Las Vegas opens playoffs against Indiana
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2:00 AM on Saturday, September 26
By The Associated Press
Indiana Fever (28-16, 14-6 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (31-13, 17-6 Western Conference)
Las Vegas; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT
LINE: Aces -3.5; over/under is 182.5
WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Aces host first series matchup
BOTTOM LINE: The Las Vegas Aces host the Indiana Fever to open the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Indiana went 2-1 against Las Vegas during the regular season. The Aces won the last regular season matchup 86-84 on Aug. 6 led by 26 points from A'ja Wilson, while Kelsey Mitchell scored 28 points for the Fever.
The Aces have gone 15-7 in home games. Las Vegas ranks sixth in the WNBA with 39.8 points in the paint led by Wilson averaging 12.5.
The Fever have gone 13-9 away from home. Indiana ranks fourth in the WNBA scoring 40.5 points per game in the paint led by Aliyah Boston averaging 9.6.
Las Vegas scores 91.5 points per game, 1.1 more points than the 90.4 Indiana allows. Indiana has shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 4.3 percentage points greater than the 44.4% shooting opponents of Las Vegas have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilson is averaging 26.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks for the Aces. Jackie Young is averaging 20.9 points over the last 10 games.
Mitchell is averaging 24.7 points for the Fever. Caitlin Clark is averaging 23.4 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 43.5% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Aces: 8-2, averaging 93.5 points, 32.4 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.9 points per game.
Fever: 6-4, averaging 94.9 points, 33.4 rebounds, 20.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 90.8 points.
INJURIES: Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Dana Evans: day to day (knee), NaLyssa Smith: out for season (leg).
Fever: Aliyah Boston: day to day (leg), Tyasha Harris: day to day (ankle), Damiris Dantas: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
