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How A'ja Wilson's drive to be the best led Aces to WNBA repeat

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NEW YORK -- A'JA WILSON HUGGED everyone as tears streamed down her cheeks. As she made her way around the court at Barclays Center, she embraced her coaching staff, her teammates, her college coach, Dawn Staley. In a career where at age 27 she already has so many accomplishments, leading an injury-plagued Las Vegas Aces team to a 70-69 victory Wednesday and a second consecutive WNBA title ranks among her proudest achievements.

A week ago, with the Aces up 2-0 in the WNBA Finals, Wilson winning another championship seemed a sure thing.