Particle.news

Download on the App Store

A'ja Wilson's Last-Second Jumper Lifts Aces to 3-0 WNBA Finals Lead Over Mercury

Las Vegas can clinch a third championship in four seasons on Friday in Phoenix.

Overview

  • A'ja Wilson finished with 34 points and 14 rebounds and set the WNBA single-postseason scoring record at 291 points.
  • Las Vegas led by 17 entering the fourth before Phoenix rallied to tie late, and DeWanna Bonner’s final shot missed after Wilson’s winner.
  • Jewell Loyd sparked the Aces with four first-quarter three-pointers off the bench as Las Vegas built a 55-43 halftime cushion.
  • Jackie Young added 21 points for the Aces as Las Vegas held steady despite the Mercury’s surge in the final minutes.
  • Phoenix forward Satou Sabally exited in the fourth quarter after a head impact, and coach Nate Tibbetts said her status for Game 4 is unknown.