Las Vegas Aces v Indiana Fever - Game Three - Source: Getty
The Las Vegas Aces vs Indiana Fever was the first semifinal Game 4 scheduled on Sunday. With their back pressed against the wall, the Fever attacked the Aces' defense from the get-go, opening their scoring with an Aliyah Boston, but got a quick reply from A'ja Wilson.
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However, the Fever quickly elevated their game behind Kelsey Mitchell and Boston's elite presence on the offense, taking a 3-point lead that eventually extended to 16-20 in the last minutes. However, A'ja Wilson's quarter explosion led the Aces in the game. The quarter ended with the Fever leading the Aces by 21-23 points.
The Fever maintained the lead for yet another five minutes in the third quarter before the Aces took the lead back. However, after exchanging a few buckets, the Fever took an 8-point lead with less than a minute remaining in the game.
Both Jelsey Mitchell and Shey Peddy remained the stars of the second quarter. Peddy scored her 7 quick points. The Fever maintained an 8-point lead with a 38-46 score. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 15 points. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 12 points.
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The third quarter saw both A'ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston unlock their offense. Boston scored 13 of the Fever's 21 points in the quarter. On the other hand, Wilson scored 10 of the Aces' 24 points. The Fever ended the quarter with a 4-point lead with a 63-67 score.
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Las Vegas Aces vs Indiana Fever Player Stats and Box Score
Las Vegas Aces
Player
PTS
REB
AST
FG
STL
PF
NaLyssa Smith
8
2
0
2-3
0
1
Kierstan Bell
3
0
0
0-0
0
1
A'ja Wilson
22
2
0
5-7
2
0
Chelsea Gray
6
1
2
0-3
1
1
Jackie Young
15
2
6
2-2
0
0
Megan Gustafson
2
0
0
1-1
0
1
Jewell Loyd
6
2
0
2-5
1
0
Dana Evans
3
0
1
1-3
0
0
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Indiana Fever
Player
PTS
REB
AST
FG
STL
PF
Natasha Howard
6
1
1
2-2
0
0
Aliyah Boston
20
3
2
3-8
1
0
Odyssey Sims
9
0
0
3-5
0
1
Kelsey Mitchell
19
2
2
6-14
0
1
Lexie Hull
5
2
1
1-4
2
1
Brianna Turner
2
1
0
1-1
0
0
Makayla Timpson
0
2
0
0-0
0
0
Shey Peddy
7
2
1
3-4
2
0
Aerial Powers
0
0
0
0-0
0
0
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