The Las Vegas Aces received all the things they may deal with from the resilient Indiana Fever on Tuesday evening. When all was mentioned and accomplished, the Aces got here away with an exhilarating 107-98 win in time beyond regulation to take Recreation 5 and advance to their third WNBA Finals within the final 4 years.
Even towards a Fever staff that had been with out its star Caitlin Clark for many of the season and misplaced guard Kelsey Mitchell to a left leg harm within the third quarter on Tuesday evening, the Aces needed to earn it in a hard-fought recreation that noticed neither staff lead by greater than 9 factors.
Aces reap the benefits of 21 Fever turnovers
Whereas each groups shot effectively, Las Vegas’ incapacity to rebound all evening almost value it, dropping the rebounding edge, 40-21. Regardless of that, 21 Fever turnovers and 31 factors off these giveaways proved to be a serious distinction maker within the recreation.
That ferocious protection was on full show early within the third quarter when the Aces transformed a steal right into a Jackie Younger and-one on the opposite finish.
