Led by a record-shattering performance from 2025 WNBA League and Finals MVP A’ja Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury (4-0) in the inaugural best-of-seven Finals series in the 2025 WNBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV. The Aces concluded an unprecedented season with a historic Finals run, capturing their third WNBA championship in four years
Check out some of the records and accolades the Aces collected through their 2025 Finals campaign.
Game 2
Jackie Young tallied the most-ever points in an individual quarter of a WNBA Finals game (21 PTS in Q3)
Previously: Angel McCoughtry – 19 PTS in 3Q of 2011 Finals Game 1
A’ja Wilson & Jackie Young (60) combined for the second-most points by duo in Finals history
1. Jewell Loyd (28) & Breanna Stewart (37) Game 1 of 2020 Finals (65 combined)
2. A’ja Wilson (28) & Jackie Young (32)
Game 3
A’ja Wilson (50) passed Napheesa Collier (48) for the most combined steals and blocks in a single playoff run
1. A’ja Wilson – 55 BLK & STL (12 games in 2025)
2. Napheesa Collier – 48 BLK & STL (12 games in 2024)
3. Tamika Catchings – 47 BLK & STL (10 games in 2009)
A’ja Wilson set the WNBA record for most total points in a single playoff run
Top 5 all-time playoff scoring totals:
A’ja Wilson: 287 PTS (11 games, 2025)
Napheesa Collier: 285 PTS (12 games, 2024)
Diana Taurasi: 245 PTS (11 games, 2009)
Brittney Griner: 240 PTS (11 games, 2021)
Maya Moore: 234 PTS (10 games, 2015)
A’ja Wilson’s game-winning shot was just the fourth game-winning basket in the final second of the 4th quarter (since 2006) or second half (before 2006) of a Finals game, joining:
Alana Beard: Game 1 of 2016 WNBA Finals (0:00 4Q, LAS 78 MIN 76)
Maya Moore: Game 3 of 2015 WNBA Finals (0:00 4Q, MIN 80 IND 77)
Sabrina Ionescu: Game 3 of 2024 WNBA Finals (0:01 4Q, NYL 80 MIN 77)
Game 4
The Las Vegas Aces finished 145-52 across regular season and playoffs dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season, the best in the league over that span:
Las Vegas Aces: 145-52 (.736)
New York Liberty: 123-64 (.658)
Minnesota Lynx: 108-73 (.597)
The Las Vegas Aces (2022, 2023, 2025) are the second franchise to win three championships in a 4-season span, joining the Houston Comets (1997-2000).
They are the 7th WNBA team to have at least 3 WNBA Finals Championships to their name, joining:
Minnesota Lynx (4)
Houston Comets (4)
Seattle Storm (4)
Los Angeles Sparks (3)
Phoenix Mercury (3)
Detroit Shock (3)
The Las Vegas Aces finished the season 25-3 over their last 28 games, becoming just the 4th WNBA champion to do so and the first since 2014, joining some of the greatest teams in league history:
1998 Houston Comets
2001 Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Phoenix Mercury
2025 Las Vegas Aces
Becky Hammon (2022, 2023, 2025) becomes the fourth coach in league history to have three or more WNBA Championships, joining:
Van Chancellor: 4x (1997-2000)
Cheryl Reeve: 4x (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Bill Laimbeer: 3x (2003, 2006, 2008)
Among the six coaches with at least 10 Finals games coached, Becky Hammon has the highest win %:
Becky Hammon: 10-2 (.833)
Brian Agler: 8-5 (.615)
Cheryl Reeve: 17-13 (.567)
Bill Laimbeer: 10-9 (.526)
Sandy Brondello: 8-8 (.500)
Mike Thibault: 5-10 (.333)
Jewell Loyd becomes a champion for the third time (2018, 2020, 2025) and is the only player in WNBA history to record a 10-0 record in Finals games.
Top 5 by winning % (min. 10 GP):
Jewell Loyd: 10-0 (1.000)
Sue Bird: 11-1 (.917)
Alysha Clark: 9-1 (.900)
Monica Wright: 7-3 (.700)
Penny Taylor: 9-4 (.682)
A’ja Wilson (114 PTS) tallied the most points in a single Finals series across WNBA history, passing Cappie Pondexter’s record set in 2007.
A’ja Wilson – 114 across four games in 2025
Cappie Pondexter – 110 PTS across five games in 2007 w/ PHX
A’ja Wilson (120) recorded the most rebounds in a single postseason across WNBA history, passing Jonquel Jones:
A’ja Wilson: 120 in 2025
Jonquel Jones: 116 in 2023
Alyssa Thomas: 114 in 2022
A’ja Wilson (28.5 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.0 BPG, 1 SPG) becomes the only player in WNBA Finals history to average 25+ points and 10+ rebounds across a WNBA Finals series.
A’ja Wilson becomes the sixth player to win multiple WNBA Finals MVPs, joining:
Cynthia Cooper – 4x (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Lisa Leslie – 2x (2001, 2002)
Diana Taurasi – 2x (2009, 2014)
Sylvia Fowles – 2x (2015, 2017)
Breanna Stewart – 2x (2018, 2020)
She joins Stewart as the only player to do so before turning 30.
A’ja Wilson is the first player in WNBA history to win Defensive Player of the Year, MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season
A’ja Wilson tallied her third MVP and third WNBA Championship since 2022, joining Bill Russell as the only players across NBA / WNBA history to total 3 of each across a 4-season span. Russell did this 3x in his career:
1959-60–1962-63
1960-61–1963-64
1961-62–1964-65
