A'ja Wilson scored 19 points with 13 rebounds as the Las Vegas Aces extended their season-best winning streak to nine games with an 83-61 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.

Dana Evans scored 17 points, while Jackie Young, NaLyssa Smith and Chelsea Gray each scored 12 as the Aces (23-14) moved past both the Mercury and the New York Liberty into third place in the overall WNBA standings with seven games remaining in the regular season.

Wilson, the reigning league MVP, delivered her 18th double-double of the season and her seventh during the winning streak.

Las Vegas won the season series 3-1 over Phoenix.

Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points and Satou Sabally added 15 as the Mercury (21-14) lost to the Aces for the second time in the past four games. Natasha Mack had 10 reb

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