Aces game day
What: WNBA playoffs first round, Aces lead, 1-0.
Who: Las Vegas Aces (31-13, 17-6 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (28-16, 14-6 Eastern Conference)
Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis.
When: 3:30 p.m. PT Tuesday
Bottom line:The Fever are 15-7 on their home court. Indiana is 11-14 against opponents with a winning record; The Aces are 16-6 on the road. Las Vegas is fourth in the Western Conference with 33.4 rebounds per game led by A’ja Wilson averaging 9.4; Indiana averages 96.0 points, 10.2 more per game than the 85.8 Las Vegas allows. Las Vegas averages 91.5 points per game, 1.1 more than the 90.4 Indiana allows.
Top performers: Caitlin Clark is averaging 22.3 points and 8.3 assists for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 25.2 points over the last 10 games. Jackie Young is averaging 18.9 points and 6.8 assists for the Aces. Wilson is averaging 28.2 points over the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Fever — 5-5, averaging 93.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 21.0 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 91.9 points per game. Aces — 8-2, averaging 95.4 points, 32.8 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.8 points.
Injuries: Fever — Tyasha Harris: out for season (ankle), Damiris Dantas: out for season (knee); Aces — Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Dana Evans: out (knee), NaLyssa Smith: out for season (leg).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
