Led by a record-shattering performance from 2025 WNBA League and Finals MVP A’ja Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury (4-0) in the inaugural best-of-seven Finals series in the 2025 WNBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV. The Aces concluded an unprecedented season with a historic Finals run, capturing their third WNBA championship in four years 

Check out some of the records and accolades the Aces collected through their 2025 Finals campaign.

Game 2

• Jackie Young tallied the most-ever points in an individual quarter of a WNBA Finals game (21 PTS in Q3)
  • Previously: Angel McCoughtry – 19 PTS in 3Q of 2011 Finals Game 1
• A’ja Wilson & Jackie Young (60) combined for the second-most points by duo in Finals history
  • 1. Jewell Loyd (28) & Breanna Stewart (37) Game 1 of 2020 Finals (65 combined)
  • 2. A’ja Wilson (28) & Jackie Young (32)

Game 3

• A’ja Wilson (50) passed Napheesa Collier (48) for the most combined steals and blocks in a single playoff run
  • 1. A’ja Wilson – 55 BLK & STL (12 games in 2025)
  • 2. Napheesa Collier – 48 BLK & STL (12 games in 2024)
  • 3. Tamika Catchings – 47 BLK & STL (10 games in 2009)
• A’ja Wilson set the WNBA record for most total points in a single playoff run
  • Top 5 all-time playoff scoring totals:
    • A’ja Wilson: 287 PTS (11 games, 2025)
    • Napheesa Collier: 285 PTS (12 games, 2024)
    • Diana Taurasi: 245 PTS (11 games, 2009)
    • Brittney Griner: 240 PTS (11 games, 2021)
    • Maya Moore: 234 PTS (10 games, 2015)
• A’ja Wilson’s game-winning shot was just the fourth game-winning basket in the final second of the 4th quarter (since 2006) or second half (before 2006) of a Finals game, joining:
  • Alana Beard: Game 1 of 2016 WNBA Finals (0:00 4Q, LAS 78 MIN 76)
  • Maya Moore: Game 3 of 2015 WNBA Finals (0:00 4Q, MIN 80 IND 77)
  • Sabrina Ionescu: Game 3 of 2024 WNBA Finals (0:01 4Q, NYL 80 MIN 77)

Game 4

• The Las Vegas Aces finished 145-52 across regular season and playoffs dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season, the best in the league over that span:
  • Las Vegas Aces: 145-52 (.736)
  • New York Liberty: 123-64 (.658)
  • Minnesota Lynx: 108-73 (.597)
• The Las Vegas Aces (2022, 2023, 2025) are the second franchise to win three championships in a 4-season span, joining the Houston Comets (1997-2000).
  • They are the 7th WNBA team to have at least 3 WNBA Finals Championships to their name, joining:
    • Minnesota Lynx (4)
    • Houston Comets (4)
    • Seattle Storm (4)
    • Los Angeles Sparks (3)
    • Phoenix Mercury (3)
    • Detroit Shock (3)
• The Las Vegas Aces finished the season 25-3 over their last 28 games, becoming just the 4th WNBA champion to do so and the first since 2014, joining some of the greatest teams in league history:
  • 1998 Houston Comets
  • 2001 Los Angeles Sparks
  • 2014 Phoenix Mercury
  • 2025 Las Vegas Aces
• Becky Hammon (2022, 2023, 2025) becomes the fourth coach in league history to have three or more WNBA Championships, joining:
  • Van Chancellor: 4x (1997-2000)
  • Cheryl Reeve: 4x (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  • Bill Laimbeer: 3x (2003, 2006, 2008)
  • Among the six coaches with at least 10 Finals games coached, Becky Hammon has the highest win %:
    • Becky Hammon: 10-2 (.833)
    • Brian Agler: 8-5 (.615)
    • Cheryl Reeve: 17-13 (.567)
    • Bill Laimbeer: 10-9 (.526)
    • Sandy Brondello: 8-8 (.500)
    • Mike Thibault: 5-10 (.333)
• Jewell Loyd becomes a champion for the third time (2018, 2020, 2025) and is the only player in WNBA history to record a 10-0 record in Finals games.
  • Top 5 by winning % (min. 10 GP):
    • Jewell Loyd: 10-0 (1.000)
    • Sue Bird: 11-1 (.917)
    • Alysha Clark: 9-1 (.900)
    • Monica Wright: 7-3 (.700)
    • Penny Taylor: 9-4 (.682)

• A’ja Wilson (114 PTS) tallied the most points in a single Finals series across WNBA history, passing Cappie Pondexter’s record set in 2007.
  • A’ja Wilson – 114 across four games in 2025
  • Cappie Pondexter – 110 PTS across five games in 2007 w/ PHX
• A’ja Wilson (120) recorded the most rebounds in a single postseason across WNBA history, passing Jonquel Jones:
  • A’ja Wilson: 120 in 2025
  • Jonquel Jones: 116 in 2023
  • Alyssa Thomas: 114 in 2022
• A’ja Wilson (28.5 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.0 BPG, 1 SPG) becomes the only player in WNBA Finals history to average 25+ points and 10+ rebounds across a WNBA Finals series.
• A’ja Wilson becomes the sixth player to win multiple WNBA Finals MVPs, joining:
  • Cynthia Cooper – 4x (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
  • Lisa Leslie – 2x (2001, 2002)
  • Diana Taurasi – 2x (2009, 2014)
  • Sylvia Fowles – 2x (2015, 2017)
  • Breanna Stewart – 2x (2018, 2020)
  •  She joins Stewart as the only player to do so before turning 30.
• A’ja Wilson is the first player in WNBA history to win Defensive Player of the Year, MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season
• A’ja Wilson tallied her third MVP and third WNBA Championship since 2022, joining Bill Russell as the only players across NBA / WNBA history to total 3 of each across a 4-season span. Russell did this 3x in his career:
  • 1959-60–1962-63
  • 1960-61–1963-64
  • 1961-62–1964-65