Alyssa Thomas had the 15th triple-double of her career to spoil Caitlin Clark’s playoff debut as the host Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 93-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three series.

Thomas finished with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, earning her fourth postseason triple-double. Marina Mabrey led the third-seeded Sun with 27 points, 20 of which came in the second half. Her 27 points are the most by a reserve in the playoffs, according to ESPN.

Game 2 is Wednesday night in Connecticut with a potential decisive third game in Indiana on Friday night if necessary.

Clark, who earlier in the day was announced as the AP Rookie of the Year, finished with 11 points, recovering from a rough start. She also had eight assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Clark finished 4 for 17 from the field.

LIBERTY 83, DREAM 69 >> Leonie Fiebich hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Breanna Stewart added 20 points and 11 rebounds and host New York never trailed in its win over Atlanta in the opening game of their best-of-three series in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

New York can sweep the series with a win in Game 2 on Tuesday in New York. Game 3, if necessary, is Thursday in Atlanta.

Rhyne Howard scored 14 points and Charles added 12 for Atlanta.

LYNX 102, MERCURY 95 >> Napheesa Collier scored a playoff career-high 38 points and host Minnesota blew a 23-point lead before rallying late to beat Phoenix in Game 1 of a best-of-three series.

The Lynx, the Western Conference champions and No. 2 seed, turned a 32-19 first-quarter lead into a 50-27 advantage with 5:35 left before halftime. Phoenix whittled nine points off its deficit, trailing 56-42 at intermission, and closed within 77-69 heading to the fourth quarter.

Natasha Cloud had 33 points and 10 assists to lead Phoenix. Diana Taurasi made half of her 10 3-point attempts and scored 21.

WILSON, CLARK RECEIVE TOP AWARDS >> Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson was the unanimous choice as the WNBA MVP, the league announced Sunday. Later in the day, Wilson was named AP Player of the Year and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever was named Rookie of the Year.

Wilson is only the second player to win the league award unanimously, joining Cynthia Cooper, who did it in the league’s inaugural season of 1997.

Wilson received all 67 first-place votes from a national media panel and now has won the award three times. The Aces’ star forward was also honored in 2020 and 2022. She’s the fourth player in WNBA history to do that, joining Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson.