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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 20, 2025) \u2014<\/strong> The No. 2 Las Vegas Aces are set to host No. 6 Indiana Fever in Recreation 1 of the 2025 WNBA Semifinals on Sunday, Sept. 21, at Michelob ULTRA Area. Tipoff for the primary sport within the best-of-five sequence is slated for 12 p.m. PT and can air nationally on ABC.
PLAYOFF PICTURE<\/strong>: The Aces eradicated the Seattle Storm for the second yr in a row on in Recreation 3 Thursday evening, setting the stage for an Aces vs Fever semifinals conflict. The Fever upset No. 2 seed Atlanta in three video games to advance into the semis.
On the opposite facet of the bracket, No. 4 Phoenix downed reigning champs and No. 5 New York in three video games and can face No. 1 Minnesota, which knocked out Golden State in two video games, the one sequence that completed in a sweep. The Lynx will host the Mercury in Sunday\u2019s second semifinal sport at 2 p.m. PT on ESPN.
 
UPCOMING PLAYOFF MILESTONES: <\/strong>
 
UPCOMING PLAYER PLAYOFF CAREER MILESTONES:<\/strong>
Aces vs. Fever: <\/strong>The Aces are 1-2 this season towards the Fever, two of which had been performed in Indianapolis. Las Vegas received the primary tilt 89-81 at dwelling on June 22, earlier than falling 81-54 on July 3 and 80-70 July 24.
The Aces averaged 71.0 factors on 37.7% area objective taking pictures, 31.3 rebounds and 14.3 assists over the three video games, far decrease than their season averages of 83.6 ppg on 43.9% from the sphere, 33.5 rpg and 19.6 apg.
Indiana averaged 80.7 ppg on 35.5% from the sphere, 43.7 rpg and 21.3 apg towards the Aces this yr, in comparison with 84.9 ppg on 45.6% taking pictures, 33.4 rpg and 20.6 apg over the course of the season.
LAS VEGAS ACES:<\/strong> 2025 WNBA M\u2019VP finalist Wilson averaged 24.3 ppg on 42.9% taking pictures, 5.3 rpg and 1.3 bpg towards Indiana this season; Younger tallied 14.7 ppg and three.7 apg, and Grey posted 9.7 ppg and three.0 apg.
Towards Seattle within the quarterfinals, Wilson averaged 29.3 ppg on 55.4% taking pictures from the ground, 8.7 rpg, 2.3 spg and a pair of.0 bpg and Younger averaged 19.0 ppg on 52.6% taking pictures to associate with 4.0 apg over the three video games.
Grey has upped her assists because the begin of postseason play, averaging 7.7 apg in comparison with her 5.4 within the common season.
NaLyssa Smith<\/strong>, who was drafted by Indiana in 2022, made her Aces debut towards the Fever on July 3 and has since averaged 8.2 ppg on 55.6% area objective taking pictures and 5.3 rpg.
 
Aces Offense in Common Season vs. Playoffs<\/strong>
 
INDIANA FEVER:<\/strong> The Fever might be making its first semifinals look in 10 years after reaching the Finals in 2015. It clinched a playoff spot on Sept. 7 with a win at Washington and closed the season by successful 7 of their final 10 video games. Indiana upset No. 2 seed Atlanta within the opening spherical, successful video games 2 and three, together with sport 3 on the street, to succeed in the semifinals.
They’re led by 2025 WNBA MVP finalist Kelsey Mitchell<\/strong>, who averaged career-bests in scoring (20.2 ppg) and assists (3.4 apg), and upped her scoring to 23.3 ppg within the quarterfinals. Aliyah Boston<\/strong> (15 ppg) and Natasha Howard<\/strong> (11.4 ppg) made up the majority of the scoring within the backcourt for the Fever this season. Of their sequence towards Atlanta, nevertheless, averaged 12.3 and 9.7 ppg, respectively. Odyssey Sims<\/strong>, who performed 12 video games on the finish of the season, equaled her Fever season common with 10.3 ppg within the first spherical.
The Fever\u2019s protection catapulted them to the 2 wins to advance, together with holding the Dream to solely 60 factors in Recreation 2 and forcing a median of 13 turnovers over the three video games. Additionally they restricted Atlanta to twenty-eight.1% (18-64 3FGs) within the sequence and are presently second amongst playoff groups in defensive ranking behind Phoenix\u2019s 84.6.
 
Fever Opponent Common Season Stats vs. Playoffs<\/strong>
 
The Fever might be with out 2024 Rookie of the Yr Caitlin Clark<\/strong>, who was restricted to 13 video games this season as a consequence of harm, and averaged 16.5 ppg. Sophie Cunningham<\/strong> (8.6 ppg), Aari McDonald<\/strong> (9.8 ppg), Chloe Bibby<\/strong> (3.9 ppg) and Sydney Colson<\/strong> (2.4 ppg) all suffered season-ending accidents and likewise is not going to be accessible.
UP NEXT:<\/strong> The Aces will play Recreation 2 of the WNBA Semifinals on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Michelob ULTRA Area. Tipoff is 6:30 p.m. PT. Tickets are on sale now for Video games 1, 3 and 5 (if crucial) on AXS.com<\/a>.
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