Head coach Stephanie White didn’t hold back in her assessment of the Indiana Fever’s performance in their blowout loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their first-round series in the WNBA playoffs.
Indiana trailed by as many as 27 points in Las Vegas’ 102-85 win, unable to find a way to slow down superstar forward A’ja Wilson. The four-time MVP exploded for 38 points on 15-of-19 shooting, along with 16 rebounds, two assists, two steals and four blocks.
No one from the Fever reached the 20-point mark, with Aliyah Boston leading the team in scoring with 18 points. Caitlin Clark finished with 15 points on an abysmal 6-of-17 shooting, although she did record 10 assists.
Following the heartbreaking loss, White addressed the Fever’s shortcomings and pointed to their turnovers as a major factor in the loss.
Indiana committed 16 turnovers and allowed Las Vegas to score 28 points off those mistakes. Clark accounted for six of those turnovers, a team-high.