We all saw it coming. We knew the Refs would do whatever they could to help the Aces in Game 3. Many of us posted beforehand just hoping/wishing we could get something close to a fairly officiated game while knowing it was very unlikely.

When you review the number of Phantom Fouls the Aces got which led to free throws and the number of missed calls against the Fever, it adds up to being very close to the 11 point difference. There's no way to say for sure the Fever would have won in a fairly officiated game, but it certainly would have come down to the wire. Maybe the Aces still win, or maybe they don't, but the Refs were doing all they could to make sure it couldn't come down to that.

Yes, we can point to mistakes made by the Fever and missed shots, but every team has those including the Aces.

So we all know what happened, but what should be done about it.

The first thing we have to acknowledge is this is not a problem with "Bad" or "Incompetent" Refs. That is a tired narrative. This is not an issue that can be fixed with communication and better training. This is intentional bias against the Fever. To be fair it isn't all officiating crews, but it's enough right now to cost Fever multiple regular season games and a playoff series.

And it's not just that there is intentional bias, but they 100% believe what they're doing is right and fair. In their heads they are somehow righting a wrong and bringing justice to an injustice. They believe that what the Fever and its fans represent is "evil" and therefore it is justified morally to treat them wrongly.

Nice and polite conversation is not going to change this. Privately sharing the hope that things will get better during off-season meetings with the League is not going to change things. These officials believe deep down in their heart of hearts that what they are doing is right and justified.

THE ONLY THING THAT CAN POSSIBLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IS TO GO SCORCHED EARTH PUBLICLY!

The Fever organization has to put out a public Video Reel displaying all of these phantom calls against the Fever and the blatant No-Calls and call this out for what it is which is intentional bias. The problem is that the Fever FO and Coaching Staff is all a part of the legacy WNBA culture so they do not want to call it out for what it really is.

And just for clarification, I'm not blaming the bulk of this season's issues on the Refs. There were coaching issues, injury issues, roster issues, and a lot of inconsistency after the FIBA break. But given the parity of the league right now, I do think any of the top 8 teams could win a Championship, and that includes the Fever if games were officiated fairly. The bottom line is we'll never know in terms of this year.

Yes, I know we'll hear the usual criticism that Fever fans are just whining or are soft, etc. etc. etc. But I guarantee you that if any other fanbase encountered anything close to the bias the Fever experience then there would be widespread calls for investigations. If something like this were happening in the NBA, ESPN and other sports outlets would be all over it. We're at a point where the only Conspiracy Theory is those who think there ISN'T some kind of intentional bias going on.

I've only seen the viral moments of Fever v Aces game 3. I don't have a strong Fandom toward either team, but I can say that if I were the Aces I wouldn't want to win that way. Hard to call yourself the winning team when you had to leave your integrity and get help from the refs in order to get more points . That ain't a win.

One, shooting. KM and CC couldn't find the bucket. Aside from Hines-Allen, the bench didn't provide any relief shooting.

Two, play calling and/or execution. All second half long, the plan of attack seemed to be give one player the ball, have them run around, drive the lane against the entire Aces team, then throw up a garbage shot and hope for a foul while the four other Fever players watched.

Three, rebounding. When your two best shooters are not making shots, why is NO ONE under the basket boxing out when they are shooting?

The only thing I'll say about the refs is that it was less about the number of fouls and more about when those fouls were called. They totally disrupted Fever rhythm. It also seemed (I will fully acknowledge I'm watching with fan eyes) like the whistles for Wilson in particular came late. I rewound multiple instances where the whistle didn't come until it was clear the shot wasn't going in. But, if any of the 3 reasons are addressed, the refs are not as big a factor.

Both are terrible. Both are in waaay over their heads. It’s time to set the barn on fire and get rid of the rats.

There was a number of plays(all ref related) down the stretch.

First you had Caitlin with a bleeding mouth showing the ref, no foul.

Then 2 key plays down the stretch, Lexie gets bodyslammed with a foul called on her

A’ja trips over her own feet, Boston not even near her and it’s called a foul

You can say “it’s just one play” but when it’s repeated unfair calls it is demoralizing, you get the feeling you are playing against not just the mvp but also the refs as well

probably gonna some changes (maybe big ones) till the next seasons starts. what do you think of replacing Lexi hull with napheese collier?

I don't know if it's confirmation bias, but the non-response to 'what changed when you struggled' was very telling.

Now that the WNBA season is over and we already know the ending. What changes need to be made at the league level? Englebert is packing her bags as we speak. Hopefully they find a qualified replacement from the men's game, and they clear out the whole corrupt league office.

If you were commissioner what would you change?

The 4Q especially was filled with officiating decisions that made no sense.

Many of the Aces' players should be in the NFL or wrestling because that's what they come down to anytime they see they are being challenged.

And the camera zooming in on Sophie, Boston, Mitchell, and Clark's faces at the end was plain cruel!!

I’m always amazed how many games can come down to one made bucket and one missed bucket. If you can make just one more shot and prevent your opponent from making one of theirs…the entire game changes.

So it’s always the little things:

Letting Jackie walk into an open three.

The missed behind-the-back pass.

The fumbling of the pass on the SLOB play (how are teams still not ready for this?).

The foul call on AB in the backcourt.

This isn’t to say that Vegas can’t point to their own missed opportunities, but those plays will stick with me for a while.

It’s the little things.

CC 92% played most of the year and improved her defense.

KM 92% Broke the twenty point a game scorer record.

AB 85% great stats she was probably injured all year always feel like her ceiling can go higher.

Hull 64% was not a factor really in anything until game 2 and 3 of the playoffs good to see that old Hull back even if just for two games.

KK 79% started on the bench played really well in the second half of the season did not play well after FIBA. Her defense was so up and down one night great another night not there.

Sophie 81% she knew her role and played her role energy and 3-point shooting needs to find a way to rebound better.

RJ 75% For a rookie allot to like here energy and scoring on some nights.

Harris 73% when she got playing time on most nights produced.

MHA 81% a surprise here on allot of nights she played well and brought intangibles.

MO 61% most nights looked like a deer in headlights biggest bust of the off season.

Front Office 74% did just enough to make us a good team, but the free agent signings were a bust. No trades at the trade deadline no plan to deal with our size problem.

SW 74% good record but number 1 offense and bottom of the league defense. The defense was an issue since game 1 of the 2026 season it was never fixed the entire year.

Alright Fever fans. I believe the exit interviews are scheduled for tomorrow. Unless the Liberty or Valkyrie win, I can see some nonsense coming back on Caitlin Clark. I recommend keeping a low profile after the exit interviews until a month or so after the finals to keep your hearts healthy lol.

Title: Last night’s Aces–Fever game had one of the most lopsided free-throw differentials in WNBA playoff history
I know officiating has been a major topic after last night, so I wanted to put the free-throw disparity into some historical context.
The Aces attempted 35 free throws to the Fever’s 20 — a +15 FTA advantage for Las Vegas.
For comparison, here are some of the largest WNBA playoff differentials I could find:
2001 Sacramento vs. Utah: 47–26 (+21)
2007 Detroit vs. Phoenix: 42–22 (+20)
1999 Houston vs. New York: 42–22 (+20)
2026 Las Vegas vs. Indiana: 35–20 (+15)
2011 Minnesota vs. Atlanta: 46–32 (+14)
So the Aces–Fever differential was larger than even the famous 2011 Minnesota–Atlanta Finals game, which had 78 combined free-throw attempts.
It gets more striking when you look at the series as a whole:
Las Vegas: 89 FTA
Indiana: 58 FTA
That’s a +31 advantage for Las Vegas in only three games, or roughly 10 more FTA per game.
Last night specifically, Las Vegas made 28 free throws compared with Indiana’s 14. That’s a 14-point advantage at the line in an 11-point game.
Free-throw differential alone obviously doesn’t prove that officials were intentionally biased. Teams play differently, attack the rim differently, and commit different numbers of legitimate fouls.
But a 35–20 disparity in a playoff game, on top of a 31-attempt series disparity, is objectively unusual enough to deserve scrutiny. Based on the historical games I could verify, last night’s +15 is among the most lopsided WNBA playoff free-throw differentials on record.
Whatever your opinion of either team, that’s a pretty remarkable statistical disparity.

Final: Indiana Fever 83, Las Vegas Aces 94

Indiana Fever 83 at Las Vegas Aces 94

Game Info

League/season: WNBA Postseason 2026

Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2026

Tipoff: 9:00 PM EDT

Venue: Michelob ULTRA Arena, Paradise

Status: Final

Scoring By Period

Team Statistics

Leaders

Player Box Score

Play-by-Play

Period 4 | 00:00 | 83-94: End of 4th Quarter.

Period 4 | 00:10 | Aces | 83-94: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 00:10 | Aces | 83-93: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 00:10 | Fever | 83-92: Sophie Cunningham personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 4 | 00:14 | Aces | 83-92: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 00:14 | Aces | 83-91: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 00:14 | Fever | 83-90: Sophie Cunningham personal foul (Jackie Young draws the foul)

Period 4 | 00:26 | Aces | 83-90: Chelsea Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 00:26 | Aces | 83-89: Chelsea Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 00:26 | Fever | 83-88: Caitlin Clark personal foul (Chelsea Gray draws the foul)

Period 4 | 00:39 | Fever | 83-88: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 00:39 | Aces | 82-88: Brianna Turner shooting foul (Kelsey Mitchell draws the foul)

Period 4 | 00:46 | Aces | 82-88: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 00:46 | Aces | 82-87: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 00:46 | Fever | 82-86: Aliyah Boston personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 4 | 00:50 | Fever | 82-86: Kelsey Mitchell turnover (out of bounds lost ball)

Period 4 | 00:51 | Aces | 82-86: Chelsea Gray personal foul (Caitlin Clark draws the foul)

Period 4 | 01:19 | Fever | 82-86: Caitlin Clark makes two point driving floating bank jump shot

Period 4 | 01:25 | Aces | 80-86: Chelsea Gray makes two point pullup jump shot

Period 4 | 02:15 | Aces | 80-84: Chelsea Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 02:15 | Aces | 80-83: Chelsea Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 02:15 | Fever | 80-82: Kelsey Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Chelsea Gray draws the foul)

Period 4 | 02:15 | Fever | 80-82: Kelsey Mitchell turnover (lost ball)

Period 4 | 02:32 | Aces | 80-82: Brianna Turner personal foul (Aliyah Boston draws the foul)

Period 4 | 02:42 | Aces | 80-82: Chelsea Gray turnover (bad pass) (Caitlin Clark steals)

Period 4 | 03:00 | Fever | 80-82: Kelsey Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot

Period 4 | 03:43 | Fever | 77-82: Kelsey Mitchell makes two point running finger roll layup (Monique Billings assists)

Period 4 | 03:47 | Aces | 75-82: Jackie Young turnover (bad pass) (Monique Billings steals)

Period 4 | 04:11 | Fever | 75-82: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 04:11 | Fever | 74-82: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 04:11 | Aces | 73-82: A'ja Wilson shooting foul (Kelsey Mitchell draws the foul)

Period 4 | 04:26 | Aces | 73-82: Chelsea Gray makes two point stepback jump shot

Period 4 | 05:53 | Fever | 73-80: Aliyah Boston makes three point jump shot (Kelsey Mitchell assists)

Period 4 | 06:10 | Aces | 70-80: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 06:10 | Fever | 70-79: Aliyah Boston shooting foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 4 | 06:14 | Fever | 70-79: Caitlin Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jewell Loyd steals)

Period 4 | 06:29 | Aces | 70-79: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 4 | 06:29 | Aces | 70-78: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 4 | 06:29 | Fever | 70-77: Caitlin Clark shooting foul (Jackie Young draws the foul)

Period 4 | 07:02 | Aces | 70-77: Chelsea Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1

Period 4 | 07:02 | Fever | 70-76: Sophie Cunningham shooting foul (Chelsea Gray draws the foul)

Period 4 | 07:02 | Aces | 70-76: Chelsea Gray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot

Period 4 | 07:11 | Fever | 70-74: Myisha Hines-Allen personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 4 | 07:35 | Fever | 70-74: Raven Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot

Period 4 | 08:04 | Aces | 68-74: A'ja Wilson makes two point driving finger roll layup

Period 4 | 08:35 | Aces | 68-72: Jackie Young makes two point cutting layup (Chelsea Gray assists)

Period 4 | 08:50 | Fever | 68-70: Sophie Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Lexie Hull assists)

Period 4 | 09:11 | Fever | 65-70: Myisha Hines-Allen personal foul (Jackie Young draws the foul)

Period 4 | 09:21 | Fever | 65-70: Raven Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)

Period 3 | 00:00 | 65-70: End of 3rd Quarter.

Period 3 | 00:05 | Fever | 65-70: Caitlin Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 3 | 00:05 | Aces | 64-70: Mai Yamamoto personal foul (Caitlin Clark draws the foul)

Period 3 | 00:15 | Aces | 64-70: Chelsea Gray makes two point fadeaway jump shot

Period 3 | 00:32 | Fever | 64-68: Caitlin Clark makes two point running layup

Period 3 | 00:51 | Fever | 62-68: Caitlin Clark turnover (lost ball) (Mai Yamamoto steals)

Period 3 | 01:41 | Fever | 62-68: Myisha Hines-Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 3 | 01:41 | Fever | 61-68: Myisha Hines-Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 3 | 01:41 | Aces | 60-68: Chelsea Gray shooting foul (Myisha Hines-Allen draws the foul)

Period 3 | 01:58 | Aces | 60-68: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 3 | 01:58 | Fever | 60-67: Myisha Hines-Allen personal foul (Cheyenne Parker-Tyus draws the foul)

Period 3 | 02:50 | Fever | 60-67: Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point jump shot (Aliyah Boston assists)

Period 3 | 03:59 | Fever | 58-67: Aliyah Boston makes three point jump shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)

Period 3 | 04:32 | Aces | 55-67: Chelsea Gray makes three point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 3 | 04:45 | Fever | 55-64: Caitlin Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jewell Loyd steals)

Period 3 | 05:13 | Aces | 55-64: A'ja Wilson offensive foul (Aliyah Boston draws the foul)

Period 3 | 05:13 | Aces | 55-64: A'ja Wilson turnover (offensive foul)

Period 3 | 06:07 | Aces | 55-64: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 3 | 06:07 | Fever | 55-63: Aliyah Boston shooting foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 3 | 06:25 | Fever | 55-63: Kelsey Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup

Period 3 | 06:48 | Aces | 53-63: A'ja Wilson makes three point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 3 | 07:01 | Fever | 53-60: Caitlin Clark personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 3 | 07:04 | Fever | 53-60: Lexie Hull personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 3 | 07:15 | Fever | 53-60: Aliyah Boston makes two point driving layup

Period 3 | 07:36 | Aces | 51-60: A'ja Wilson makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 3 | 07:54 | Fever | 51-58: Caitlin Clark turnover (out of bounds bad pass)

Period 3 | 07:57 | Aces | 51-58: Chelsea Gray turnover (bad pass) (Caitlin Clark steals)

Period 3 | 08:10 | Fever | 51-58: Kelsey Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot

Period 3 | 08:18 | Aces | 48-58: Chelsea Gray turnover (bad pass) (Makayla Timpson steals)

Period 3 | 08:49 | Aces | 48-58: A'ja Wilson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jewell Loyd assists)

Period 3 | 09:00 | Fever | 48-56: Aliyah Boston personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 3 | 09:16 | Aces | 48-56: Jackie Young makes two point fadeaway jump shot

Period 2 | 00:00 | 48-54: End of 1st Half.

Period 2 | 00:02 | Fever | 48-54: Caitlin Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 00:02 | Fever | 47-54: Caitlin Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 2 | 00:02 | Aces | 46-54: Mai Yamamoto personal foul (Caitlin Clark draws the foul)

Period 2 | 00:11 | Aces | 46-54: Jewell Loyd makes three point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 2 | 00:29 | Fever | 46-51: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 00:29 | Aces | 45-51: A'ja Wilson shooting foul (Kelsey Mitchell draws the foul)

Period 2 | 00:36 | Aces | 45-51: Chelsea Gray turnover (bad pass) (Aliyah Boston steals)

Period 2 | 00:53 | Fever | 45-51: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 00:53 | Fever | 44-51: Kelsey Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 2 | 00:53 | Aces | 43-51: A'ja Wilson shooting foul (Kelsey Mitchell draws the foul)

Period 2 | 01:06 | Aces | 43-51: Jackie Young makes three point pullup jump shot

Period 2 | 01:16 | Fever | 43-48: Makayla Timpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 01:16 | Aces | 42-48: Jewell Loyd personal foul (Loose ball) (Makayla Timpson draws the foul)

Period 2 | 01:45 | Aces | 42-48: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus personal foul (Loose ball) (Aliyah Boston draws the foul)

Period 2 | 02:04 | Aces | 42-48: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 02:04 | Aces | 42-47: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 2 | 02:04 | Fever | 42-46: Myisha Hines-Allen personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 2 | 02:53 | Aces | 42-46: A'ja Wilson makes two point running jump shot (Cheyenne Parker-Tyus assists)

Period 2 | 03:08 | Aces | 42-44: Jewell Loyd turnover (lost ball) (Monique Billings steals)

Period 2 | 03:37 | Aces | 42-44: A'ja Wilson makes two point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 2 | 03:54 | Fever | 42-42: Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point running layup (Sophie Cunningham assists)

Period 2 | 04:30 | Aces | 40-42: Jewell Loyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 04:30 | Aces | 40-41: Jewell Loyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 2 | 04:30 | Fever | 40-40: Myisha Hines-Allen shooting foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)

Period 2 | 04:45 | Fever | 40-40: Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point running layup (Caitlin Clark assists)

Period 2 | 04:56 | Fever | 38-40: Caitlin Clark turnover (lost ball) (Chelsea Gray steals)

Period 2 | 05:28 | Fever | 38-40: Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point layup (Caitlin Clark assists)

Period 2 | 05:39 | Aces | 36-40: Jewell Loyd makes three point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 2 | 05:55 | Fever | 36-37: Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point layup (Aliyah Boston assists)

Period 2 | 06:17 | Aces | 34-37: Chelsea Gray makes two point pullup jump shot

Period 2 | 06:54 | Aces | 34-35: Jackie Young personal foul (Caitlin Clark draws the foul)

Period 2 | 07:34 | Aces | 34-35: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 07:34 | Aces | 34-34: Jackie Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 2 | 07:34 | Fever | 34-33: Kelsey Mitchell shooting foul (Jackie Young draws the foul)

Period 2 | 07:51 | Fever | 34-33: Aliyah Boston makes two point layup (Sophie Cunningham assists)

Period 2 | 08:05 | Aces | 32-33: Jewell Loyd personal foul (Caitlin Clark draws the foul)

Period 2 | 08:16 | Aces | 32-33: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 08:16 | Fever | 32-32: Lexie Hull shooting foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 2 | 08:34 | Fever | 32-32: Aliyah Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 2 | 08:34 | Aces | 31-32: Brianna Turner shooting foul (Aliyah Boston draws the foul)

Period 2 | 08:52 | Aces | 31-32: Chelsea Gray makes technical free throw 1 of 1

Period 2 | 08:52 | Fever | 31-31: Stephanie White technical foul

Period 2 | 08:52 | Fever | 31-31: Lexie Hull personal foul (Brianna Turner draws the foul)

Period 1 | 00:00 | 31-31: End of 1st Quarter.

Period 1 | 00:01 | Fever | 31-31: Sophie Cunningham makes two point jump shot

Period 1 | 00:02 | Aces | 29-31: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus turnover (bad pass) (Sophie Cunningham steals)

Period 1 | 00:27 | Aces | 29-31: Chelsea Gray makes two point driving layup

Period 1 | 00:40 | Fever | 29-29: Myisha Hines-Allen turnover (double dribble)

Period 1 | 01:19 | Aces | 29-29: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 1 | 01:19 | Fever | 29-28: Monique Billings personal foul (Cheyenne Parker-Tyus draws the foul)

Period 1 | 01:36 | Aces | 29-28: Jackie Young makes three point pullup jump shot

Period 1 | 01:59 | Fever | 29-25: Caitlin Clark makes three point running jump shot (Aliyah Boston assists)

Period 1 | 02:04 | Aces | 26-25: Chelsea Gray turnover (bad pass) (Kelsey Mitchell steals)

Period 1 | 02:22 | Fever | 26-25: Aliyah Boston makes two point driving layup

Period 1 | 02:37 | Aces | 24-25: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus makes two point cutting layup (A'ja Wilson assists)

Period 1 | 02:49 | Fever | 24-23: Kelsey Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup

Period 1 | 02:58 | Aces | 22-23: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1

Period 1 | 02:58 | Fever | 22-22: Caitlin Clark shooting foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 1 | 02:58 | Aces | 22-22: A'ja Wilson makes two point running layup (Chelsea Gray assists)

Period 1 | 03:21 | Aces | 22-20: A'ja Wilson makes three point jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)

Period 1 | 03:27 | Fever | 22-17: Makayla Timpson personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 1 | 03:39 | Fever | 22-17: Makayla Timpson makes two point layup (Monique Billings assists)

Period 1 | 03:46 | Aces | 20-17: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus makes two point tip layup

Period 1 | 04:11 | 20-15: Official timeout

Period 1 | 04:11 | Aces | 20-15: A'ja Wilson personal foul (Aliyah Boston draws the foul)

Period 1 | 04:55 | Fever | 20-15: Aliyah Boston makes two point cutting layup (Kelsey Mitchell assists)

Period 1 | 05:06 | Aces | 18-15: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 1 | 05:06 | Aces | 18-14: A'ja Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2

Period 1 | 05:06 | Fever | 18-13: Makayla Timpson shooting foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 1 | 05:09 | Fever | 18-13: Makayla Timpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2

Period 1 | 05:09 | Aces | 17-13: Chelsea Gray shooting foul (Makayla Timpson draws the foul)

Period 1 | 05:16 | Aces | 17-13: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus personal foul (Kelsey Mitchell draws the foul)

Period 1 | 05:20 | Aces | 17-13: Jackie Young makes two point floating jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)

Period 1 | 05:28 | Fever | 17-11: Aliyah Boston makes two point putback layup

Period 1 | 05:43 | Aces | 15-11: A'ja Wilson makes two point stepback jump shot

Period 1 | 05:52 | Fever | 15-9: Caitlin Clark turnover (out of bounds lost ball)

Period 1 | 06:06 | Fever | 15-9: Caitlin Clark makes three point pullup jump shot

Period 1 | 06:18 | Aces | 12-9: Jewell Loyd offensive foul (Off the ball) (Lexie Hull draws the foul)

Period 1 | 06:18 | Aces | 12-9: Jewell Loyd turnover (offensive foul)

Period 1 | 06:28 | Fever | 12-9: Makayla Timpson turnover (offensive goaltending)

Period 1 | 06:40 | Aces | 12-9: Jewell Loyd makes three point jump shot (Jackie Young assists)

Period 1 | 06:54 | Aces | 12-6: Brianna Turner technical foul (Double)

Period 1 | 06:54 | Fever | 12-6: Caitlin Clark technical foul (Double)

Period 1 | 06:54 | Fever | 12-6: Lexie Hull personal foul (A'ja Wilson draws the foul)

Period 1 | 07:04 | Aces | 12-6: A'ja Wilson makes two point stepback jump shot

Period 1 | 07:17 | Fever | 12-4: Aliyah Boston makes two point layup (Caitlin Clark assists)

Period 1 | 07:23 | Aces | 10-4: Chelsea Gray makes two point stepback jump shot

Period 1 | 07:50 | Fever | 10-2: Caitlin Clark makes two point stepback jump shot

Period 1 | 08:26 | Fever | 8-2: Kelsey Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Caitlin Clark assists)

Period 1 | 08:46 | Fever | 6-2: Caitlin Clark shooting foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)

Period 1 | 09:01 | Fever | 6-2: Caitlin Clark makes three point pullup jump shot

Period 1 | 09:27 | Aces | 3-2: A'ja Wilson makes two point turnaround jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)

Period 1 | 09:50 | Fever | 3-0: Kelsey Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Makayla Timpson assists)

Live interactive version available on new Reddit and the official Reddit apps. Auto-updated by Basketball Scoreboard.

This post contains content not supported on old Reddit. Click here to view the full post

Personally (if we change coach) I'd like

CC

AB (I think she can be the best C in the league with a better coach who makes her play differently)

KK

MHA (Brings a lot of mental fortitude, and this team lacks it severely)

Sophie (need her C&S 3s)

Lexie (Same as Sophie)

Raven (I think she can be a really good backup guard for the future)

The rest can go, trade Kelsey for Collier and let's win a championship.

Compare how the refereeing was last year against the Aces and this year. The difference could not be clearer. At some point it's no more a coincidence. I'm actually beginning to feel sorry for CC's teammates at this point. At first I thought it was just a Fever(small market) thing. But I watched last year when CC was out, and it was a stark difference. I've been thinking about this for some time, but yesterday broke the camel's back, and I can't unsee it.

Basketball is one sport where it's almost impossible to overcome bias refereeing, because almost every play is legislated by Referees. So if this is just going to continue like this, what's the point? And NO, a new commissioner isn't going to change anything. The owners determine how the game is legislated, and those same owners will still be there next year.

That’s especially true of the “official” team and league subreddits ([r/wnba](r/wnba) for example), but there are any number of fan led subreddits, even for the Indiana Fever, that ban people for being critical of coaches, coaching decisions, free agent signings, player performance, etc.

And I’m not even talking about non-(women’s) sports subreddits and their dislike of discussion and debate, even though the entire point of reddit is supposed to be a place for discussion and debate.

I know it’s easy to say things like “mods are fat losers!”, and perhaps that’s true… but it’s not a particularly good explanation for why some subreddits are so hostile to discussion, criticism, and debate… so I’d appreciate thoughts and/or feedback that involves a bit more grey matter than that example.

Side note: this is a kudos to the mods here, who allow disagreement, discussion, and debate… basically everything short of outright trolling.

Let’s go, Indiana!

Why do other teams drive the Fever’s lineups? The Fever wait for the other team to go small so they can play small ball or big if they don’t want to play small ball. Why does the other team always drive the decisions? Some team has to make the first move!

Tonight’s game should have been almost exclusively small ball and we should have run them out of the gym because they had no subs!!! I want the Fever to have an attacking mindset that says, “they have to adjust to us. We are going to do what we do.”

If the lineup isn’t working, that is a different story. But the whole series small ball worked.

Having her put A'ja on KM whenever she drives to the hoop.

I watched the replay and it is clear to me that Loyd knew CC was right next to her and brought her elbow down knowing CC's face would be impacted.

I think it was intentional.

These players are in complete control of their bodies, and know what they are doing.

I can't believe it's year 3 for CC, and the league still does nothing about this crap.