Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon said four-time All-Star A'ja Wilson “doesn’t normally like two stinkers in a row” following the Aces’s semifinal loss to the Indiana Fever in Game 1 on Sunday.
Hammon didn’t lie.
The No. 2 seed Aces blew out the No. 6 seed Fever 90-68 in Game 2 on Tuesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas to even the best-of-five semifinal series behind a dominant offensive and defensive performance from Wilson, who finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, five steals (a playoff career high) and two blocks in 33 minutes.
The Aces improve to 11-0 in the postseason when Wilson scores 25 or more points. She's the fourth player in WNBA playoff history with 25 or more points and five or more steals in a game.
"Got it back tonight, but we were angry with ourselves (after Game 1)... for not playing Aces basketball," said Chelsea Gray, who had 10 assists and three steals, in addition to six points. "Defensively we were just engaged from the start of the game."
