The Las Vegas Aces are moving on, holding off the Indiana Fever 94-83 in Game 3 to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
A'ja Wilson was outstanding once again, finishing with 36 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting from the field. And when the Aces needed someone else to take, Chelsea Gray delivered late, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter after entering the quarter with just seven.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell struggled to knock down shots consistently after their hot start, combining to shoot 31.7 percent from the field (13-of-41)
Here's everything that happened in Game 3, including live updates, highlights and analysis.
Posts appear in reverse chronological order from newest to oldest.
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A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray are just too good at basketball. I wouldn't trust anyone more in an elimination game than those two, and they came through again to lead the Aces past the Fever in the first round.
Las Vegas will face the winner of Golden State and Dallas on Friday in the semifinals.
Indiana has to play the fouling game now. Las Vegas leads by six points with under 40 seconds left.
Kelsey Mitchell from deep. It's a two-point game, folks.
Monique Billings gets the steal and Kelsey Mitchell scores on the other end to give Indiana some life. The Fever only trail by five points with 3:43 remaining.
Chelsea Gray how?????
The best clutch player of all time. No debate.
A'ja Wilson hits the free-throw to give the Aces a 10-point lead with six minutes left in the fourth. The Fever need to make something happen FAST.
Chelsea Gray, what a bucket. She knocks down the tough turnaround jumper and draws the foul, extending the Aces' lead to seven.
Indiana fought back late in the third quarter to cut Las Vegas' lead to five heading into the fourth.
A'ja Wilson has been nearly unstoppable through three quarters, with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell have combined to shoot just 10-of-28. The Fever will need both guards to heat up in the fourth if they want to pull this one out.
Seriously, how do you even guard this?
Wilson now has 29 points on 10-of-12 shooting with 16 minutes remaining in the game. Insane basketball player.
Las Vegas takes a six-point lead into halftime, thanks to their explosive offensive start. A'ja Wilson has 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Jewell Loyd has 11, Jackie Young has 10 and Chelsea Gray has seven.
Indiana will need more from Kelsey Mitchell in the second half after she scored 10 points on 30 percent shooting, including a missed free throw. She has also struggled defensively so far.
It's not even halftime, and A'ja Wilson already has 20 points.
She's hitting tough jumper after tough jumper and getting to the free-throw line whenever she wants. Wilson has attempted seven free throws, while the Fever have attempted just four as a team.
Myisha Hines-Allen has scored eight straight points for Indiana!
She didn't play in the Fever's Game 1 loss, but her energy off the bench has been huge for Indiana over the last two games.
Impressive hustle play from Sophie Cunningham. She saves the ball from going out of bounds and finds Aliyah Boston for an easy layup.
Lexie Hull picks up her third foul early in the second quarter while contesting an A'ja Wilson mid-range pull-up.
That's a big hit for the Fever, who will likely be without their best perimeter defender for the remainder of the half.
Caitlin Clark and Makayla Timpson also have two fouls each.
That's one of the best offensive quarters we've ever seen in WNBA history. Indiana and Las Vegas combined for 62 points on nearly 60 percent shooting, with the score tied at 31.
And it's not like either team is necessarily playing terrible defense. A'ja Wilson is hitting some ridiculous shots, Caitlin Clark is hitting some ridiculous shots and the attention both players draw is creating open looks for everyone else.
It was a quiet Game 2 for A'ja Wilson by her standards, but what a start tonight.
She has 14 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the field, along with 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
Indiana and Las Vegas have combined for 33 points already... and there's still five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark lead the way with eight points each. The stars are out.
Indiana has jumped out to a 12-8 lead through the first three minutes, with Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark combining for 10 points.
Look at this insane late shot-clock 3-pointer from Clark with Jewell Loyd right in her face. She already has five points and two assists on 2-of-2 shooting.
Las Vegas: Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Brianna Turner and A'ja Wilson
Indiana: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, Makayla Timpson and Aliyah Boston
There are no changes to Indiana's starting lineup, but Loyd is inserted for Stephanie Talbot, who is out with a left leg injury.
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