Caitlin Clark Leads from Sidelines as Napheesa Collier Makes History | WNBA All-Star Game 2025 Recap - video Dailymotion

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🔥 Relive the electrifying 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where Team Collier shattered records and Napheesa Collier dropped a historic 36 points to claim MVP honors. With Caitlin Clark sidelined due to injury, Team Clark fought valiantly behind Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Mitchell, and Aliyah Boston, but Collier’s squad exploded to a jaw-dropping 151–131 win.  This recap dives deep into: ✅ Napheesa Collier’s all-time performance ✅ Skylar Diggins-Smith’s surprise triple-double ✅ 4-point circle highlights & live-sub chaos ✅ Game-changing rule innovations ✅ Why this game marks a turning point for the WNBA  💬 What did you think of the 4-point circles? Comment below! 👍 Like, 🔔 subscribe, and share!  #WNBA #CaitlinClark #NapheesaCollier #WNBAAllStar #SkylarDiggins #SabrinaIonescu #AliyahBoston #BasketballRecap #WNBA #WNBAAllStarGame #WNBA2025 #NapheesaCollier #CaitlinClark #SkylarDigginsSmith #SabrinaIonescu #AliyahBoston #KelseyMitchell #AngelReese #KelseyPlum #WNBAHighlights #BasketballRecap #WNBAStars #WomenInSports #AllStarMVP #BasketballNews #HoopsCulture #4PointShot #BasketballSkills #BasketballAnalysis #SportsRecap #WNBAFans #WNBAUpdates #IndianaBasketball #BasketballShowcase #GainbridgeFieldhouse #FastBreak #TripleDouble #WNBARecords #FYP #ForYou #ForYouPage #Viral #Trending #Basketball   All footage and media used in this video fall under fair use for news reporting and commentary purposes.

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00:00On July 20th, 2025, Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis staged the 23rd WNBA All-Star Game,

00:08pitting Team Clark against Team Collier under the glow of four four-point circles and a 20-second

00:14shot clock. Captain Caitlin Clark sat courtside with a groin injury, leaving Minnesota Lynx forward

00:20Nafisa Collier to marshal her squad alone. A crowd of 15,327 roared as Collier's team unleashed

00:28record-setting offense, while new rules, no free throws in the first 38 minutes, and live-play

00:34substitutions catalyzed a frenetic high-scoring showcase. Welcome to Jintotsky Sports, your spot

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00:54hit that subscribe button and let's get into it. From the opening tip, Team Collier sees control.

01:01Breanna Stewart canned a mid-range jumper before Collier sank consecutive pull-up jumpers,

01:06each from just inside the four-point arc. To vault her team to a quick 10-to-4 edge. Team Clark's

01:13Sabrina Ionescu answered with a silky catch-and-shoot triple from the left wing, but Collier's streak

01:18continued. She drilled two more shots for the new 28-foot circles, and by the 4-12 mark, Team Collier

01:26led 23-12. Skylar Diggins-Smith orchestrated crisp ball movement, dishing for first-quarter assists that

01:33freed Alicia Gray for a corner tray. When the buzzer sounded, Collier's cohort had piled up 49 points,

01:40Team Clark had managed 36, and the first quarter had rewritten all-star history. Team Collier extended

01:48its onslaught in the second quarter, outscoring Team Clark 33-24. Nafisa Collier continued her

01:56assault, converting a four-point circle shot and a trademark step-back three from NBA range.

02:03Kelsey Plum and Angel Reese each added long bombs off live-play substitutions, exploiting Team

02:09Clark's brief defensive lapses. Clark's namesakes, Kelsey Mitchell and Aaliyah Boston,

02:14kept their side within five at 63-58 with a mid-range jumper and an emphatic putback,

02:21but Team Collier cranked up the pace. By halftime, Collier's squad had amassed a staggering 82 points,

02:28surpassing the previous half-scoring record, and carried an 82-60 advantage into the locker room.

02:35Returning with renewed urgency, Team Clark fought back in the third quarter. Ionescu orchestrated pick-and-rolls

02:43with precision, culminating in a spinning floater at 8-09 that trimmed the deficit to 90-75.

02:51Clark's reserves, rookie Katie Lou Samuelson and Kiki Iriafin, combined for three triples

02:57that energized the momentum shift. Yet Collier's indomitable presence persisted.

03:04She muscled through contact on a post-up, drawing a foul, and completing a four-point play.

03:10Despite Skyler digging Smith's brilliant no-look pass to Ryan Howard for a corner triple,

03:16Team Clark could only close the quarter 119-95, as Team Collier outscored them 37-35 and preserved

03:24a two-possession cushion. In the final period, Collier cemented her legacy. She opened with a

03:30runner in the lane, then roared into the four-point circles for her 35th and 36th points, setting a new

03:38all-star scoring mark. Though Team Clark's leader on the floor, Mitchell, knocked down a deep triple,

03:45and Ionescu added a driving layup. Team Collier's unrelenting pace and depth prevailed.

03:51Skyler Digginsmith posted an historic triple-double off the bench, 11 points, 15 assists, and 11 rebounds,

04:00while Angel Reese and Kelsey Plum knocked down late threes to cap the 32-36 quarter.

04:06When the final horn sounded, the scoreboard read 151-131, an all-star game high for combined scoring.

04:14Team Collier's 151 points were a testament to generous spacing, aggressive transition pressure,

04:21and the catalytic impact of the four-point circles. Nafisa Collier's 36-point performance on 13 of 16

04:29shooting eclipsed the previous mark by two, while Skyler Digginsmith rewrote assist lore with 15

04:35dimes and grabbed 11 boards. Collier's squad converted 18 of 25 fast-break opportunities,

04:42fueled by 20-force turnovers from Team Clark. Offensively, Team Clark showed resilience.

04:49Mitchell's 20-point night and Ionescu's 12 points and 6 assists kept them competitive.

04:54But without Kaitlin Clark's floor generalship, their defense struggled to contain Collier's

05:00relentless assault. The electrifying rule changes accelerated the pace, but Team Collier's

05:07superior cohesion and depth proved decisive. As the confetti settled,

05:11Nafisa Collier was crowned all-star MVP for a performance that transcended record books.

05:18We wanted to entertain and showcase our game's evolution, Collier reflected.

05:24Veteran commentator Doris Burke praised the spectacle, calling it a milestone in all-star

05:29history, unbridled scoring inventive rules and proof that the WNBA stars continue to expand

05:36the game's perimeter. With the regular season resuming, both teams will carry lessons from

05:42Indianapolis. The power of depth, the necessity of defensive adjustments, and the exhilarating

05:48possibilities of basketball's next frontier.

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