Las Vegas Aces sweep Phoenix Mercury to win 2025 WNBA title

The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury by 11 points on Friday to capture their third WNBA title in four years.

At Phoenix's Mortgage Matchup Center, the Aces defeated the Mercury 97-86 to complete a 4-0 sweep.

With Center A'ja Wilson scoring 31 points and Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young scoring 18 points apiece Friday, the Aces won the best-of-seven series for the fourth time in a row and won another championship.

Wilson, who won MVP for the league's regular season, won Finals MVP for the second time.

At one point in the third quarter, when the score was 58-38, the Aces had a 20-point advantage and held off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by the Mercury.

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The Mercury had cut the advantage to six points into the fourth quarter, but the Phoenix team's errors cost them dearly when guard Kahleah Copper, who finished with 30 points on Friday, fouled out with 1:30 remaining.

Prior to falling to the eventual champion New York Liberty in the playoff quarterfinals last year, Las Vegas had won consecutive titles in 2022 and 2023.

The Aces made adjustments in the offseason after missing the Finals, reorganizing their front office and firing former general manager Natalie Williams.

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Along with the management shift, Las Vegas executed a three-team trade prior to the season, sending guard Jewell Loyd in exchange for four-time All-Star and two-time champion Kelsey Plum.

Although they had a 16-game winning run at the end of the regular season, Las Vegas had a 30-14 record going into the playoffs, which was second-best in the WNBA.

The Aces went the distance in their first two postseason series, defeating the Indiana Fever without Caitlin Clark in five games and the Seattle Storm in three.