Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History With Two Landmark Milestones After Her Buzzer-Beater Fuels Indiana’s Win Over Portland

The Indiana Fever are simply cruising through the WNBA right now, five wins in a row and counting. And of course, Caitlin Clark has been at the center of every single one of them, delivering brilliant performance after brilliant performance. Her showing in Friday night’s game against the Portland Fire even came with history attached.

Clark closed the game with a triple-double: 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, along with two steals and a block. And according to Yahoo Sports’ post on X, with that performance she became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,500-plus points and 500-plus assists, achieving the milestone in just 78 career games.

That, however, was not the only milestone Caitlin Clark recorded in the game. With her triple-double, she now has four triple-doubles in her three-year WNBA career, her first of the 2026 season after posting two as a rookie in 2024 and one during her injury-shortened 2025 campaign. Combined, that gives her the most triple-doubles by a guard in WNBA history, tying New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu. Across all positions in the league, however, the pair sit third all-time, behind Jessica Shepard with five and Alyssa Thomas with 20.

The Indiana Fever ultimately secured a comfortable 112-98 victory. However, they faced a difficult early stretch in the first quarter that threatened to let the Fire hang around. Clark’s response was a critical, circus-shot three-pointer from deep right as the first quarter buzzer sounded. It was exactly the kind of shot that changes the entire energy of a game.

And it did exactly that. The Fever burst out of the break with a massive 14-2 run in the second quarter. And they went on to build a lead as high as 20 points that the Fire never recovered from.

With that victory, Indiana now sits at 19-10 and atop the WNBA Eastern Conference standings, and fourth overall in the league. They have also now scored 100 or more points for the fifth consecutive game, extending their own WNBA record for the longest such streak in league history. That brings their total to 13 games with at least 100 points this season, a mark that continues to redefine what this offence is capable of.

Next up is the Minnesota Lynx, a considerably more formidable opponent than Portland. But with the momentum the Fever have built over these five wins, they will be hoping to carry that energy into what will be one of the most compelling matchups on the WNBA calendar. And if things go to plan, perhaps another 100-point night while they are at it.

The title favourites conversation is already getting strong. They’ll definitely make a stronger case for it if they come away with a victory against the Lynx.

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