Indiana Fever (28-16, 14-6 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (31-13, 17-6 Western Conference)
Las Vegas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Fever visit the Las Vegas Aces in game three of the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The Fever defeated the Aces 99-89 in the last matchup. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 27 points, and Jackie Young led the Aces with 31 points.
The Aces have gone 15-7 at home. Las Vegas is second in the WNBA averaging 91.5 points and is shooting 48.6% from the field.
The Fever are 13-9 in road games. Indiana is fifth in the WNBA with 25.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Aliyah Boston averaging 6.2.
Las Vegas makes 48.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than Indiana has allowed to its opponents (46.0%). Indiana averages 10.2 more points per game (96.0) than Las Vegas allows to opponents (85.8).
TOP PERFORMERS: Chelsea Gray is averaging 12 points and 6.7 assists for the Aces. A'ja Wilson is averaging 27.2 points over the last 10 games.
Clark is averaging 22.3 points and 8.3 assists for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Aces: 8-2, averaging 95.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.
Fever: 5-5, averaging 93.7 points, 32.0 rebounds, 21.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 91.3 points.
INJURIES: Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Dana Evans: out (knee), NaLyssa Smith: out for season (leg).
Fever: Tyasha Harris: out for season (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.
