The defending champion Las Vegas Aces are one win away from going back to the WNBA Finals. Late on Tuesday night, they held on for a 91-84 win over the pesky Dallas Wings in Game 2 of their semi-final series, and took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five set.
They did so thanks in large part to A’ja Wilson, who made further history with yet another dominant display. After coming up short in the extremely close MVP race early in the day, Wilson took out her frustration on the Wings. She finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks on 11-of-18 from the field, and made a quartet of clutch free throws down the stretch to put the game away.
In the process, Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to score 30 points in three consecutive playoff games. She previously had 38 points in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Chicago Sky, and 34 points in Game 1 of this series. Her 102 total points over those games are also the most in a three-game game span in WNBA postseason history.
“Playoff basketball, this is what I get paid to do,” Wilson said. “I get to paid to play basketball and have fun with my teammates. I just go out there and try my best, and my teammates find me in the…
