WNBA Finals 2022! Las Vegas beats Connecticut Sun 78-71 to win first WNBA championship title
Now, Las Vegas had a first-ever professional sports champions — Aces WNBA Trophy .
- Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title, and the city’s first pro title, in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 with 3-1 series captured.
The 2022 WNBA MVP, A'ja Wilson, ended with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut notched her second consecutive triple-double (11 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds), but the Sun couldn't capitalise.
Chelsea Gray, who shot 9 of 13 from the field and averaged 18.3 points per game throughout the series, was awarded Finals MVP.
- For Vegas, Riquna Williams scored 17 points, Kelsey Plum scored 16, Jackie Young scored 13, and Wilson scored 11 points in addition to her 14 rebounds.
- Connecticut was led by Courtney Williams' 17 points, followed by Jonquel Jones' 13 points, DeWanna Bonner's 12, and
With less than a minute left, Riquna Williams' 3-pointer gave the Aces the lead again, and Gray's step-back jumper increased it to 75-71. After then, A'ja Wilson intercepted a pass, and Plum made a close-range shot to seal the victory.
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- The Aces improved to 4-0 in this year’s playoffs with two days rest. ...
- Las Vegas is the fourth WNBA team to win a title with both a league MVP and coach of the year ...
- The Sun came up short after having been among the last four WNBA teams standing for each of the last four seasons, making it back to the Finals for the first time since 2019.
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