Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history again with a mark the rest of the league has never matched combined
Clark continues to make a case for MVP with unprecedented stat lines and records in the WNBA
While we are just one month away from the final stretch of the 30th WNBA regular season , seven teams have already officially punched their tickets to the playoffs , leaving only a single postseason spot up for grabs, a race currently leaning toward the Dallas Wings over the expansion Portland Fire .
Most squads have only five to seven games remaining on their schedules, a compressed timeline driven by a major league-wide pause: following the games this upcoming Sunday, the WNBA will halt play from August 31 through September 16 , to accommodate the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
During this international showcase, 12 marquee stars, including Caitlin Clark , A'ja Wilson , Paige Bueckers , and Breanna Stewart , will represent their countries in Group D, facing China on September 4th, Italy on September 6th, and Czechia on September 7th.
The group winner will advance directly to the Quarterfinals on September 10 , with the Semifinals slated for September 12 and the Championship Game on September 13 .
Caitlin Clark Shatters More Records With Mind-Boggling Performance
As the league enters its final chapter, the MVP race remains wide open, featuring four-time winner and scoring leader A'ja Wilson as the favorite, closely trailed by rookie sensation Olivia Miles , who has steered the league's top-performing team, and Caitlin Clark , who is putting together the most offensively productive season in league history while ranking third in points per game (22.1 PPG) and first in assists (8.3 APG) .
Following the Indiana Fever's dominant 113-90 victory over the Chicago Sky , Clark massively boosted her MVP stock by exploding for 37 points , a career-high eight three-pointers , and 10 assists.
This milestone marked the fifth game of her career with 30+ points and 10+ assists , a staggering statistic meaning she alone has more such games than the rest of WNBA history combined (4 games) .
Unquestionably, she is operating on a plane entirely unseen before in women's professional basketball. Fueled by this historic production, the Fever offense is averaging 96.6 PPG , the highest mark ever recorded in a single season, and has eclipsed the 100-point threshold in 18 of their 39 games , shattering the all-time single-season record for most triple-digit scoring outings.
While these video-game numbers heavily bolster Clark's MVP candidacy , she faces fierce competition down the stretch from Wilson, who continues to lead the league in scoring (26.0 PPG) while anchoring defenses with a league-leading 2.0 blocks per game.
