The Las Vegas Aces rolled into the WNBA semifinals on a heater, taking 18 of 19 games, but they somehow folded in Sunday’s series opener against the injury-ravaged Indiana Fever, falling 89-73.
The Caitlin Clark-less Fever seek their seventh win in the last eight games in Tuesday’s Game 2, shooting for a 2-0 lead at 9:30 p.m. ET from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas on ESPN.
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Fever vs. Aces Predictions for PrizePicks: September 23
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Aces C A’ja Wilson – 35.5 Pts+Rebs
- Wilson picked up her fourth career MVP award after closing the regular season averaging 26.9 points in the final 15 games.
- The Fever contained Wilson in the series opener, limiting her to 16 points on 6-of-22 from the floor, her second-worst shooting performance of the season.
- In two of three games against Seattle in the first round, the top pick of the 2018 draft eclipsed 36 points+rebounds.
- In four matchups with Indiana this season, Wilson has yet to amass more than 36 combined points+boards in a game.
- Since a run of double-digit rebounds in seven of eight games, Wilson has not put together consecutive games of 10+ boards.
- She racked up 13 rebounds in the Game 1 loss to the Fever.
Fever G Kelsey Mitchell – 20.5 Points
- Clark may be the face of the Fever, but Mitchell led the team in scoring this season, averaging a career-high 20.2 points per game.
- Mitchell didn’t slow down against the Aces, putting up 34 points, including 4-of-6 shots from 3-point land.
- In three of four playoff games, Mitchell eclipsed the 24-point mark.
- Mitchell has shot at least 50% from 3-point range in three of four meetings with Las Vegas, while scoring 20 or more points in all four games.
- Since August 17, the former Ohio State standout is averaging 23.7 points per game in her last nine road contests.
Fever C Aliyah Boston – 23 Pts+Rebs
- Boston scored only 6 points in the Game 1 win, but did most of her damage on the defensive end by shutting down Wilson.
- The 2023 top draft pick pulled down double-digit rebounds for the third time in four playoff games, snatching 11 boards in Sunday’s win.
- The center averaged 15.0 points per game in the regular season, but has been limited to 10.8 points per contest in four playoff games.
- Boston has been held to less than 22 points+rebounds in eight of the last nine games.
- In the first two meetings with Las Vegas this season, Boston totaled 46 points. However, she has managed 19 points in the past two matchups.
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Indiana looks to return home owning a commanding 2-0 series lead, while Las Vegas tries to bounce back from Sunday’s poor performance in the WNBA semifinals.
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