A clip has fans going crazy after Caitlin Clark appeared to pull three defenders into zone coverage in a win over the Washington Mystics.
The play occurred late in the game and the game was tied at 77-75.
Clark made a decoy play in the paint before bouncing beyond the arc to create some separation.
In doing so, she dragged three players – Aaliyah Edwards, Ariel Atkins and Karlie Samuelson – from their defensive positions.
Clark then instructed her teammate to pass it to the wide-open Kelsey Mitchell – who buried the triple and grew the lead to five.
A clip from the Fever-Mystics game showed Caitlin Clark (R) drawing three defensemen
Clark dropped in 30 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals in the win
Fans were stunned by the sequence, with many praising Clark, who had a stellar 30-point performance on Friday night.
“Put her in the Steph [Curry] role instead of being the primary facilitator/initiator and seeing how things change. It shouldn’t have taken this long to find out,” one person wrote on Twitter.
Another said: ‘No, this was crazy, they all went after her.’
A third wrote: ‘Here’s what I was trying to say: Clark realizes she will always be double or even triple guarded. Why not use it to the team’s advantage and help players open up!’
Clark’s 30 points led all scorers as the Fever defeated the Mystics 85-83 in a tight game.
While Clark dominated the scoresheet with those points and eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, she also coughed up a costly eight turnovers that kept the game close.
She closed out the game late – hitting three of four free throws in the final eleven seconds to keep the Mystics at bay and capped off a night in which she went 8-15 from the field and 7-13 from across the court. bow.
Those seven triples tied a rookie record held concurrently by Crystal Robinson, formerly of the New York Liberty.