The Indiana Fever came crashing back down to earth on Tuesday night. After logging back-to-back wins, including a 79-52 blowout victory against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, the Fever suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, 77-58.
Indiana had done well to fill the massive void left by Caitlin Clark amid her injury spell, which extended to four straight games on Tuesday. They won two straight games without the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, but there's no denying that the Fever felt Clark's absence against the Dream.
It was Allisha Gray who led the charge once again for Atlanta in this one, as the two-time All-Star went off for a game-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in 33 minutes of action.
Not long after the final buzzer, the WNBA announced Gray as the game's Top Performer.
Gray has kept her foot on the gas for the Dream since being named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week earlier this month. She has been pivotal to Atlanta's success this season, and there are currently no signs of the 6-foot guard slowing down anytime soon.
Thanks to Gray's heroics, Atlanta has improved to 6-3 on the season and has strengthened their grip on the No. 3 spot in the WNBA.
The Fever, on the other hand, fall to 4-5 ahead of their big matchup against the defending champs, the New York Liberty, on Saturday. It remains to be seen at this point if Clark will be able to suit up for that highly anticipated clash.
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