UNCASVILLE, Connecticut — A’ja Wilson sprayed champagne over locker room visitors tip-toeing through an already soaked floor, Kelsey Plum happily took swigs of what she said was her first alcohol in six months and Chelsea Gray beamed with a trophy in hand.
It was the star-studded starters who led the Las Vegas Aces to their first championship in franchise history on Sunday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. But it was the play of the bench, often called out for its lack of production, that sealed the deal in a 78-71 victory.
The Sun were making a patented late push to force a Game 5 back in Las Vegas.