UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Nearly a year ago, the Las Vegas Aces suffered a season-ending loss that burned within them throughout the winter months all the way into this season. But that feeling was eclipsed Sunday, as the Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 and won the WNBA Finals 3-1, giving the city of Las Vegas its first major professional sports championship.
"We didn't like that feeling we had last year," said Aces guard Chelsea Gray, who was named the WNBA Finals MVP.
It is also a first for the Aces franchise, which started as the Utah Starzz in 1997 when the WNBA made its debut as a league.