Caitlin Clark Had Hyped Two-Word Reaction After Fever's Game 1 Win Over Aces

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The Fever's miraculous postseason run continued Sunday with an unexpected 89-73 road win over the Aces in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals series.
Kelsey Mitchell went off for 34 points, going 12-for-23 from the field and 4-for-6 from three-point range while connecting on a perfect 6-for-6 from the foul line. She was the only player in the game to eclipse 20 points, doing so in a decisive manner.
KELSEY MITCHELL TODAY 🔥🔥
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) September 21, 2025
• 34 POINTS
• 3 ASSISTS
• 2 STEALS
• 4/6 3PM
• 12/23 FG
• 34 MINUTES PLAYEDpic.twitter.com/jGDyQj1nZ5
Odyssey Sims added 17 points and Natasha Howard had a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double to help Indiana secure the win over the newly named four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and the Aces. Indiana moves two wins away from the WNBA Finals, all without superstar guard Caitlin Clark.
Clark has done what she can from the sidelines though, particularly with her footwear of choice which remains undefeated after Sunday's big victory. She was just as blown away with Mitchell's 34-point performance as the rest of us, posting a simple message of praise to her X account after the game.
"Kelsey unreal," Clark wrote Sunday.
Kelsey unreal
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) September 21, 2025
Mitchell finished in the top five of the league's MVP voting, which was announced Sunday after Wilson won the honor. The series will remain in Las Vegas for Game 2, which tips off Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET. We'll see if the shorthanded Fever can pull off more heroics.
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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.
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