Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings FULL GAME Highlights | 2026 WNBA Preseason

Añadido: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]As we look at our starting lineups, Kelsey Mitchell, first team all WNBA, a season ago for Indiana and for Dallas, Ari. And here we go. The 2026 WNBA season on ABC is under >> on Caitlyn Clark. Keep an eye on that one.

[00:00:18]>> Here is Kelsey Mitchell jittering, TAKING ALONG TWO AND BURYING IT.

[00:00:24]Mitchell can't hit. Sheepard the offensive rebound. Another chance for Dallas. Beckers connects on the three.

[00:00:32]>> Dallas a season ago, one of the best >> with Clark.

[00:00:37]>> Here is Clark looking to shake. Smith on the switch. Clark step back won't go and sh. Good pace to this game early between Indiana and Dallas.

[00:00:48]>> Both of these teams want to play fast.

[00:00:50]>> The entry pass from Clark was a good one.

[00:00:53]>> This is the thing though. Players who wear masks if they do well in them they then become a little bit superstition superstitious and wear them.

[00:01:00]>> CLARK LAYS IT in kicks >> Caitlyn Clark getting the ball on the move and able to use her quickness to her strong right side.

[00:01:08]>> Ambale can't wedge it in there. slapped out of bounds at Atlanta and they've struggled with it first few possessions here as a Gumbbo takes advantage and that is going to be an offensive foul on Clark and Clark shot 13 free throws the other day in a preseason game.

[00:01:28]Shepard turns and lays it in. Nice move there from Jessica SHEPARD AS CLARK DROPS A DIME IN THE LAP OF HIND. She said the number one thing on her mind was getting her speed back. Said that is the foundation of her confidence as a player. As Sims buries that speed of her first step again and because of it has her total confidence again as Mitchell reverses it in on a dance to the help lead Indiana to game five of the semifinals against Vegas. Even with all the injuries, the fever were dealing with is that's going to be an offensive >> ending and twoman action with Paige Beckers and Odyssey Sims, her ability to pick and pop and slip screens as well.

[00:02:11]>> Clark using that speed gets fouled on the drive and Caitlyn his training techniques are the stuff of legend. He uses those different colored las and said she has already seen the difference that makes just in her process. But if she's gotten even better, watch out.

[00:02:28]Here is Beckers giving it up. Sims will try again and hit. Odyssey Sims who was a >> hit did that defense beautifully and then delivered it to Sims right when she was open.

[00:02:41]>> 13-10 Dallas. Mitchell off a gorgeous feed into the arms of Clark.

[00:02:48]Clark eyes up finds Boston. Boston bodying baseline turning couldn't finish. Boston coming off a career season a year ago. Second team all WNBA.

[00:03:00]Here is Seagris. Her three won't go. And Hines Allen the lane probing dishing.

[00:03:08]Mitchell will fire.

[00:03:10]Hines Allen on the offensive glass. PUTS IT UP for Indiana.

[00:03:17]Here is a Goomba.

[00:03:21]Off to Seagris. Little jumper is good.

[00:03:23]Can't knock it down. Boston flags it in.

[00:03:27]Here's Mitchell.

[00:03:29]>> Mitchell shovels it home off the window.

[00:03:32]>> In transition off of every miss.

[00:03:34]>> Mitchell with eight. She's four of five from the floor. Becker is mid-range. You know that's cash.

[00:03:41]>> Players are >> good pace early in this game. Dallas the one-point advantage. Shepard on the keep gets fouled by Hines.

[00:03:52]>> Some of that will depend on how defenses are guarding her. Is it a very physical game? Are they picking her up 94 ft?

[00:03:58]>> Good stuff. Hal as Shepard goes one for two. Ay Fud into the game. Knocks it away back door.

[00:04:07]Here's Isaiah James in her second year.

[00:04:10]Seagris in the corner. Rims out. Good job by Timson. Shepard a factor defensively.

[00:04:17]>> Here's James finds Shepard all alone for the lay. Fresh bodies on the floor and already we're seeing >> jittering behind Dunis.

[00:04:27]>> Nitchel plops it in off the window. It's so unorthodox the way she just kind of made all WNBA for the first time in her career last year.

[00:04:39]Seagris. Another look from three. That one is good.

[00:04:44]Here's Raven Johnson feeds Timson.

[00:04:47]Timson twisting kicking. Dant is. She got it. It's like learning a completely different way to defend after last year what you could get away with. Just night and day compared to the way it was called in the preseason. But the players are happy about it here at Gamebridge as Ravens scores the first point of her.

[00:05:09]>> Really can disrupt things in particular defensively using her long arms to create problems, get steals, block. No, Sims takes it away from Clark. Odyssey Sims will lay it in on the other end.

[00:05:22]>> Sims bench for Dallas.

[00:05:27]Lee Yaru sets the screen. Sims misses the lay and that is going the other way as James off to Sims. Another three. That one's off. Fud the rebound and was out of bounds. It'll be further away from the hoop than she needed to. Here's James slicing in. Left it short. Rebound deflects out. Last hit Dallas. Indiana ball. Both team shooting 50% from the floor. Clark on the drive. Draws two into the corner. Cunningham. Cut it.

[00:06:07]And a whistle underneath as Smith is going to get called for her third. have.

[00:06:12]Here's Clark guarded by Beckers.

[00:06:16]The handoff from Boston. The pocket pass back. Boston. She got it.

[00:06:24]Here's Beckers navigating the trap.

[00:06:29]Beckers using the size and the f away by Fud.

[00:06:33]Clark back to Boston. We'll try again.

[00:06:36]Not that time. Oh, Beckers couldn't handle and BOSTON CLEANS IT UP.

[00:06:44]Clark of three from three. Fud, you bet.

[00:06:48]Easy. Fud with her.

[00:06:56]Clark driving it all the way down for the easy lay. Here's Amba Walle.

[00:07:03]Clark gets back to her.

[00:07:06]Agumbbo's step back is good. at space going left on her step back.

[00:07:15]>> Boston going one-on-one with Shepard.

[00:07:17]Wow, how about that foot Boston as you see just in terrific shape coming into this season.

[00:07:24]>> Beckers flings it up and in. Difficult angle over Boston and Beckers. Your messaging to the group thus far here in game one.

[00:07:31]>> You know, we just got to keep it keep the pace, keep the pressure on. No easy catches for them. They're a very good, physical, fast team. And um we just >> who figured to start at the four for Indiana after her terrific season with the Valkyries not available today as Mitchell Ringman Beckers comes back for the steal. She averaged over one and a half per game last year. Agumba gets fouled and a >> long and very storied career in women's hoops and this is another chapter he's starting today.

[00:08:02]>> He also really knows restaurants. I mean especially in the Tampa area. You need something, you go to Jose.

[00:08:08]Hull steps through, misses. Here comes the Goomba pushing pace. Beautiful flick ahead and Shepard lays it in. G for Enrique.

[00:08:20]Went to China. Won a championship.

[00:08:22]Unrivaled one as Raven Johnson banks it in and got married.

[00:08:27]>> Raven but Arique.

[00:08:28]>> Yes.

[00:08:33]Clark's three is good.

[00:08:37]Each of the last three seasons, no other player in W history has her accumulating three times.

[00:08:45]>> Way she can get out in transition. She's had the most points in transition each of the last >> looking into Boston. What a feed. And Boston lays it in back for it. Clark is as well and Dallas comes away with it.

[00:09:03]Ambawali gets it ahead. SHEPHERD THE FINISH AND THE FOUL. Jessica Mitchell with 15 points leads the way for Indiana. Neither team has led by more than five. James buries the three and changes that. Austin at the line. Nine points in the court already >> for the three-time allstar who doesn't get the roll on points, 700 rebounds, 300 assists over her first three seasons. the other. That's why she's got all those accolades emlazed on the inside of her jacket she's wearing today.

[00:09:37]>> Awale good hits on a three. Dallas on a 10-1 run as Boston hits that free throw.

[00:09:45]>> And again, it's going to be a period couple of years in terms of the physicality.

[00:09:49]>> Boston who dealt with a lower leg injury at the end of the unrivaled season where he's played 12 in this first half. He has 12 points in this second quarter.

[00:09:58]James, you did it. Isiah James in the corner with >> Oh, and we saw it a lot helping and then Dallas making the appropriate pass out of it. Why they had 16 assists.

[00:10:09]>> The first three of 2026.

[00:10:12]Smith meets two, loses the ball, gets it back. Beckers a bomb short. Cunningham.

[00:10:19]The box out. Knocked out of bounds by Smith. It'll be into Mitchell behind the back. Boston looking Clark thought about it. Hines Allen rumbling through got denied and Shepard a huge part of Minnesota success over the last two seasons as a gooal misses short and it'll stay here. Cunningham called hand off Mitchell. Mitchell into the lane can't pop it in. Boston flings it out. Clark a deep three.

[00:10:51]Here is Clark going back to work. Draws the whistle against Smith. That'll be number four on Atlanta Smith.

[00:11:00]Caitlyn was talking about that with us yesterday saying she just absolutely loves playing with Paige as S gets behind behind the back. Oh my. A nifty dive from Caitlyn Clark as Hines Allen finishes and then Dallas throws it away.

[00:11:22]Boston >> the hand off to Mitchell. Mitchell a three. Back iron it off. Paul gets down by pestering Indiana. Beckers guarded by Clark. BECKERS. WHAT A MOVE. BUCKET AND THE foul as Beckers foul there. But Beckers >> completes the three-point play. Third personal on Clark.

[00:11:49]Mitchell >> dishes Boston in the center of the lane able to find the angle team. She's five of seven from the floor. Smith Clark the rebound pushing pace for Indiana. Clark trying to go all the way in. Reverses it home the screen for Boston. Clark bounces.

[00:12:08]Boston on the roll. Lays it in. Too many so dynamic.

[00:12:15]Boston the ste.

[00:12:18]Here comes Boston. Mitchell the shovel.

[00:12:20]Tips it. It's tied.

[00:12:25]>> Here's Beckers.

[00:12:27]Guarded by Cunningham. Becker separates and lays it in as Page Beckers. You're missing the wedding today. Andrea and Adrian. Congratulations on your nuptuals.

[00:12:40]And Jose wishes he could be there.

[00:12:42]That's done. Six to shoot. and then thrown away as it's intercepted by a career. Sims in transition, bays it in off the window. The offensive rebound.

[00:12:57]MITCHELL NICE CUT. MITCHELL LAYS IT IN, able to slither being selected second overall back in 2021.

[00:13:06]Amba muscles in, fades away, drops it home. A professional. There's Mitchell.

[00:13:12]A little pull up. No.

[00:13:14]Nitchel able to snare it away. Good look Timson the lay between the wings and the fever.

[00:13:24]>> Ambawale bounces inside. Seagris can't bank it in and the rebound back iron and off the rebound. Here's awake in transition.

[00:13:36]Slides in and lays it home. Beautiful finish from our is seven of 12 from the floor. two of two from the line and gets the roll. Enhance the way >> WNBA.

[00:13:47]>> Hey, I'm glad we're all getting to WNBA.

[00:13:50]>> Oh yeah. Amen.

[00:13:51]>> Congratulations to the league. Back and forth in the W staying overseas and now back. She hits the free throw. is highly entered 16 yu you know as Johnson comes down Timson what a find from Raven Johnson the rookie segress forces it up and off got a hand on it but Timson flags it down and is fouled Indiana's in the bonus so Tim Timson gets the roll on the free throw was talking with Caitlyn Clark the other day about right into the rotation for the fever.

[00:14:33]>> One of the things she does that seamlessly fits in with Indiana is she is very >> keeps it alive. Here is thud yu gets fouled by Dunis on the floor.

[00:14:44]Dallas in the bonus. Sophie momentarily is now getting ready to check in for this final offend to her her to just 13 games. Yu and that's going to be a lane violation on Mitchell.

[00:15:01]Lee makes the second takes advantage of the opportunity guarded by James.

[00:15:08]Mitchell using the screen. Clark evades.

[00:15:11]3 seconds. Clark. The spin and the lay denied by Boston. Here comes Boston up the floor for Indiana. BOSTON RUMBLING ALL THE way in.

[00:15:24]just jog back to the bench and she's going right to Steph White in the scorers table.

[00:15:30]Here's James BURIES THE THREE PUSS in for Indiana as James completes the four-point play >> cuz remember legal vertical contact >> first three of the second half after they had 10 in the first half. Sloppy handoff there. Amba off the turnover lays it in and Steph White wants a five to shoot. Agumba will pull short long rebound. Hole has it into the arms of opener. Reminder aces Mercury up next on ABC.

[00:16:04]Backers behind the back. The runner is good.

[00:16:10]Clark with haste through the lane. Will lay it in.

[00:16:15]Caitlyn picks up the rebound. Here comes Clark. Just ended an 80 Dallas run.

[00:16:20]Boston the deep SEAL AND THE FINISH.

[00:16:24]>> Aliyah Boston sealed a year ago. Alena Smith, Jessica Shepard. Smith has been limited in minutes because of foul trouble in this game. She's played just 13. That's a 5second violation. Points, six assists guarded by James. Bounces to Mitchell. Mitchell dips it off. No call.

[00:16:46]Smith finds Shepard. Smith on the cut.

[00:16:49]whirls it OUT. AGUMBBO connects on a three.

[00:16:55]Guarded by Beckers. Clark will launch.

[00:16:58]Can't hit. Timson tracking it and James able to snare it away. Clark looking in.

[00:17:06]Bounces to Mitchell. Mitchell will pop.

[00:17:10]Can't hit. Rebound. Smith.

[00:17:13]>> Got with her in November. He said, "I have been sending her plays. I've been sending her stuff in China." This is pretty remarkable that she's gotten this new offensive system so quickly for the Wings.

[00:17:22]>> And she called.

[00:17:24]>> Crowd seeking a stop. Shepard working into Dunish. Sheepard reverses it in.

[00:17:32]Backs it away. Crosscourt. Cunningham of age. Drives floats. Thson lays.

[00:17:42]>> Sonson's long reach and ability to corral the ball. Dimpson has given Indiana quality minutes. Smith had the position inside of Sophie Cunningham.

[00:17:52]Here's Clark. Guarded by James. Clark around James. Gets back on her. Clark and that's going to be a blocking. Can't rim in. Good job by Smith to guide it to Shepard. Look at Shepard motoring ahead.

[00:18:07]SIMS IN TRANSITION. Dallas has been un >> seven-point lead for Dallas. Mitchell, she got it.

[00:18:18]>> HUGE THREE for Kelsey.

[00:18:26]Smith bodies in and that's going to be a block called >> Mitchell off the rub. MITCHELL SERVES IT IN points in a team season opener ever with Clark. Mitchell Beckers bounces in.

[00:18:48]Shepard back to Beckers. The fake, THE TAKE AND THE HIT. WHAT A POISED POSSESSION for out of bounds off of Goomba. Indiana working behind Boston. Clark shovels Boston center of the lane, fades and gets fouled. And that'll be number four.

[00:19:15]>> What's up for Dallas? They have been really impressive today. They were impressive in the preseason AS WELL.

[00:19:20]>> OH, BOSTON TAKES IT AWAY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM TIMSON. The back court gets IT AHEAD. NOW DALLAS HAS NUMBERS. AMBAL TO BECKER SMITH LAYS IT IN AND IT'S A THREE-POINT DALLAS LEAD. Introducing Gatorade lower sugar.

[00:19:36]>> No artificial colors artificial flavors. No artificial sweeteners and 75%.

[00:19:43]>> Donovan Mitchell's Utah Jazz led team in that second half in some trouble.

[00:19:49]>> Cavaliers nearly 20 points per game to start the game. One of the best turnovers in the first two minutes. Go back to game one of this series. Detroit game turnovers Detroit. Kenny Atinson was brutally honest with his team during the film session yesterday just telling them they have to flat out play to set up their defense >> already three turnovers in the early going here it for two >> was going to at least counter them and then another one the fourth turnover in the first three minutes of this game for the second foul on Mitchell what he can do on the offensive end of the floor but he has competed AT A HIGH LEVEL IN TERMS of guarding funneling offensive players to the floor the offensive man as he did drawing that last they saw those numbers now the all slight cup of coffee at Chicago before Miami but man that's where he found his rhythm and now here in Cleveland has >> and now Detroit worked is that they Cleveland have to really work hard on the offensive end nothing easy and the block from round the ball >> five-point game in which Cleveland has yet to miss for three but they have taken six fewer shots But a beautiful play.

[00:21:10]>> Say the best Robbie right here.

[00:21:11]>> What an incredible play design.