On Sunday afternoon, the Las Vegas Aces took a commanding 2-0 lead in their WNBA Finals series against the Phoenix Mercury as the series now shifts to Phoenix. Las Vegas put on a defensive clinic in this one, holding the Mercury to just 10 points in the entire second quarter, at which point they took full command of the game.

It was also another dominant performance turned in by reigning league MVP A'ja Wilson of the Aces, who scored 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds and three assists.

20 of Wilson's 28 points came in the first half alone, and by doing this, she joined some elite company in WNBA history.

“(Wilson is) the third player to score 20 points in the first half of a Finals game in W history, joining Angel McCoughtry (2011) and Kahleah Copper (2021),” reported Kendra An

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