Kelsey Plum registered a season-high 34 points while lifting the Las Vegas Aces to an 88-69 win over the Indiana Fever in T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.
Plum’s performance included six 3-pointers, six rebounds, five assists and one steal. She had 12 points in the fourth quarter alone, while the entire Fever team scored only 10 points over the last 10 minutes.
This was an excellent way for Plum to bounce back after scoring just two points against the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Other than that game, Plum has scored in double figures every single time she’s taken the court this season. She has tallied 20+ points six times, and Tuesday was her first 30-point performance of 2024. Plum has also crossed the 3,000-career point mark with a total of 3,002.
“I’m just going to stay aggressive,” Plum said during her postgame interview on ESPN. “Sometimes shooters miss, sometimes they make. But I know what I am and I know my teammates believe in me. My coaches believe in me.”
The Aces have won the WNBA championship the last two seasons and entered this year as the favorite. However, they had some early struggles while Chelsea Gray was out with a foot injury. Since Gray’s return, the Aces have won five…
