Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) and guard Chelsea Gray (12) celebrate during the first half of Game 2 of the WNBA finals against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday in Las Vegas.
The Phoenix Mercury are already experienced at comebacks during this postseason, dropping the first game in each of the first two series before rallying and advancing to the WNBA Finals.
They’ll need to climb out of an even bigger hole to win the championship.
The Las Vegas Aces have a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series as the Mercury prepare to host Game 3 on Wednesday. Phoenix hopes a change of scenery, complete with a raucous home-crowd advantage, can help them overcome a frustrating first two games.
“Starting out on the road is tough,” Mercury veteran DeWanna Bonner said. “That’s not an excuse, bec