After taking a blow to the face, Clark struggled to 11 points on 4-for-17 shooting as the Fever lost Game 1 to the Sun. Another loss would end Indiana’s season.

Clark missed her eighth consecutive 3-pointer of the afternoon, which led to transition points for the Sun. Sides called timeout, and when Clark got to the bench, she wound-up her shooting arm to attack the seats.

Caitlin Clark's WNBA career began in ignominious fashion back on May 14 when she turned the ball over 10 times in a blowout loss to the Connecticut Sun. Four months later, the No. 1 overall pick has the Indiana Fever back in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, and hopes her playoff debut against the same opponent will go a lot better.

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The WNBA playoffs are not split by conference. The eight playoff teams are seeded by record. In the same format the league has had since 2022, the first round will feature best-of-three series before moving to best-of-five for the semifinals and the WNBA Finals.

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