The Las Vegas Aces took a stranglehold on the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night, holding off a furious comeback from the Phoenix Mercury to win 90-88 and move within one win of a third WNBA title in four years.
The Aces controlled the game for most of the night despite playing in front of a hostile crowd on the road. A'ja Wilson was dominant for the entire game , setting records galore for both her performance in Game 3 and across the entirety of these playoffs.
When the Mercury battled back to tie the game in the final seconds, Wilson slammed the door shut with a contested jumper in the mid-range with less than one second remaining to send the Aces home winners.
After the game, Aces head coach Becky Hammon revealed what she told her team in the timeout huddle with just five seco