LAS VEGAS (AP) — Not only does Phoenix await the Aces in the WNBA Finals, but so does history. Las Vegas has the opportunity to become champions for the third time in four years, a feat surpassed only by the Houston Comets, who won the league's first four titles in 1997-2000 The second-seeded Aces, who won championships in 2022 and 2023, open the best-of-seven Finals by hosting the No. 4 Mercury on Friday.