Take a bow, Las Vegas.
In winning the 2023 WNBA Finals, the Aces have finished off one of the greatest seasons in the history of professional basketball in North America. And that’s no exaggeration. With back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson leading the charge, the Aces made a habit of rewriting the WNBA’s history books throughout the 2023 season.
After winning the title in 2022, Las Vegas experienced whatever the opposite of a championship hangover is. It’s hard to think of a better title defense than opening the season by winning 24 of your first 26 games. That’s exactly what Las Vegas did.
Thanks in large part to their hot start to the season, the Aces finished the year with a WNBA-record 34 wins to just six losses. And Las Vegas’ near-perfect 19-1 home record speaks volumes about the one-of-a-kind environment that’s been established at Michelob Ultra Arena.
When the postseason rolled around, the Aces somehow found a way to outdo themselves, sweeping the first two rounds of the playoffs before winning the Finals in a highly-contested 3-1 series win.
And to put a bow on the amount of history made, Las Vegas is the WNBA’s first back-to-back champion in over 20 years.
This season, Vegas found strength in numbers — however large or small that number…
