Dave Portnoy picks best player in WNBA as Aces win 94-83 and ‘Fever just can’t get over the hump’
· Yahoo Sports
Dave Portnoy has reacted to the Las Vegas Aces eliminating Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever from the WNBA playoffs, declaring A’ja Wilson remains the best player in the league.
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The Aces defeated the Fever 94-83 in Game 3 on Thursday night to win the first-round series 2-1 and advance to the semi-finals.
Wilson delivered another huge performance, scoring 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting. Chelsea Gray added 23 points, while Jackie Young finished with 18.
Dave Portnoy backs A’ja Wilson after Fever playoff exit
Portnoy took to X after the final whistle and gave his verdict on the result, while also admitting his own sports weekend had not gone particularly well.
“Fever just can’t get over the hump. Aja still best player in the league. I need a better sports weekend than I had week”
His comments came after another difficult playoff night for Indiana, who were unable to close out a series against Las Vegas despite twice cutting the deficit to just two points during the fourth quarter.
Clark had started strongly, scoring 11 points in the opening quarter, but managed only seven points for the rest of the game.
She finished with 18 points, four assists and two steals while shooting 6-of-18 from the field and 3-of-12 from three-point range. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 23 points, while Aliyah Boston recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds.
For Wilson, the performance capped another impressive series. She opened the playoffs with 38 points and 16 rebounds in Game 1 before returning with 36 points in the deciding contest.
The result also means the Aces have eliminated Clark and the Fever from the playoffs for a second consecutive year.
Las Vegas now move into the semi-finals, where they will face the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series, while Indiana begin an off-season that will bring plenty of attention after another playoff run ended against Wilson and the defending champions.
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