LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Aces won their two championships on the opponents’ home floor — Connecticut in 2022 and New York in 2023 — so this is a team that shouldn’t be intimidated as the WNBA Finals shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 on Wednesday.

Las Vegas, which won both home games to open this series against the Mercury, lost Game 3 in both title years before wrapping it up in Game 4.

Both were best-of-five series, so the Aces have a little more work this year with the Finals a best-of-seven for the first time if they are to win their third championship in four years.

The core of those title teams remain mostly in place in four-time MVP A’ja Wilson and fellow All-Stars Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray. Jewell Loyd was a key player on two Seattle championship teams.

Those players know the wor

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