Aliyah Boston and the Indiana Fever faced the Brazil National Team in their second preseason game on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
This is the second night of Indiana’s back-to-back preseason opener. On Saturday, they had a 79-74 overtime win against the Washington Mystics. Boston finished with seven points and eight rebounds on 3-for-7 shooting.
On Sunday, Boston played 14:26 in the first half and scored seven points on 3-for-7 shooting. She also went 1-for-3 from the free-throw line and contributed four rebounds, four assists, two steals and three turnovers. The Fever had a 70-24 lead over Brazil.
Boston scored four points (1-for-2 shooting) in the third quarter. She was perfect from the charity stripe (2-for-2). She logged six minutes in the period and also had four rebounds, an assist and a turnover.
Aliyah Boston’s stats
Aliyah Boston praises Caitlin Clark’s offseason transformation
On Indiana Fever’s media day on Wednesday, Aliyah Boston praised the work that reigning Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark made in the offseason. Several pictures of Clark with a much more toned physique went viral on social media recently.
“I see it on social media, they’ll be like Caitlin has such strong muscles,” Boston said. “But, I think her strength. She gets into the paint and she’s able to bully her way and finish strong at the basket. Everyone talks, once again, about her 3-point shooting. We’ve all seen her passing.
“Her ability to get downhill and just stay on balance and score the ball I think it’s gonna be great this year, too.”
Last season, the young core of Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and two-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016. With a retooled roster in the upcoming season, they hope to put up a deeper postseason run.
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