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Aliyah Boston Makes WNBA History Without Caitlin Clark originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Aliyah Boston and the Indiana Fever aimed to get back above .500 early in the 2025 WNBA season, doing so without All-WNBA guard Caitlin Clark.
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On Tuesday, the Fever (4-4) traveled to Atlanta for the second time this year, facing Brittney Griner and the Atlanta Dream (5-3).
Entering the game, Boston had recorded 245 assists over her three-year career with Indiana. With 9:09 remaining in the third quarter, the former South Carolina center found Kelsey Mitchell for a 17-foot pull-up jumper, marking her fifth assist of the night and the 250th of her career.
In doing so, Boston has become the second-fastest center in WNBA history to reach 250+ assists per Polymarket Sports, achieving this feat in 89 career games.
To put this into perspective, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, who averages 8.0 assists per game this year, didn’t reach 250 assists until her 95th game. Clark holds the overall record for fastest to reach 250 assists, doing so in 31 games into her rookie season.
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Boston made the WNBA All-Star team in each of her first two seasons with the Fever. Through their first eight games this year, she is averaging 15.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7)Brett Davis-Imagn Images
While Boston has found some success over the past four games, she has yet to score more than 20 points without Clark. With her All-WNBA point guard in the lineup, Boston has reached 20 or more points in two of four games.
Clark suffered a quad strain in a May 24 loss to the New York Liberty, leaving her out for the previous five games. However, she could return for the Fever’s next matchup, facing the Liberty once again on Saturday.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
