strength.
25:30Mitchell sticks right with her.
25:32Forces the miss.
25:33Good D.
25:34Move her feet.
25:35Contest.
25:35A tough two.
25:37Not give up a three.
25:38Clark's still looking for her first points.
25:40Clark gets by Furtin and gets to the rim.
25:43Up there was a foul as well.
25:45But there's Caitlin Clark's first scoring of the night.
25:47And she comes up limping.
25:49She's a little slow on her way back.
25:51Caitlin Clark.
25:55He's unable to take advantage of a five-on-four opportunity.
26:00A brief one, albeit.
26:02Stokes' third three of the first half.
26:04They've all missed.
26:05Burton with the rebound.
26:06And it's a third on Boston.
26:08Now you call that foul,
26:10and you don't call the one on the other end.
26:12See, that's what upsets fans and coaches.
26:16And Boston with three.
26:19That's an issue for Indiana.
26:40So the Beaver will now likely go the final 4-20 of the second quarter
26:45without their star center.
26:49Boy, I'm surprised Caitlin doesn't get a technical for that.
26:52Honestly.
26:58That is across the line at the official.
27:09Well, now we have a pause on the floor here.
27:17Are we challenging?
27:17Is that a challenge?
27:20So far, the green light is not on.
27:27It should be Valkyrie's ball on the baseline.
27:30That is just the first or third-team foul for the Fever.
27:34Now, why aren't they inbounding that on the baseline?
27:43Williams drives on Hull and gets it to go at the rim.
27:46Tough finish for Gabby Williams.
27:51See, Hull has only played four minutes here tonight.
27:54Cunningham checked in.
27:55Knocked down a couple threes.
27:57Mitchell's lost a couple in the backcourt here.
27:59That's Indiana's eighth first-half turnover.
28:02Williams on a step-through and a finish.
28:04I think Gabby Williams is one of the top defenders
28:08and has my midseason award for Defensive Player of the Year
28:12alongside with Asia Wilson.
28:13I've got co-defensive players right now.
28:16That's how good I think she is.
28:21I'd like to see guards and wings win the award.
28:25Well, you don't have to lead the league in blocks and steals.
28:28There can be other metrics that you can look at
28:30or just the eye test on how good somebody is defending,
28:33blowing up ball screens,
28:35and being able to guard multiple players.
28:39Shot clock down to four.
28:40Thornton creates some space.
28:42Shot too strong.
28:43Hull pulls down the rebound
28:44and is fouled.
28:51This is a low-scoring game,
28:54which is exactly the way the Valkyries like it.
28:57As you mentioned, Pat,
28:58they only give up 76 points a game.
29:02They only score 82 where the Fever are on pace
29:05to be potentially the highest-scoring team
29:08in the history of the 30-year league of the W.
29:13Right now, they are a tenth of a point ahead
29:15of the 2010 Phoenix Mercury
29:17for most points per game in league history.
29:22Mitchell on the drive and denied at the rim.
29:25Possession will stay here with Indiana.
29:27Mitchell did a nice job of ushering it out.
29:30Valkyries have not trailed tonight,
29:32and they lead by six
29:33with under three to play in the seconds.
29:37The conversation right now
29:39for the Defensive Player of the Year in the W.
29:43As you can see there,
29:44already three steals and a block.
29:46And the Valkyries have outscored Indiana
29:48by six points off of the turnover
29:51in a game that they lead by six.
29:58And Hull had it denied.
29:59This time it's Cecilia Zandalicini.
30:02Okay, it's a block party right here in the first half, right?
30:04This is a non-shot-blocking league.
30:06The best team in this league
30:08only averages five block shots a game,
30:10but that's four.
30:11So now you've got a pump fake encounter.
30:13Mitchell does pump fake, won't take the three.
30:16Cunningham drives off-ballage shots.
30:18Norton couldn't handle it,
30:19and the Fever catch a break.
30:20They keep possession.
30:23Shot fake, show the ball.
30:25They're going to go flying by,
30:26draw a foul and an N-1.
30:36Mitchell leads the Fever with nine points.
30:38They all came in the first quarter.
30:40Mitchell trying to get going here in the second.
30:42That is a deep two.
30:43Billings with the offensive rebound.
30:46Cunningham way outside.
30:48That one won't go.
31:00Look how spaced the floor is.
31:03That's a scoring cut right there.
31:05Perfect kick out.
31:06Williams thought about it.
31:07Now fires and hits.
31:10Got to run them off the three-point line, Pat.
31:13You've got to defend the three-point line.
31:17Mitchell taking it right at Williams into the teeth of the defense.
31:32Mismatch in the post.
31:35It's Mitchell on Stokes.
31:37And just like that,
31:38the Valkyries have taken their largest lead of the night.
31:40See, that's the IQ of Gabby Williams.
31:42You've cut into the empty space at the nail,
31:44knowing you've got that mismatch to improve the high-low angle.
31:48Really well done by the Valkyries.
31:53Beaver have gone cold here.
31:55They've missed their last five shots.
31:58Milling steps in and draws the foul.
32:07This one has been played at the pace of Natalie DeCasse's Golden State Valkyries.
32:16Average about 47 points per half.
32:19Hoping to cross the 30-point threshold here with 123 to go in the second quarter.
32:32Now a message from Central Midwest Carpenters.
32:56Beaver, who shot lights out against Las Vegas on Sunday.
33:00Under 40% from the field.
33:02They're just two of four from the three-point line.
33:06And it's a good Valkyries team.
33:08Tied for second in the standings right now.
33:1117 wins in playoffs last year.
33:15Great defense there by Indiana.
33:17But Thornton with the offensive rebound.
33:25Shot clock down to five.
33:28Burton trying to find some space.
33:30Mitchell all over.
33:31And they won't get it up in time.
33:33It's a shot clock violation.
33:34So the Fever to fend there for 38 seconds really effectively.
33:40It's a two-for-one opportunity right here.
33:42If the Fever can go quickly.
33:44One, two, one.
33:46Two, three.
33:49Two, three.
33:51Three, two.
33:51Three, two.
33:52Three, two.
33:53Three, two, one.
33:54Three, two, one.
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36:26но в реале, это было более два месяца.
36:30Февер не получил время, но они не получили время
36:31когда они не получили время, но в том числе,
36:35в том числе, в том числе, в том числе,
36:35это было несколько месяцев,
36:37по-другому месяцу.
36:45Волкирии смотрели на их лучшую победу
36:48в этой неделе.
36:48Это 12-поинт-поинт-двенц,
36:49но это очень много времени,
36:50но Индия, что у нас будет находиться
36:52в другом месте, как Биллингс,
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