On paper, A’ja Wilson and the Aces are one of the biggest challenges the Indiana Fever need in the postseason. Last year, the Aces were the ones who knocked the Fever out of the race. This time, Vegas is their first-round playoff opponent. However, broadcaster Robin Lundberg believes the Indiana Fever may already have the player to counter the four-time MVP and the defending champions.

On Friday, while discussing the anticipated matchup, Lundberg acknowledged the formidable nature of the Aces and their pursuit of a fourth championship in five years. Yet, as far as this specific matchup is concerned, he believes that the Aces are actually a better opponent than the Dream.

“Look at this year. They played three times. The Fever won two out of those three, and they were up by 20 in the game that they didn’t win that went to overtime. It required an extraordinary set of circumstances for them to lose.”

“Then you’ve got Aliyah Boston, who guards A’ja Wilson better than any player in the league… And the Aces aren’t really equipped to go after the Fever’s biggest weaknesses on the boards or perimeter defense. It doesn’t mean they’re gonna win, but they are certainly capable of beating the Las Vegas Aces,” Lundberg said in his breakdown that he posted on X.

As Lundberg pointed out, the 2025 playoff meeting between these two franchises already established that the Indiana Fever can compete with the Aces even at less than full strength. A depleted Fever roster, without Caitlin Clark and with a Kelsey Mitchell who was physically compromised, still pushed the Aces to the absolute limit in their 2025 playoff series. 

They won Game 1 on the road 89-73, before eventually falling in a winner-take-all overtime thriller that ended 107-98.

The 2026 regular season record between the two this year only adds to the case. The Indiana Fever won the first two meetings, 84-68 and 109-75, before losing the third in a narrow 86-84 overtime finish. Notably, both Fever wins came on the road. That is a particularly relevant detail given that the upcoming playoff series will also have the Indiana Fever playing two of the three games away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Also, Aliyah Boston was exceptional across all three regular-season matchups, averaging a massive double-double of 19.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game against the Aces. In the first game, with both A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark sitting out due to injury, Boston commanded the paint, delivering 18 points and 10 rebounds to secure her sixth double-double of the season. 

In the 34-point blowout victory, she anchored a defensive effort that held the Aces to just 39 percent shooting from the field, contributing 19 points, 11 rebounds, and three steals herself. And even in the overtime loss, she finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and three steals, including a performance that held A’ja Wilson, who shot 52.7 percent across the entire 2026 season, to a 10-of-25 (40 percent) shooting night.

Meanwhile, Robin Lundberg isn’t the only prominent voice in the community saying this. TV host and former college basketball player Rachel DeMita said the same thing when discussing the Aces as an opponent for the Indiana Fever on her Courtside Club podcast.

“I actually think the Aces would be a fine matchup for them because Aaliyah Boston gives A’ja Wilson trouble.”

In her assessment, DeMita also explained that the Aces will be more vulnerable because of  NaLyssa Smith’s absence after she suffered a season-ending injury in August.

That being said, the Indiana Fever will need to iron out their defensive problems as well. While they dominated the Lynx in the first of the back-to-back games, the Lynx flipped the script on the Fever in their final regular season game. Not only did they shut down the Fever’s offense, but they also found defensive holes, and it’s something the Aces would look to exploit too.