The Las Vegas Aces are two wins away from capturing their third championship after a 91-78win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the 2025 WNBA Finals.
Jackie Young, who was held to 10 points in Game 1, rebounded with a historic performance on Sunday. She dropped 32points, with 21 of them coming in the third quarter on 8-of-11 shooting to help the Aces open up a 76-61 lead.
On top of getting a stellar effort from Young, A’ja Wilson rebounded from her relative down performance in Game 1 with one that reminded everyone why she won her fourth career MVP award this season.
Wilson put up 28 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes. She now has seven career double-doubles in 13 career Finals games. That was one of two double-doubles by a member of the Aces on Sunday. Chelsea Gray dropped 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Entering the fourth quarter, the Aces’ superstar duo of Wilson and Young had nearly matched the scoring output of the entire Mercury team.
Game 1 was a huge missed opportunity for the Mercury because Wilson, Young and Gray had a hard time getting their shots to drop. They combined to go 12-of-36 from the field, but it was offset by Jewell Loyd and Dana Evans putting up a combined 39 points off the bench to help the Aces steal an 89-86 overtime win.
Sunday was much more in line with what has made the Aces virtually unstoppable for the past two months because their star trio is capable of taking over games in ways that no team in the league can match.
Phoenix’s main trio of Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper did all they could to keep this game close. Copper (23 points) and Sabally (22 points) improved their scoring outputs from Game 1. Thomas had 10 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 30 minutes.
The Mercury really struggled shooting from three-point range, connecting on five of 28 attempts after going 14-of-36 on Friday. They also had no answers on defense for the high-powered Aces group.
Unless things change in a hurry for the Mercury, this series is going to end quickly. The good news is they will get to go back home for the next two games. They are 3-1 at Mortgage Matchup Center this postseason, with three consecutive wins since dropping Game 1 against the New York Liberty in the first round.
Game 3 between the Aces and Mercury will be played on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
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