The Las Vegas Aces are on the verge of their third championship in franchise history following their thrilling 90-88 Game 3 win against the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals . The Aces faced a little adversity early as the Mercury sliced into a double-digit deficit to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, but it was Aces star A’ja Wilson who rose to the occasion , sinking the ultimate game-winner to power the team through in Game 3. Expand Tweet
With the game tied at 88, A’ja Wilson found herself isolated against DeWanna Bonner, saw Alyssa Thomas come over to help and calmly buried a step-back jumper for the game-winner in Game 3. There was a little time left on the clock for the Mercury to get a potential tying shot off, but Bonner’s attempt missed and the Aces grabbed a com