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Wilson’s strong finish lifts Aces to a Game 1 win
Los Angeles Times
|October 05, 2025
The Aces hadn't spent a lot of time working on zone defense, so what better time than the fourth quarter of a WNBA Finals game?
A’JA WILSON scored 12 points in the final 14 minutes to lead Las Vegas to a win in the Finals opener.
(IAN MAULE Getty Images)
It worked out perfectly for Las Vegas.
The zone cooled off hot-shooting Phoenix just enough to allow the Aces, who received 21 points each from A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans, to rally for an 89-86 Game 1 victory Friday night.
Wilson scored 12 points over the final 14 minutes, and Phoenix’s Satou Sabally missed a long three-pointer with two seconds left that would have tied it.
Game 2 is Sunday in Las Vegas.
‘The Mercury made six of 18 shots in the fourth quarter, including two of 12 from three-point range. They entered that period shooting 52.1%, including 50% from three.
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