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In focus Wednesday night: Caitlin Clark's return from a back injury in Los Angeles, where head coach Stephanie White held her to 16 minutes and the Sparks, playing without Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink, delivered a 106-92 blowout.
Clark posted 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The numbers on Clark's restricted return The 16-minute ceiling kept Clark from establishing any rhythm.
Indiana's approach Wednesday turned on repeated substitutions, a stop-and-go pattern in a road game where the Fever needed their highest-profile player to build continuity after missing time with a back injury.
Clark finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Those numbers, on their own, do not tell the full story. The minus-16 plus-minus does: when Clark was on the floor, Indiana got outscored by 16 points.
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