It all comes down to this for the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces. Tuesday night will see a winner-take-all Game 5 in the WNBA semifinals, where the second-seeded Aces will host the sixth-seeded Fever — both sides hoping to reach the WNBA Finals against the #4 seed Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n
Game 4 on Sunday saw the Fever keep their season alive with a 90-83 win over the Aces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana showed its toughness and resilience one more time, withstanding A’ja Wilson’s 31-point, nine-rebound display to force the decisive fifth game of this series back at Michelob ULTRA Arena — where the Fever claimed Game 1.<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0Phoenix Mercury advance to WNBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n This semifinal series has been defined by its physicality, especially the matchup between four-time MVP Wilson and Fever center Aliyah Boston. The South Carolina products have battled in the post for four games, and Wilson’s agitation with Boston — and the referees — nearly reached a boiling point on Sunday.<\/p>\n Wilson previously has taken exception with Boston, calling her out for flopping<\/a>\u00a0during a matchup in June and staring Boston down while she sat on the court in Game 3<\/a>. Wilson claimed that Boston complained of the Aces superstar’s “special whistle” in Game 3, which she believes led to Boston shooting 13 free throws in Game 4; the Aces, as a team, attempted 11 free throws on Sunday.<\/p>\n An interesting postgame nugget from A’ja Wilson on the matchup with Aliyah Boston that we’ll surely see more of in Game 5: <\/p>\n “Aliyah did say I have a special whistle…. Which is cool. We’ve just got to play better defense, make her looks difficult and go from there.”<\/p>\n