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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

Aces ball, 5 seconds left. 88-88.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

And now she hits a pull-up 3. This building has come unglued.

84-83 with 3:05 to go. Timeout Aces.

Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

It has been a beyond quiet night for Kahleah Copper. She shot the free throws in place of Satou, now a steal and an and-1.

It's suddenly 84-80 with 3:20 to go.

Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

It has been a beyond quiet night for Kahleah Copper. She shot the free throws in place of Satou, now a steal and an and-1.

It's suddenly 84-80 with 3:20 to go.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

Difference in the game right now? Free throws.

Aces: 21-of-22
Mercury: 15-of-23

80-70 with 5:40 to go.

Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

Not quite nervous time for the road team, but Phoenix opens the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run.

Aces lead down to 10 with 7:20 to go.

Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

End of 3: Aces 76, Mercury 59

They're playing out of their defense again. Phoenix shot 6-of-18 in the third.

A'ja Wilson with 8 and 12, Jackie Young with 15 and 9 assists. One quarter away from a 3-0 series lead.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

Jewell Loyd got hit in the face and was slow to the bench. Looks to be bleeding. Foul is under review.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 18h

Bad news: The Aces are 0-for-5 from 3 in the quarter.

Good news: They still lead 64-51 with 4:20 left in the third.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 19h

Halftime: Aces 55, Mercury 43

A 3-point barrage for the Aces, now 9-of-16 from deep after 20 minutes. Big Three have combined for 40 points, led by A'ja Wilson's 17 and 7.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 19h

Settle in for a game of runs.

Phoenix ties it at 29 with A'ja on the bench, but the Aces answer with a 7-0 run led by Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray.

Aces up 36-29, 6:57 left in the half.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 20h

End of 1: Aces 26, Mercury 23

Aces jumped to a 21-8 lead, Mercury eventually tied it up on a 13-0 run. Game on.

A'ja Wilson and Jewell Loyd have 22 of those points. Satou Sabally has 13 for Phoenix.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 20h

While the Aces have powered their way to a 2-0 series lead, slow starts were a problem.

Not tonight. A'ja Wilson has seven points, and Jewell Loyd comes off the bench to drill back-to-back threes.

Aces lead 15-8. Timeout Phoenix.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 20h

I may have sorta forgot I have to cover a basketball game tonight thanks to contract hoopla.

Alas, Game 3 at the top of the hour at the newly-named Mortgage Matchup Center.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 1d

The Golden Knights and Jack Eichel are closing in on an 8-year extension. AAV at $13.5 million.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 1d

That’s Rocket Richard winner Justin Brazeau to you.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 1d

Golden Knights have signed Alex Holtz. Two years, $837,500 AAV

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 3d

The Golden Knights have never been one to rely on a star player to get them to where they want to go.

But if they want another chance at the Stanley Cup, it’s going to depend on their Big Three from the 2015 draft: Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and Noah Hanifin.

www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golde...?

Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup hopes rely on 3 top-5 picks from 2015

The Golden Knights are relying on Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and Noah Hanifin — three top-five picks from the 2015 draft — to help the team win another Stanley Cup.

www.reviewjournal.com

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 3d

A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young have combined for 60 points and 21 rebounds.

But Chelsea Gray has been the catalyst.

10 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, +20.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 3d

A'ja grabs the rebound, goes coast-to-coast. MVP chants. 28 and 13.

Aces up 22. 8:44 away from a 2-0 lead.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 3d

A 21-point 3rd quarter for Jackie Young. 30 on the day.

Aces lead 76-61 after 3.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 4d

Alyssa Thomas just picked up her third foul of the half...

Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 4d

Four players have accounted for the Aces' 38 points. A'ja Wilson has 16 of them.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 4d

2022 WNBA Finals Chelsea Gray has entered the chat.

7 points, 3 assists in less than 7 minutes. Aces on 13-4 run.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 4d

I did not have “covering my third WNBA Finals in 4 years” on my bingo card when the year began, but here we are.

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Danny Webster @dannywebster21.bsky.social · 4d

Finally got a look at Smith-Karlsson-Stone from @naturalstattrick.com:

Attempts: 47-28
Shots: 25-13
Goals: 1-1
xGF: 1.75 - 1.07
Scoring chances: 23-7

15 of their 40 faceoffs started in the defensive zone.

A wagon of a line.

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