Caitlin Clark is bringing the WNBA back to Boston.
Almost a year after the Connecticut Sun hosted the first WNBA game at TD Garden, the franchise is returning to the home of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins with Clark and the Indiana Fever in town Tuesday night.
Clark’s star power has required many WNBA teams to move their games to larger venues over the past two seasons. The Sun typically play their home games at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, with a capacity of about 10,000. There were 19,156 tickets sold to last year’s Sun game against the Los Angeles Sparks in Boston, according to the team.
Clark and the Fever have won two games in a row entering the first game of a back-to-back before the WNBA’s All-Star break. Though Clark is struggling with her shot, she finished with 14 points, 13 assists and five steals when Indiana beat the Dallas Wings and rookie of the year favorite Paige Bueckers. Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston and Natasha Howard combined for 55 points in the 102-83 win.
The Sun enter Tuesday’s game with the league’s worst record (3-18) and snapped a 10-game losing skid last week. They’re coming off back-to-back losses on the road to the Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks.
Here’s how to watch the WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun at TD Garden in Boston on Tuesday, July 15:
End of Q1: Fever 29, Sun 28
The Fever opened Tuesday’s contest against the Sun red-hot and collectively shot 8-of-8 from the field and 1-of-1 from 3 to build a nine-point lead over the Sun. Connecticut, however, responded with an 11-3 run to take the lead, 28-27, with 54.2 seconds remaining.
The Fever regained the lead with a pair of free throws from Aari McDonald to close the quarter.
Natasha Howard has a team-high 10 points and four rebounds for the Fever after one quarter. Meanwhile, Tina Charles is doing a little bit of everything for the Sun with nine points, three rebounds, one steal and one block.
The Sun applied early pressure on Caitlin Clark, picking her up full-court and sending early double teams, but Clark was able to efficiently distribute the ball to her teammates in the paint each time. She’s up to two points and four assists.
What time is Fever vs. Sun?
The Indiana Fever’s WNBA game on Tuesday, July 15 at the Connecticut Sun is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston.
How to watch Fever vs. Sun: TV, stream for Caitlin Clark
Date: Tuesday, July 15
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: TD Garden (Boston)
TV: ESPN
Stream: Fubo
Indiana Fever starting lineup
The Fever’s starting five consists of Caitlin Clark, forward Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Natasha Howard and Lexie Hull. This unit has made eight starts together this season heading into Tuesday and gone 5-3.
Connecticut Sun starting lineup
Caitlin Clark will participate in WNBA All-Star 3-point contest
Ahead of the 2025 WNBA All-Star game, where Caitlin Clark will serve as a team captain, the 2024 Rookie of the Year will compete in Friday’s WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest. The field is rounded out by Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron, Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray, New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu and Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum
‘It’s exciting. I’ve never participated in a 3-point competition or practiced before, so just go out there and have fun,’ Clark said on Tuesday in her pregame press conference. ‘I think the lineup of people competing is tremendous so more than anything, it’s going to be great for our league and for women’s basketball as a whole.’
Clark is shooting 28.9% from 3 this season, down from her average of 34.4% last year, and is looking to snap out of a shooting slump. She has shot 23-of-74 from the field and 6-of-35 from beyond the arc in the past five games as she’s dealt with left leg injuries.
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