Fever Stun Aces; Series Moves to Indiana

The Indiana Fever stunned the Las Vegas Aces 89-73 in Game 1 of the semifinals, exploiting Las Vegas’s defensive lapses and holding MVP A’ja Wilson to an unusually quiet night. Las Vegas answered with a 90-68 Game 2 rout after coach Becky Hammon urged her team to get “a little feisty” and then publicly blasted what she called “out of control” officiating. Hammon credited the Aces’ post defense for limiting Fever forward Aliyah Boston, who has averaged just 8.0 points on 18 total shot attempts while pulling down 12.0 rebounds in the series. Hammon also warned of Wilson’s ceiling — she has been Las Vegas’s postseason workhorse, averaging roughly 25.8 points and 9.6 rebounds — while concerns persist about the Aces’ late-game lapses following a narrow Game 3 win over Seattle in the opening round. The series now shifts to Indiana for Games 3 (Friday) and 4 (Sunday).