{"id":123299,"date":"2024-05-15T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/wnba\/2024\/5\/15\/24156941\/wnba-connecticut-sun-indiana-fever-caitlin-clark-dijonai-carrington-alyssa-thomas-dewanna-bonner"},"modified":"2024-05-15T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:50:00","slug":"carrington-sun-spoil-clarks-debut-for-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/carrington-sun-spoil-clarks-debut-for-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrington, Sun spoil Clark\u2019s debut for Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indiana Fever v Connecticut Sun\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/J8A8e8RAlPVhtWnBWsS1HaRPn54=\/0x0:3000x2000\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73350069\/2152985983.0.jpg\" \/><figcaption>The Indiana Fever\u2019s Caitlin Clark attempts to drive past the Connecticut Sun\u2019s DiJonai Carrington. | Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Alyssa Thomas put up a triple-double on opening night, while DiJonai Carrington helped spoil Caitlin Clark\u2019s WNBA debut. <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"4TANef\">UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT \u2013 From the jump, it was clear Caitlin Clark was in for a long night. <\/p>\n<p id=\"BBcehz\">Connecticut guard DiJonai Carrington, typically assigned to guard the opposing team\u2019s best guard, face-guarded Clark all the way up the floor. Her efforts helped the Connecticut Sun to a 92-71 opening night victory over the Indiana Fever. <\/p>\n<p id=\"EfG4ey\">Carrington, a fourth-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/\">WNBA<\/a> veteran, said the day before that she was going to be physical with Clark and make sure she forces her into uncomfortable shots. \u201cShe\u2019s going to score,\u201d Carrington said. \u201cShe\u2019s a really good player, she\u2019s going to get into her spots a couple of times, but we have to limit her. The first shot that she gets can\u2019t be a wide-open 3.\u201d <\/p>\n<div id=\"acrHX0\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dijonai Carrington is putting the clamps on Caitlin Clark   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGQ7MlXIqb\">pic.twitter.com\/pGQ7MlXIqb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1790540151740936624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"jnCnHz\">The defensive plan worked. Carrington and the Sun, owners of the league\u2019s second-ranked defense last year, limited Clark to 20 points on 5-for-15 shooting to go along with a franchise-record 10 turnovers. \u201cThat\u2019s what Nai does,\u201d head coach Stephanie White said of Carrington\u2019s lockdown efforts. \u201cShe\u2019s an elite defender. The challenge is now doing this for longer periods of time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"tCqwMr\">Carrington, who averaged 17.2 minutes per game in three years with the Sun, played 31 minutes on opening night\u2014and likely would have played even more if it weren\u2019t for her suffering calf cramps in the third quarter and missing some time. \u201cThe growth from her to be able to come into the starting lineup, be able to understand that expectation and be able to do it consistently is the challenge and she did that here tonight,\u201d White said. \u201cThis was step one for her and she\u2019s going to have that challenge every night on the opponent\u2019s best perimeter player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"s7ee3v\">But it wasn\u2019t just Carrington who played a major role in the win. DeWanna Bonner led the Sun in scoring and finished with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting and six rebounds. She also became the fifth-leading scorer in WNBA history on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indiana Fever v Connecticut Sun\" data-mask-text=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/JDXOMrGZrrNIpBCnrOG-Z6PEJUs=\/400x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25448961\/2152992809.jpg\"><br \/>\n      <cite>Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/cite><figcaption>DeWanna Bonner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"CpVt16\">\u201cIt was huge, it was a goal of mine,\u201d said Bonner. \u201cTo do it here, on this night, with this team, this group, with this crowd, our fans made it even more special and I wish my babies could have been here. To be in this league it\u2019s hard, to stay in this league it\u2019s even harder. To be part of that list is amazing.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p id=\"zDkNmj\">Alyssa Thomas, meanwhile, added a 13th career triple-double to her resume, further extending her lead as the owner of the most triple-doubles in league history. Thomas finished with 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting, 13 assists, 10 rebounds and three steals. She noted after the game that she was in part motivated by the desire to show the world the numbers she was putting up last year could be repeated; Thomas averaged 16.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 7.9 assists in 2023. <\/p>\n<p id=\"dcG10k\">\u201cI think people thought it was a fluke to put up those kinds of numbers (last year),\u201d Thomas said. \u201c(It was) something that was never seen before. It was unheard of. But this is my game. This is how I play each and ever night. Pretty much every game last season, I flirted with a triple-double.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WNBA: Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun\" data-mask-text=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/1RcVcEhBrW8pmOYFp8-Dwg_ztYY=\/400x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25448965\/usa_today_23274953.jpg\"><br \/>\n      <cite>David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports<\/cite><figcaption>Alyssa Thomas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"447Ibt\">\u201cA lot of credit goes to my teammates, they make it easy for me. They hit the shots\u2014I just put it where it needs to go. As much as it\u2019s about me, it\u2019s about them, because none of it is possible without them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"sP6Ftd\">Thrust into the starting lineup for the first time as a Sun, Tyasha Harris put up 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc, while Rachel Banham added 10 points off the bench. Brionna Jones, who missed most of last year with an Achilles rupture, returned from injury and scored eight points in 19 minutes while helping hold the Fever\u2019s Aliyah Boston to just four points and four turnovers. \u201cWe certainly missed her,\u201d White said of Jones. \u201cPut a smile on my face to see her out there again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"LEXmWf\">Caitlin Clark likely will fare better as she gets more comfortable as a professional basketball player and gets more familiar with the league\u2019s physicality. She\u2019s also will not be facing one of the league\u2019s most elite defenses\u2014and defenders\u2014every single night. 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