The Las Vegas Aces had a golden opportunity to close out their semifinals series in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs against the Indiana Fever on Sunday, as they needed just a win to advance to the championship round. Instead, Las Vegas fumbled the chance, ending up with a 90-83 loss in Game 5 of the series at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana.

A big reason for the Fever's success at their home court was the huge disparity of free throws in their favor. Indiana made 26 of its 34 tries from the charity stripe, while the Aces went just 8-for-11 from the foul line. Las Vegas was called for 24 fouls to just 17 for the Fever, who forced a winner-take-all Game 5 versus Becky Hammon 's Aces.

Hammon specifically pointed out the huge difference in free-throw opportunities during the postgame press c

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