Fever's Caitlin Clark breaks the WNBA's single-season assists record.

[{"selector":"#anim-a45af7ad-b35b-4397-8cf7-68f9fb2049ff [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3e00836-5592-4b22-94d2-25f1629d2775","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Caitlin Clark, a rookie, surpassed the WNBA single-season assist record Friday night in the Indiana Fever's 78-74 loss to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces.

[{"selector":"#anim-dda8b140-b94e-420c-b759-235ebfbecb0b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2788a85-34cd-4eed-9e77-79ec6418ef71","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Clark recorded her 317th assist of the season at 4:55 in the second quarter, when Kelsey Mitchell accepted her pass and scored on a drive.

[{"selector":"#anim-f168a2b5-7299-41af-984b-00fd6b157e4f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b7732c3-52d4-475a-8fc3-7041054367f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The youngster surpassed Alyssa Thomas's 316 dimes from last season. Clark finished the game with nine assists, giving her 321 for the season.

[{"selector":"#anim-a83ea2a0-8411-430a-a090-1a19cd92dbbf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-110dc6df-0ce7-48fb-ad3e-e15c41802394","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Clark's milestone came two days after MVP front-runner A'ja Wilson established a season scoring record.

[{"selector":"#anim-08694666-f56c-40e6-83da-6d2258e05448 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-20d6f771-aae2-44b1-a516-b21be5389320","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Wilson, who scored 15 points Friday night, now has 971 points, just 29 away from becoming the first WNBA player to reach 1,000 in a season.

[{"selector":"#anim-be0f273b-7039-499f-963d-99fdf9af9e76 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bbe7bcf8-b83e-44df-8069-b665489738ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Earlier past summer, Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese established a WNBA single-season rebounding record (446).

[{"selector":"#anim-9cc6efcf-1a77-4af3-b99f-bfd06877cbae [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45aef5d3-d5f5-42e2-b253-9ec8f76c3a42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Reese's rebounding (13.1) and Wilson's scoring (27.0) averages are on track to break league records, and while Clark leads the league with 8.4 assists per game

[{"selector":"#anim-1fe77b2d-924f-4ea2-82ce-e9a30644753f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5116ab3-dd9d-4210-819a-d1e024c14748","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Courtney Vandersloot's 2020 average of 10.0 assists appears to be safe for the league's single-season record.

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Fever's Caitlin Clark breaks the WNBA's single-season assists record.

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