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A'ja Wilson's Last-Second Jumper Puts Aces Up 3-0 in WNBA Finals

Game 4 in Phoenix on Friday presents a must-win for the Mercury to extend the series.

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Overview

  • Wilson hit the go-ahead turnaround with 0.3 seconds left to finish with 34 points and 14 rebounds in a 90-88 Game 3 win in Phoenix.
  • Las Vegas leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and is one victory from a third championship in four seasons, with Game 4 set for Friday.
  • Phoenix rallied from 17 down as DeWanna Bonner scored 25 and Satou Sabally added 24 before Sabally exited late after a head impact and Bonner missed a final jumper.
  • Jewell Loyd drilled four first-quarter threes during a 17-0 Aces run, and Las Vegas built a 55-43 halftime lead behind hot perimeter shooting and strong bench minutes.
  • Wilson has 291 points across 11 postseason games, a WNBA record, in the league’s first best-of-seven Finals that opened with a Game 1 audience averaging 1.9 million viewers, per ESPN.