Aces owner Mark Davis is excited after helping the team claim its first championship, but believes its past will be crucial in guiding its future.
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Chelsea Gray concluded perhaps the best individual postseason run in league history, converting 9-of-13 field goals and adding six assists in title-clinching win.
The Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to win the series 3-1.
The Aces will bring the party to the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday with their WNBA championship celebration.
Aces guard Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Aces to a Game 4 win and the first championship in franchise history.
Aces guard Chelsea Gray was limited by the Connecticut Sun’s trapping defense in a Game 3 loss. Las Vegas will try again Sunday to eliminate the Sun and win the WNBA title.
Mark Davis, owner of the Raiders and Aces, will be in Connecticut as the Aces try to win the WNBA title while the Raiders play the Arizona Cardinals at Allegiant Stadium.
Going to road games always has been a part of the fan experience, and Aces fans hope to celebrate a WNBA championship with the team Sunday in Connecticut.
Jackie Young made a career-best five 3s in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, a sign of the improvements she’s made this season with the help of assistant Tyler Marsh.
The Aces won the first two games of the WNBA Finals because they defended with effort and urgency. They lost the third one Thursday because they elected not to do either.
The Aces, looking to win the first championship in franchise history, fell behind by 23 points and lost to the Connecticut Sun in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson and guard Kelsey Plum were named to the All-WNBA first team Thursday. Wilson, the league’s MVP, has made the first team three consecutive years.
The Aces play the Sun in Connecticut on Thursday, and a win would crown them the 2022 WNBA Champions, bringing home Las Vegas’ first major-league championship.
Aces wing Jackie Young has particularly effective defensively against Sun veteran DeWanna Bonner through the first two games of the WNBA Finals.
Kelsey Plum eradicated any memory of an atrocious Game 1 outing by scoring 20 on 7-of-13 shooting to go with seven assists in 35 minutes.
