Las Vegas vs. Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Las Vegas Aces will visit the Indiana Fever on Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series. Las Vegas leads the series 1-0 after a 102-85 home win in the opener. The Aces are 31-13 this season, while the Fever are 27-17.
A’ja Wilson is the player to watch for Las Vegas. She had 35 minutes, 38 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and four blocks in the opener against Indiana. In recent games, she had 35 minutes, 34 points, 10 rebounds and four assists at Phoenix; 32 minutes, 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Los Angeles; 30 minutes, 30 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block against Seattle; and 29 minutes, 29 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks at Seattle. Jackie Young added 21 points, two rebounds and 10 assists in the opener, and Chelsea Gray had 14 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
Aliyah Boston is the player to watch for Indiana. She had 25 minutes, 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the opener at Las Vegas. She had 13 minutes, four points and three rebounds at Minnesota; 30 minutes, 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists against Minnesota; 19 minutes, seven points, six rebounds and five assists against Washington; and 28 minutes, eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks against Toronto. Caitlin Clark added 15 points, three rebounds and 10 assists in the opener, while Raven Johnson scored 14 points.
Las Vegas won the playoff opener and an 86-84 overtime regular-season meeting at Indiana. Indiana won two regular-season games at Las Vegas, 109-75 and 84-68. Las Vegas has won six straight, including the playoff opener, a 100-82 victory at Phoenix, an 89-79 win over Los Angeles, a 98-77 win over Seattle, a 114-77 rout at Seattle and a 93-73 win over Toronto. The Aces also beat Connecticut 101-78 and Washington twice, 83-76 and 86-76, while falling to Atlanta 97-82 and Minnesota 92-87. The Fever have recent wins over Minnesota, 96-77, at Toronto, 103-85, over Connecticut, 111-91, at Toronto, 101-95, at Atlanta, 95-91 in overtime, and over Dallas, 98-87, along with losses at Minnesota, 66-86, to Washington, 77-93, at New York, 109-102, and at Dallas, 91-85.
The series continues in Las Vegas. Interstat’s game simulator projects Indiana to win 104-99. Indiana is a 1.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 183.