How the Aces beat the Fever to move one win away from the WNBA Finals

INDIANAPOLIS -- In a back-and-forth matter Friday night, the Las Vegas Aces took Game 3 to spell up 2-1 successful their WNBA semifinal bid with the Indiana Fever.

Following its 84-72 win, Las Vegas volition effort to seal the bid and publication its spot successful the WNBA Finals connected Sunday astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse (3 p.m. ET, ABC).

The 2nd crippled of the nighttime features the 1-seeded Minnesota Lynx attempting to travel backmost from Tuesday night's overtime nonaccomplishment to the 4-seeded Phoenix Mercury successful their tied semifinals bid (ESPN2).

How did Las Vegas propulsion retired the win? Can Indiana support its play from ending Sunday? ESPN breaks down Friday night's games.

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(2) Las Vegas Aces vs.
(6) Indiana Fever

Final: Las Vegas 84, Indiana 72

What the triumph means for Las Vegas

The Aces are 1 triumph distant from returning to the WNBA Finals with a accidental to unafraid their 3rd rubric successful 4 years. That would person sounded improbable earlier this play erstwhile the squad stumbled retired of the gross with a 12-13 record. For Las Vegas to get the triumph Friday contempt an disconnected time from four-time MVP A'ja Wilson -- she finished 6-for-20 and missed 12 consecutive shots aft making her tract extremity -- bodes good for its chances of closing retired the series.

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NaLyssa Smith gets the And-1

NaLyssa Smith gets the And-1

Jackie Young (25 points) and NaLyssa Smith (16) stepped up portion Wilson struggled...