Fever's Caitlin Clark returns from All-Star Game on fire

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are back from the WNBA All-Star Break.

And both Clark and her teammates look recharged and ready to go.

The Fever won on Tuesday night in Seattle against the Storm, 105-95.

Indiana is now 18-10, in large part because Clark had a huge night.

She dropped a team-high 32 points and did it efficiently, making 9-of-14 shots from the floor, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range.

Clark was also 10-for-10 from the foul line on a night the Fever remarkably made all 26 of their free throw attempts.

Clark added four rebounds, seven assists, a steal and a block while turning the ball over four times.

She was helped by 28 points from Kelsey Mitchell, 14 from Monique Billings, and 11 apiece from Aliyah Boston and Sophie Cunningham.

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The Fever overcome a game-high 33 points from Natisha Hiedeman for the Storm.

The reality is that this was a huge night for Clark. She hadn’t shot as high as this 64.3% from the field in any game this season. 

Yes, it’s just one night, and against a less-than-good basketball team.

But the reality for Clark is that when she sees the ball go through the hoop, she hits her stride. This was a perfect way to get things rolling out of the break.

There’s plenty more to do, but this is exactly what Clark would’ve wanted to begin the second half of the season.

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