By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX — A’ja Wilson scored 31 points, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces won their third WNBA championship in four seasons, beating the Phoenix Mercury, 97-86, on Friday night for a four-game sweep of the Finals.
The Aces made quick work of the league’s first best-of-seven Finals. It was another offensive onslaught from Las Vegas, which scored 54 points in the first half and averaged more than 90 points per game in the series.
Wilson – honored as the Finals MVP – was in the middle of the action once again even if she didn’t have the best shooting night. The four-time regular-season MVP finished 7 for 21 from the field, but she made 17 of 19 free throws. Gray made four 3-pointers, including two in the fourth quarter to h