9:05 pm
September 24

Mystics @ Aces

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Mystics (26-8)

@ Las Vegas Aces (21-13)

 

Current odds:

Washington Mystics: (-170)

Las Vegas Aces: (+150)

 

• The line for this game is Mystics by 4 points.

• After getting pushed around in the first two games of their WNBA semifinal series against the Washington Mystics, Liz Cambage and the Las Vegas Aces finally pushed back in Game 3. Needing another big-time performance from Cambage and A’ja Wilson to stave off elimination once more, Las Vegas’ frontcourt duo looks to force a decisive fifth game Tuesday night when they host Washington in Game 4.

• Cambage and Wilson had not played all that poorly in the first two games, with Cambage totaling 42 points and 22 rebounds while recording double-doubles in the two losses in the nation’s capital. But the 6-foot-8 All-Star center made it a point to use her size advantage in the low post Sunday, scoring a playoff career-high 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting to power Las Vegas to a 92-75 win Sunday and extend the series. Wilson added 21 on 8-of-14 shooting as the pair set the tone with 14 of the Aces’ first 16 points.

• Newly minted MVP Elena Delle Donne scored 22 points, but Washington’s other four starters combined for just 18 on 7-of-28 shooting. It was the first off night in the series for forward Emma Meesseman, who was held to six points on 3-of-8 shooting after totaling 57 points in the first two games as the Mystics ran their pick-and-pop offense to near-perfection.

• Las Vegas made a key adjustment defensively in that regard, opting to switch on the ball screen and take its chances against a dribble-drive as opposed to leaving a jump-shooter open since the undersized Mystics do not have a well-defined low-post game to put Cambage and Wilson in foul trouble.

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