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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Set WNBA Records as Fever Beat Sky, Fans Name ROY Winner
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The two frontrunners for the Rookie of the Year award battled it out on Friday as Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever beat Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky 100-81.
Clark outplayed Reese in the win, picking up 31 points, 12 assists and four rebounds while hitting five threes on the night.
Clark set a pair of records in the win, passing Ticha Penicheiro for the most games with 10 or more assists by a rookie in WNBA history with nine and becoming the first player in WNBA history with 23-plus points and 12-plus assists.
Indiana Fever@IndianaFever
roll the tape 🎞 <a href=”https://t.co/HcOBCetX3X”>pic.twitter.com/HcOBCetX3X</a>
Reese finished with 10 points and 11 boards, also setting two records for the most double-doubles by a rookie with 23 and the most rebounds by a rookie with 399.
A rebounding machine 💪
Clark likely had the edge over Reese coming into the matchup, but after she outperformed Reese in the win fans officially declared that the Rookie of the Year race is over. Even Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James chimed in on Clark’s performance.
LeBron James@KingJames
CAITLIN CLARK!!!!! HI HATERS
‘World’s Fastest Man’@kelan_phillips
At first it was a competition for sure and Angel Reese is having a very good year, historic even in some regards based on the records she’s breaking<br><br>But the ROY is Caitlin Clark….
How could anyone watch Caitlin Clark and still say Angel Reese deserves ROY over her? It’s not even close. Ever!
elaqvino🍌@elaqvino
Caitlin Clark is without a doubt WNBA’s ROY.
King Teezy@Chef_Teezy
Caitlin Clark Is “ROY” After This Game
Oatmeal FC@OatmealFC
People watching this game don’t actually think Angel Reese deserves ROY over Caitlin Clark right??
Salley Mitchell@SalleyBMitchell
Caitlin Clark proved why she is the rookie of the year tonight against Angel Reese
CryptoGeek🚀🚀IYKYK@XRPCRYPTOGEEK