Overview

• Phoenix entered Sunday on a six-game winning streak powered by record–breaking 3-point shooting, including a franchise-record 18 triples in a win over New York.
• A’ja Wilson finished with 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists and hit the go-ahead layup with 22 seconds remaining to seal the Aces’ upset.
• Rookie Aaliyah Nye contributed a career-high 16 points and five 3-pointers off the bench, and Jackie Young’s offensive rebound set up Las Vegas’s final scoring sequence.
• New York continued its slide with a 90-81 loss to Atlanta on Sunday, falling to 11-5 with four defeats in five games as Jonquel Jones remained sidelined.
• Phoenix held onto second place at 12-5, Las Vegas improved to 8-8, and the Liberty dropped to third in the East, highlighting reshuffled standings and intensifying playoff implications.