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The WNBA has resumed following its month-long break for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and Caitlin Clark wasted no time in continuing her record-breaking ways. The Indiana Fever rookie dazzled in her first game back, scoring a team-high 29 points to lead the Fever to a 98-89 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.
Clark shot 8-for-16 from the field, including 4-for-11 from 3-point range, while dishing out 10 assists and grabbing five rebounds in an impressive return to action.
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This performance marked the fourth time Clark has scored at least 29 points. She recorded 30 points twice, once in May and once in June, and had a 29-point game against the Washington Mystics in July.
Her standout night set several records, as noted by StatMamba. Here are the highlights.
5 milestones Caitlin Clark reached in her first game back after 2024 Paris Olympics
#1. Caitlin Clark becomes 1st rookie in WNBA history to record 450+ points and 200+ assists
With her performance against the Mercury, Clark has now surpassed the 450-point and 200-assist mark, making her the first rookie to achieve this milestone.
She’s also just the sixth player in WNBA history to reach these numbers in a single season.
#2. Clark sets the record for most games with 25+ points and 10+ assists by a rookie
Before Clark joined the league, a rookie had only tallied at least 25 points and 10 assists once.
Clark has now done it twice, surpassing all other rookies combined.
#3. Caitlin Clark becomes first player to record 50+ points and 25+ assists over 2-game span
In her last regular-season game before the WNBA All-Star Game and the Olympic break, Clark posted 24 points and 19 assists in a loss to the Dallas Wings.
With her 29-point, 10-assist double-double tonight, her two-game total of 53 points and 29 assists is the highest in WNBA history over a two-game span.
#4. Caitlin Clark records 2nd most 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists games in a single WNBA season
Clark has been on a tear, and tonight marked her ninth game with at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
This achievement ranks second for such games in a single WNBA season. Breanna Stewart set the record with 12 in 2023, a season where she won MVP, while runner-up Alyssa Thomas also had nine such games.
#5. Caitlin Clark joins Steph Curry and Michael Jordan in elite stat line
Now, to top it off, the 23-year-old's impressive stat line of 29 points, five rebounds, and ten assists, on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 4-of-11 from three-point range in 36 minutes, has placed her in elite company alongside six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and four-time NBA champion Steph Curry.
