In a year where the Las Vegas Aces strung together a historic 17 straight victories through their first playoff game, it only made sense that they would end the season in style and on another winning streak.

The Aces prevailed in five consecutive contests including a four-game sweep of the Phoenix Mercury in the first-ever best-of-seven WNBA Finals to win the championship trophy for the third time in four years. No team had won that many titles in that short amount of time since the original Houston Comets, which won four in a row when the league started from 1997-2000.

Champagne flowed and tears were shed as the once-again champions tried to describe the feeling brought on by that feat, after knocking off the Mercury 97-86 on October 10 in Phoenix for the clinching game.

“I’d say great

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