The Las Vegas Aces improved to 3-0 in their 2025 WNBA Finals series against the Phoenix Mercury with a 90-88 win on October 8. This means that the Aces will have a chance to sweep Phoenix and win their third WNBA championship of the last four seasons when these two teams face off again on October 10.<\/p>\n
The Aces had a comfortable lead before Phoenix stormed back in the fourth quarter, erasing a 17-point deficit at the start of that fourth quarter to tie the game at 88 with two free throws from DeWanna Bonner with about a minute of action remaining. <\/p>\n
The Aces then turned the ball over, granting possession back to Phoenix. But star forward Alyssa Thomas couldn’t convert a layup with about 20 seconds remaining, giving Las Vegas the ball back. Head coach Becky Hammon called a timeout with five seconds left, drew up a play for two-time reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson (who scored 34 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and tallied 4 assists in 38 minutes played), and Wilson delivered with a last-second midrange bucket to put the Aces up 3-0. <\/p>\n
A’JA WILSON CALLS GAME \ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n
34 PTS
14 REB
3 BLKS<\/p>\n
ACES TAKE 3-0 LEAD IN THE WNBA FINALS. pic.twitter.com\/5AjbC6J32k<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 9, 2025<\/a>LeBron James Gives A’ja Wilson Flowers After Aces WNBA Finals Game-Winner<\/p>\n Moments after the Aces cemented their win, their social media account posted a video of Wilson’s game-winner with the caption, “THAT’S OUR M’VP RIGHT THERE \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f”. <\/p>\n This was then reposted by the Nike Basketball account, who wrote, “She is who she thinks she is.”<\/p>\n And this was followed up by an X post from NBA legend LeBron James, who added, “FACTS!!!!!!!!! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25”. <\/p>\n FACTS!!!!!!!!! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 https:\/\/t.co\/20VqDQ5SxB<\/a><\/p>\n