Caitlin Clark had just one word for Kelsey Mitchell after Fever game

Caitlin Clark watched from the sidelines as the Indiana Fever pulled off a crucial win against the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday. The Fever rested the three-time All-Star on the second night of a back-to-back set as she continues to nurse a nagging back injury.

Indiana was coming off a deflating 106-92 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, and was in dire need of a win. Phoenix did not make it easy, pushing the Fever all the way to the end.

The contest required some clutch plays down the stretch for the Fever to close out the game. Kelsey Mitchell stepped it up yet again, and her tough layup in the dying seconds of the game gave Indiana the lead.

The Fever escaped with a 92-89 road victory. They improved to 13-9 and remain seventh in the standings.

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) in the second half during game four against the Las Vegas Aces.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark reacts to Kelsey Mitchell’s heroics

Mitchell carried much of the load for the Fever with Clark sidelined. The 5-foot-8 guard finished with a game-high 29 points on 10-of-22 shooting, along with two rebounds, eight assists, three steals, a block and three triples in 35 minutes of action.

However, it was her left-handed lay-in with 10.1 seconds left that stood out as her biggest basket of the night. Her tremendous solo effort gave the Fever a 90-89 lead late in the game. Indiana would never look back from that point.

Clark was left impressed by her teammate’s heroics. She had just one word for Mitchell.

“Dawg,” Clark wrote in an Instagram story, sharing a clip of Mitchell’s clutch shot.

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Clark is expected to be back in the lineup for Indiana’s next game. The Fever will close out their four-game road trip with a tough matchup against the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, on Sunday.