Behind the imperious trio of Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell and Odyssey Sims, the Indiana Fever fought off the Las Vegas Aces 90-83 to force their WNBA semifinal series to a win-or-go-home Game 5 in Sin City on Tuesday night.
The number six seed Fever – who are playing without superstar point guard Caitlin Clark due to injury – tied up the best-of-five semifinal series after losing back-to-back in Games 2 and 3 versus the two-time WNBA champion Aces.
Indiana had a slim lead late in the game when Mitchell – who finished with 25 points on the night – hit a pull-up floater that put the Fever up 82-75 with 1:01 remaining. WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson responded with a strong layup to cut the lead back to five but crucially missed the and-1 free throw.
The Aces were given a lifeline when Fever guard Lexie Hull caught the rebound and was fo
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