“A’ja Wilson will be Finals MVP if the Aces are to clinch this title. Yeah, listen. She has broken so many records this year, I can’t even remember them, so I have to read them,” said Ari Chambers, backing Wilson for the Finals MVP. And she’s far from the only one showing her love after Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
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Wilson set a Las Vegas Aces franchise Finals record with 34 points, surpassing Jackie Young’s 32-point mark, and delivered what will likely go down as one of the greatest buzzer-beaters in WNBA Finals history. After the Mercury erased the 17-point lead the Aces had built late in the fourth quarter, the Aces turned to Wilson on the final possession–and she delivered.
With just five seconds remaining, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon called a timeout while Jackie Young scrambled for the final shot. But Hammon had other plans. She drew up a play to put the ball in A’ja Wilson’s hands for the decisive possession. Driving left from the elbow, Wilson rose, turned, and released a short jumper over Alyssa Thomas’ outstretched arms. The ball hung on the rim for a heartbeat before dropping in, giving the Aces a two-point lead with just 0.1 seconds on the clock.
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Unsurprisingly, Wilson’s clutch performance drew plenty of acclaim, with NBA stars like LeBron James and Kendrick Perkins rushing to show their admiration. “The greatest to ever do it. Yes, I’m talking about A’ja Wilson. She’s one win away from being the 🐐,” Perkins said on X.
The Greatest to ever do it. Yes I’m talking about A’Ja Wilson. She’s one win away from being the 🐐
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) October 9, 2025
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Meanwhile, LeBron shared a tweet from Nike, which had the caption, “She is who she thinks she is,” praising A’ja for her performance, and added his own reaction: “FACTS!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥”
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