The Phoenix Mercury faltered down the stretch in a brutal 89-86 defeat to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Finals on Friday night.

Phoenix had the momentum for most of the game, keeping up with Las Vegas' attack. However, the team only scored 15 points in the last 10 minutes, making critical errors down the stretch as their opponents took control and never let go.

Fans came in droved to vent their frustrations towards the team's collapse in the fourth quarter. Here are some of their reactions.

“C H O K E , you were up by 4 going into the 4th just to lose by 3 XD and how you gonna miss those free throws in that situation?!?” one fan said .

“DB lost yall that game. Yall was giving her the ball too much when yall should have kept the rhythm of going to Satou, Kah, the r

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