When the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces clashed in Game 3, the storyline felt similar to Game 1. A’ja Wilson once again started slowly, and by the third quarter, it looked as though Indiana might steal a win. But momentum shifted, and the Fever now stand on the edge of elimination. Even without her absolute best performance, Wilson’s presence changed the game. At least that’s what Indiana’s head coach Stephanie White feels, and it is one of the decisive factors pushing the Fever out of the season.

Talking about A’ja Wilson in her post-game media availability, Stephanie said, “Look, A’ja’s gonna find hers. There’s no doubt about it. They have five Olympians on their team, so you’ve got to play them all honest.” Indiana surely has more problems than just A’ja Wilson, and Game 3 was a testament to it. Yes, Boston held the 4x MVP, but in that, stars like Jackie Young and former Fever player Nalyssa Smith took their chances.

A’ja surely had her least scoring game in the playoffs this year (13 points on just 6-20 shooting), but Jackie Young’s 25 points and Smith’s 16 points helped the Aces keep the competitive edge. What troubles White’s team is that Wilson isn’t just a one-way player. Despite being cornered on offense, Wilson managed to maintain her defensive side up to the standards.

Nalyssa Smith, speaking in the post-game presser, highlighted, “But we still feed off her. I told her at halftime, ‘We won’t win this game without you.’ So even though her offense wasn’t where she wanted it to be, her defense was still on. She’s still that person we need on the floor.” Indiana’s aim to keep Wilson in check hardly mattered as they failed to go past the Defensive Player of the Year. Fever were just 1 of 12 against Wilson and 4 of 22 (18%) against the Wilson-Smith duo, exposing their struggle even further.

So when Stephanie White was asked if this was a missed opportunity, she said, “It did. Our offensive glass, they’re not guarding like two people on the floor, so we can run free. I felt like we weren’t; we didn’t have the sense of urgency when we got it. We’ve either got to go back up with it strong, or we’ve got to get it out, and we’ve got to attack while they’re in rotation. And at times it felt like at times we got it out and we just held it and we let them recover back.”

Like a team with a champion’s DNA, the Los Angeles Aces learned their lesson from Game 1, where these quick outlet passes and early offense were key to Indiana’s win. In this game, however, A’ja Wilson made sure that there wouldn’t be a repeat.

A’ja Wilson achieves yet another feat in a record-shattering year.

The 2025 WNBA season has been a historic one for A’ja Wilson. From becoming the first player in league history to have most 30 points game performance in a single season, to becoming the first player ever to average 20 points and 10 rebounds for the season multiple times. She then culminated the regular season with a record-breaking fourth MVP. For most of the season, Napheesa Collier was considered the runaway MVP.

However, aided by Collier’s injury and a 16-game unbeaten streak to end the season, A’ja Wilson edged out Napheese Collier with a final voting result of 657 to 534. With so many broken records this year, it’s safe to say that breaking records has been the norm for A’ja Wilson this year. And last night, she broke yet another record.

A’ja Wilson rose in the rankings to the third spot on the league’s all-time playoffs blocks list (108 blocks)! She left behind Brittney Griner (105 blocks). What makes it interesting is, she is now just 9 blocks behind the former WNBA great, Candace Parker (117 blocks), which can be done in this year’s playoffs too if the Fever manages a Game 4 win and pushes things.

The top spot seems far away, with Lisa Leslie (132 blocks) leading the chart, but never doubt A’ja. In a couple of years, even that looks doable if things go well on her end. But do let us know what you think about this record?