Caitlin Clark’s feverishly hot rookie campaign in the WNBA keeps getting better.The league’s No. 1 overall pick recorded a double-double for the fifth game in a row, and for the sixth time in seven games, as the Indiana Fever got a 95-86 win on Friday over the Phoenix Mercury.Clark dropped 20 points and handed out 13 assists, tying a career-high that she has notched four times, all during her last seven contests.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt was also the third-straight game where Clark had 13 assists. In her last seven games, she’s averaging 18.3 points and 11.7 assists.After starting the season 3-10, the Fever have now won seven of their last 11 games — but this one was almost a brutal collapse.The Fever led by 31 points with 1:38 to go in the third quarter before the Mercury went on a 31-4 run to cut that deficit to just four points with 3:12 to go in the ballgame.KNICKS STAR JALEN BRUNSON ACCEPTS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ TEAM-FRIENDLY DEAL THAT COST HIM OVER $100 MILLION: REPORTHowever, Indiana survived by going on a 10-5 run to end it, which included Clark’s final two assists.This comes on the precipice of Clark earning the most votes for next Saturday’s All-Star Game — she was the only player to garner over 700,000 votes. Her Fever teammate, Aaliyah Boston, was second, while A’ja Wilson was third.Perhaps Clark saw Angel Reese’s (ongoing) streak of 14-straight double-doubles, which is an all-time league record. Reese earned the fifth-most votes, and she and Clark are the only two rookies to be voted All-Stars.The Fever head to Minnesota to take on the Lynx on Sunday, and their final game before the month-long Olympic break will be on Wednesday against the Dallas Wings.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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Caitlin Clark records fifth straight double-double as Fever stave off Mercury comeback
