Overview
- Las Vegas beat Indiana 84-72 in Game 3 in Indianapolis to take a 2-1 semifinal lead and move within a win of the WNBA Finals.
- A’ja Wilson had an uncharacteristically inefficient night, finishing 6-for-20 for 13 points with eight rebounds and four assists.
- Jackie Young scored 25 points and NaLyssa Smith added 16 as Becky Hammon cited late defensive stops as the difference in the fourth quarter.
- Indiana shot 35.3% from the field and 61.9% at the line after a late first-half surge and brief third-quarter lead, leaving its season on the brink.
- In the other semifinal, Phoenix edged Minnesota 84-76 to go up 2-1 behind Satou Sabally’s 23 and 21 each from Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper, with both teams able to clinch in Sunday’s Game 4s.