Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White says it was a "relief" to bounce back from their loss to the Atlanta Dream and praised her team's resilience.

Saturday brought a statement win to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. After the Indiana Pacers dropped Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, the Fever bounced back with a big Saturday performance, beating the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty, 102-88.

Clark and the Indiana Fever have a good reason for why they won’t be at the Pacers’ last home game of the season on Thursday, when Indiana — which will be either up 3-2 or down 3-2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder by then, depending how Game 5 on Monday goes — plays host to Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Not since Michael Jordan has anyone in basketball moved the cultural and competitive needle like Ms. Clark. Her 32-point explosion in the Fever’s 102-88 victory over the New York Liberty Saturday in Indianapolis not only gave the defending champions their first loss of the season but also established Ms. Clark as an early MVP candidate.

The New York Liberty, reigning WNBA champions, travel to Indiana to face the Fever in a Commissioner's Cup matchup on Saturday, June 14.

Former Fever guard Aari McDonald explains what life was like while playing on an emergency contract in Indiana.

Caitlin Clark stole the show on Saturday night as the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year led the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 win over the previously undefeated defending champs, the New York Liberty . It was Clark's first game back following a five-game injury spell, and the 23-year-old announced her return with a season-high 32-point eruption.