LAS VEGAS (AP) — Not only does Phoenix await the Aces in the WNBA Finals, but so does history. Las Vegas has the opportunity to become champions for the third time in four years, a feat surpassed only by the Houston Comets, who won the league's first four titles in 1997-2000 The second-seeded Aces, who won championships in 2022 and 2023, open the best-of-seven Finals by hosting the No. 4 Mercury on Friday.

But minutes after getting past No. 6 Indiana 107-98 in overtime on Tuesday night, coach Becky Hammon wasn't ready to think about the potential history the Aces can make. “I haven't thought about it,” Hammon said. “We're just trying to make it through a quarter at a time. Look, we have a special group here. I'm not surprised that they're here because I know who they are. I know how they'

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