The Las Vegas Aces have captured their third title in the last four years after a 97-86 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals. This was the first best-of-seven series in league history, but the Aces only needed four games to take care of business and complete a sweep. This was the first sweep in the Finals since the Aces themselves were swept by the Seattle Storm in 2020.
As expected, A'ja Wilson was named Finals MVP after a stellar series. She had multiple 30-point games, hit the game-winner in Game 3 and averaged 28.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks. Wilson is the sixth player to earn the honor multiple times.
The Aces got off to an excellent start and completely controlled the first half, which ended with Alyssa Thomas walking to the locker room with a shoulder injury. While Thomas made a stunning return after the break, it still seemed as though the Aces would cruise to victory, especially after they went up by 20 early in the third quarter.
All postseason long, though, the Mercury refused to go do down without a fight. Friday night was no different, as they tried to pull off yet another major comeback. Late in the third, coach Nate Tibbetts showed a bit too much competitiveness and was ejected after receiving a double technical for getting in the face of an official.
"I think it's one of the weakest double technicals ever," Tibbetts said after the game. "I thought it was bullshit."
Tibbetts' ejection further inspired his team, which opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to six. The crowd was raucous and the Aces, for the first time all night, seemed a bit rattled.
Up stepped Chelsea Gray, who buried a huge 3-pointer to stem the tide, then added another a few possessions later to push the Aces' advantage back up to 12. While the Mercury kept swinging, Gray's 3s left them out on their feet and the Aces held them at an arm's length down the stretch.
Wilson finished with 31 points to cap off a brilliant Finals, while Jackie Young added 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Gray, meanwhile, finished with 18 points, four rebounds and four assists. The Aces ended up shooting just 38.9%, but went 29 of 35 from the free throw line and only turned the ball over seven times.
Thomas added to her triple-double records in defeat with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. She now has six playoff triple-doubles -- every other player in WNBA history combined has two -- and the only three triple-doubles in Finals history.
