The Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever will face each other for the second straight game on Friday. Their last matchup was on Wednesday, when the Aces defeated the Fever 86-75; during that meeting, A’ja Wilson set the WNBA record for most points scored in a single season.

While Las Vegas still came away with a win, it was a tougher battle against a much better Fever team compared to the team the Aces defeated 99-80 on May 25.

And before Friday’s game, Hammon spoke about the improvements she’s seen at Indiana this year.

“Their chemistry has gotten better,” Hammon said, according to TJ Sports Queens. “And ultimately, that’s an ingredient that you can’t rush. You can’t force it. It’s got to come naturally, it’s got to come organically. And so I think they’re just getting used to how each other plays, what to expect from each other, getting to know their coach’s system better… Just a familiarity that I think they’ve really grown into.

“They’re a three-headed monster,” Hammon added. “So you have to play defense against this team. Otherwise, they’re just too good on offense, we don’t want to get in a situation where we have to outscore them. Because they’ve got some really unbelievable scorers.”

Hammon is likely referring to Caitlon Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, Indiana’s top three scorers this season.

Hammon later added: “(Indiana is) a hot team. They’ve played as well as anybody in the last part of the season. So they’re a very dangerous team. A very dangerous team.”

While the Aces had a lead over Indiana on Wednesday, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll still have one on Friday, even if the two teams meet in the playoffs.