![]() Starting in the first quarter, Vegas held the Sun scoreless for seven minutes and 47 seconds to pick up an early double-digit lead. ![]() Sun star Alyssa Thomas became the first WNBA player in history to record triple-doubles in back-to-back games and have four in one season by finishing Sunday's game with 10 rebounds, 11 points and 11 assists. Riquna Williams followed Gray with 17 points and 2022 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson finished with 13 points, five rebounds, eight assists and two steals.Ĭourtney Williams, who rejoined the Sun during the offseason after last playing in Uncasville in 2019, led Connecticut on Sunday with 17 points. Vegas' Chelsea Gray led all players with 20 points and was named the Finals MVP. In the end, it was the Aces who remained in control and steady despite Sunday's game featuring eight ties, seven lead changes, two technical fouls, one flagrant foul and 29 total turnovers. Both Hammon and Miller said before Sunday's game, that the team that stayed the most poised would win. That means that there was something that mattered and something special amongst that group of players when it hurts that much."Īfter winning Game 3 Thursday 105-76, the Sun knew its backs were still against the wall come Sunday. "When you come up short, it really hurts. "Our team, we talk about it, that it's going to hurt when you care as much as we do, and they put their hearts and soul into seasons," Sun coach and general manager Curt Miller said. The franchise has yet to win a championship and owns the WNBA record for most postseason wins (37) without winning a title. THE END OF THE SUN GAME SERIESThe Aces relocated to Nevada in 2018 after previously branded as the San Antonio Stars.Ĭonnecticut's last trip to the finals was in 2019 when it lost the series to Washington 3-2. Hammon became the first former WNBA player to win Coach of the Year in their first season last month. The title is the first championship for the Aces franchise and coach Becky Hammon's first as a head coach. The Sun fell to top-seeded Las Vegas 78-71 in Game 4 of the Finals, dropping the best-of-five series 3-1. THE END OF THE SUN GAME FULLI've got a lot of pride and a lot of joy with the moments that I've had with this team and have the ladies that have been ready to play with every night."Īfter dealing with a year full of ups and downs, the Sun ended the season Sunday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in the WNBA Finals for the second time in the last four years. But there's a lot of selflessness and a lot of sacrifices to be able to have this team back together and make this run. ![]() "The chips didn't fall the way we wanted them to. This team, everybody has made sacrifices for us to be able to be back here," Jones said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Jessica Hill/Associated Press Show More Show Less The Las Vegas Aces celebrate their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. ![]() (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Jessica Hill/Associated Press Show More Show Less 4 of5 ![]() Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson holds up the championship trophy as she celebrates with her team their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Jessica Hill/Associated Press Show More Show Less 3 of5 Las Vegas Aces' Kelsey Plum, top, and Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas fight for possession of the ball during the second half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Jessica Hill/Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of5 Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson, left, is pressured by Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas, right, during the first half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. ![]()
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