Kelsey Plum eradicated any memory of an atrocious Game 1 outing by scoring 20 on 7-of-13 shooting to go with seven assists in 35 minutes.
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Turns out the Aces aren’t just an offensive juggernaut. They can win rock fights, too, defeating the Connecticut Sun in a defensive struggle in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
Becky Hammon played 16 seasons in the WNBA but never won a championship. She’s back in the finals now as coach of the Aces, who will play the Connecticut Sun.
Never before in WNBA playoff history had a lead changed hands three times within the final three seconds of regulation.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson played one of the best games of her career, finishing with 33 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in a Game 2 victory over the Seattle Storm.
In a WNBA playoff game matching two former MVPs, the Aces’ A’ja Wilson scored just eight points and took only 10 shots, and was outplayed by the Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart.
The Aces on Saturday night took care of business and then some, eliminating Phoenix from these WNBA playoffs 117-80 before 9,126 at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Like the record 10,015 who attended the Aces’ regular-season finale Sunday, the Wednesday crowd was enthralled by the team that’s one win away from the WNBA semifinals.
Becky Hammon knows the best team doesn’t always win. But as the WNBA playoffs begin, she’s confident that her top-seeded Aces can win their first championship.
A’ja Wilson’s gaudy statistics are among the WNBA’s best, but even they tend to belie how her improvements have helped the Aces in Becky Hammon’s first season as coach.