Las Vegas AcesvsPhoenix Mercury
LV 86/PHX 76
Things to say
Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-76 in Phoenix.
01
Aces took care of business in Phoenix, 86-76. Mercury hung around but couldn't get over the hump. Vegas just looks like the Vegas we know.
02
key player
A'ja Wilson went for 33 and 10, an absolute clinic. She's the MVP again and it's not close.
03
hot take
Phoenix at 4-12 is cooked. Copper dropping 26 is a waste when nobody else is putting up buckets.
04
deep cut
Jackie Young quietly dished 9 dimes. That's the unlock for Vegas — when she's setting the table, A'ja eats.
05
exit
Anyway, Aces keep rolling at 11-4. Should be fun when they run into the Liberty.
The recap
Aces took care of business in Phoenix, 86-76, and A'ja Wilson was the whole story — 33 and 10, an absolute clinic from the jump. Kahleah Copper kept Phoenix breathing with 26 of her own, but nobody else on the Mercury could buy a bucket and the math just didn't work.
Jackie Young ran the show with 9 dimes and Vegas pulled away when it mattered, turning a competitive game into a comfortable win. Mercury drop to 4-12 and you can feel the season slipping; Aces look like Aces.