A’ja Wilson helps lead the WNBA top Aces past Fever for 6th straight win

A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the visiting Indiana Fever on Monday night to win the season series 3-0.

Wilson came clean for the third time against Indiana with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. She had 28 points as the Aces won 101-88 on Saturday and 27 in an 84-80 win earlier in the month.

Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach the 1,300 mark for her career.

Kelsey Plum added 17 points for the Aces (13-1) and Jackie Young, who was named an all-star game starter with Wilson and Gray on Sunday, had 16. Las Vegas has won six games in a row.

Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana (5-9), Kelsey Mitchell added 14 and Nalyssa Smith added 13. Boston and Smith both had 14 rebounds.

Wheeler’s driving layup gave Indiana a 78-77 lead with 2:27 left to play, but Gray answered quickly with a pair of mid-range jumpers – the 19th change in lead with 12 ties – to make the score 81-78. to take. Pruim almost took it off with a three-pointer from the right wing with 1:06 left and then Gray made four free throws.

Mitchell scored 12 points and the Fever led 23-20 after one quarter. Indiana had 16 points on 11 Las Vegas turnovers, but led only 49-48 at halftime as Wilson reached 22 points on a buzzing layup.