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A’Ja Wilson showed the world why she is a four-time WNBA MVP.
She helped finish the sweep with 31 points and nine rebounds when her Las Vegas Acer took home their third title of four years after defeating Phoenix Mercury 97-86 in Game 4 Friday night.
Wilson average 28.5 points and 11.6 rebounds in the series and served her Finals MVP Award. She is the first person in the WNBA story named MVP in regular season, defensive player of the year and Finals MVP in the same season.
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Las Vegas ACES Center A’Ja Wilson celebrates with teammates after match 4 in the 2025 WNBA final at MortGage Matchup Center. (Joe Camporeale/Imag images)
ACES was presented with the championship trophy by the embattied WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who was met with Boos from the significant quota of Las Vegas fans who made the trip to Phoenix.
Vegas never pulled in the Clincher series and built a 30-21 lead at the end of the first quarter of 55% shooting. Loyd, Gray and Evans made three equal 3s early in the second quarter to put Las Vegas ahead with 19.
The aces did quickly work with the league’s first best-of-seven final. They scored 54 points in the first half and average more than 90 points per Fight in the series.
The Aesses led 76-62 to the fourth quarter, but Mercury went on an 8-0 race that cut back the deficit to 76-70 with 7:56. It was as close as they would come.
Las Vegas ACES Center A’Ja Wilson (22) celebrates with teammates after match 4 in the 2025 WNBA final at MortGage Matchup Center. (Joe Camporeale/Imag images)
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Wilson came to the Postgame press conference wearing gigantic ski goggles from a champagne party in the dressing room and wearing a pink tamburin and shaking it after answers she liked.
“This is a symbol of the joy we have right now,” Wilson said, flirting. “I’m just so grateful to be with this bunch – and it’s not the alcohol that speaks.”
Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts was thrown out after receiving two quick technical errors in the third quarter.
This could have been the hardest of Las Vegas’ championships. ACES had a 14-14 record in early August and came out of a record-breaking 53-point home loss to Minnesota.
A’Ja Wilson from Las Vegas Acer celebrates with the most valuable player award after winning Game 4 in 2025 WNBA Playoffs Finals on Mortgage Matchup Center on October 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Las Vegas Acer defeats Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the championship. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
This defeat could have torn the team apart, but instead it grew closer, and Las Vegas did not lose a game for the rest of the regular season and won 16 equally. Included the end game, the aces went 25-3 after this loss.
