the Aces

The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals.

As the WNBA tips off the second half of its season, add expansion to the list of topics on the minds of players and the league.

The Las Vegas Aces are on a historic pace heading into the second half of the season. With 19 wins in their first 21 games, the Aces sit atop the WNBA standings.

Jackie Young scored 28 points, A’ja Wilson had 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 96-63.

A’ja Wilson had 33 points and 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 78-73 in Game 2 of the semifinals and even the WNBA playoff series.

The Storm won the last meeting 76-73 on Aug. 28 led by 26 points from Jewell Loyd, while Chelsea Gray scored 21 points for the Aces.

Las Vegas wrapped up the best regular-season record in the WNBA, defeating Seattle 109-100 in a regular-season finale

The WNBA playoff race is still very much undecided with just two weeks left in the regular season.

“We control our own destiny,” New York Liberty's Brondello said Monday after practice. “We are just going to take it one game at a time and see where we end up.”

Kelsey Plum views her improved play this season to just having more time on the court. The Las Vegas guard is averaging a career-high 20.7 points and 5.7 assists this year to help the Aces to the best record in the league.