Clark vows to get better after Indiana play-off loss

Caitlin Clark is definite she will return moreover stronger adjacent play aft nan Connecticut Sun hit nan Indiana Fever 87-81 to extremity her hopes of finishing her rookie twelvemonth pinch a WNBA Championship title.

The 22-year-old, selected arsenic 2023's number 1 wide draught prime from nan University of Iowa, group regular-season records for assists (337), points by a rookie (769) and three-pointers by a rookie (122) successful her debut campaign.

She contributed 25 points and 9 assists arsenic she played each infinitesimal of crippled 2 successful nan first-round play-off bid but was powerless to extremity nan Sun from clinching nan best-of-three title 2-0.

The Sun will look nan Minnesota Lynx successful nan play-off semi-finals while Clark will statesman her off-season.

"The nosy portion is I consciousness for illustration I'm conscionable scratching nan surface, and I'm 1 that's nit-picking each azygous point I do," said Clark.

"I cognize I want to thief this franchise get moreover better, thief my team-mates get moreover better, and I cognize there's a batch of room for maine to proceed to improve.

"I consciousness for illustration I could proceed to get a batch better, and earlier we cognize it, I'm judge we'll each beryllium backmost present and fresh for nan adjacent year."

The Fever, needing to triumph successful Connecticut to support nan bid alive, trailed by 14 points successful nan 4th fourth but levelled nan crippled pinch conscionable complete 2 minutes left.

However nan Sun, led by 19 points and 13 assists from Alyssa Thomas, retook nan lead successful nan closing stages to advancement to nan past four.