Aces Sweep Mercury for Third Championship

The Las Vegas Aces showed a royal flush of the Phoenix Mercury with a 97-86 win in game four to sweep the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) finals in four games.  

This was their third championship in four years.

Aces superstar and four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson led the way in Game 4, finishing with 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks en route to earning Finals MVP honors. She averaged 28.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2 blocks in the Finals.

The Aces' journey also wasn't the same as when they won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023 as the No. 1 seed after having the league's best record. This season, they were .500 on Aug. 2 following a 53-point loss.

But through a subsequent 16-game winning streak to end the regular season, the Aces secured the No. 2 playoff seed and weathered challenging first-round and semifinals series that went the distance before putting together a dominant Finals run that solidified their elite status.

The Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun in the 2022 finals and the New York Liberty for the 2023 trophy.

This was the first seven game series in the WNBA finals. 

Recap of WNBA 2025 Season:

Standings:

1. Minnesota Lynx (34-10)
2. Las Vegas Aces (30-14)
3. Atlanta Dream (30-14)
4. Phoenix Mercury (27-17)
5. New York Liberty (27-17)
6. Indiana Fever  (24-20)
7. Seattle Storm (23-21)
8. Golden State Valkyries (23-21)
9. Los Angeles Sparks (21-23)
10. Washington Mystics (16-28)
11. Connecticut Sun (11-33)
12. Chicago Sky (10-34)
13. Dallas Wings (10-34)

Playoffs
First Round
Minnesota defeated Golden State 2-0
Phoenix defeated New York 2-1
Las Vegas defeated Seattle 2-1
Indiana defeated Atlanta 2-1

Semifinals
Phoenix defeated Minnesota 3-1
Las Vegas defeated Indiana 3-2

Final
Las Vegas defeated Phoenix 4-0