{"id":870517,"date":"2026-08-25T05:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870517\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T05:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:04:10","slug":"kelsey-mitchell-claims-major-wnba-lead-during-historic-scoring-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870517\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Mitchell claims major WNBA lead during historic scoring streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark produced the headline performance in the Indiana Fever\u2019s 113-90 win over the Chicago Sky, but Kelsey Mitchell quietly strengthened her case as one of the WNBA\u2019s most dangerous scorers. Mitchell finished with 30 points, four assists, two rebounds, two steals and a block Sunday. She shot 10-of-19 from the field and connected on six of her nine attempts from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>That performance extended Mitchell\u2019s WNBA record to 23 consecutive games with at least 20 points. It also moved her to the top of another significant league leaderboard. The Fever announced Monday that Mitchell leads the WNBA in 3-point percentage at 45.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s shooting has reached another level<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell has always been a confident perimeter scorer, but she is producing the most efficient season of her career. The four-time All-Star is averaging career highs of 24.8 points and 3.0 made 3-pointers per game. She also is shooting 51 percent overall, a remarkable number for a guard carrying such a significant offensive workload.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kelsey Mitchell currently holds the best three-point percentage in the WNBA at 45.5 3P% \ud83c\udfaf <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikPuTOzusR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ikPuTOzusR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IndianaFever\/status\/2091922585260888149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell has made 117 3-pointers this season, placing her only one behind Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard for the league lead entering Monday. The combination of volume and accuracy separates Mitchell from the field. Maintaining a 45.5 percent conversion rate while approaching 120 made 3-pointers is significantly different from achieving that percentage with limited attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Defenses know what Mitchell wants to do and still have struggled to stop her.<\/p>\n<p>Her 30-point effort against Chicago could have been the game\u2019s defining story under most circumstances. Instead, Clark scored 37 points, recorded 10 assists and made eight 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever will happily accept that kind of competition for attention.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/ca\/wnba\/news\/enes-freedom-and-natasha-cloud-got-it-during-fever-sky-showdown\/f749f8f23ffd85ee3d3662eb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enes Freedom ejected after confrontation with Natasha Cloud during Fever-Sky showdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indiana\u2019s spacing creates a postseason problem<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell is not the only Fever player among the WNBA\u2019s most accurate outside shooters.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham ranks third at 44.1 percent, while Aliyah Boston is seventh at 41.7 percent. Clark is shooting 36.8 percent, a respectable number that becomes more dangerous because of her extraordinary range.<\/p>\n<p>That collection of shooting makes Indiana difficult to defend. Opponents cannot load up against Clark without leaving Mitchell room to attack, and aggressive help defense can produce open looks for Cunningham or Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s scoring streak also reflects remarkable consistency. She has not simply delivered occasional explosive games. She has reached 20 points every night for more than half a season.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana\u2019s championship hopes may begin with Clark\u2019s creation and passing, but Mitchell\u2019s efficiency could determine how far the Fever advance.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping one elite perimeter scorer is challenging. Indiana currently has two capable of deciding a game, and Mitchell has been the more consistent scorer throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>More WNBA news:<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark produced the headline performance in the Indiana Fever\u2019s 113-90 win over the Chicago Sky, but Kelsey&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":870518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-870517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}