Reigning MVP A'ja Wilson and top challenger Alyssa Thomas will meet for the third time this season when the Las Vegas Aces play the host Phoenix Mercury on Friday.

Aces center Wilson and Mercury point forward Thomas are in a race with injured Minnesota center Napheesa Collier for the award that Wilson has won three times in the last five seasons.

The Aces (19-14) enter on a five-game winning streak after defeating defending league champion New York 83-77 on Wednesday, and now look to gain another game on Phoenix (19-12).

The Mercury have not played since having a three-game winning streak broken Sunday in a 74-66 home loss to the Atlanta Dream (who sit atop the Eastern Conference at 21-11).

Wilson had 17 points and 16 rebounds against the Liberty, getting seven rebounds (five offensive

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