A’ja Wilson Delivers Closing Argument in MVP Race vs Lynx as Fans Crown Her Over Napheesa Collier

The boost was seismic. After all, it came on the heels of a 53-point humiliation. Just over a month ago, the Minnesota Lynx stormed into Michelob ULTRA Arena and left the Las Vegas Aces with the worst home loss in league history: a 111-58 demolition. Embarrassing? Absolutely, but that loss turned out to be gasoline on the fire. Since that night, the Aces haven’t dropped a single game.

And last night, it came to a full circle as Vegas avenged their nightmare with a 97-87 victory over the Lynx inside T-Mobile Arena. They set a new franchise record with a 13-game win streak. Earlier, the Aces announcer Krista Blunk had put it plainly: “The 53-point loss against Minnesota was the gut punch. A’ja Wilson talked with Becky Hammond, and said it won’t happen again, and talked to every single player on the team and said, ‘If you were okay with that and not embarrassed, then we don’t need you.’”

Now, Wilson didn’t just talk the talk, she hammered her MVP case with another signature night:
• 31 POINTS
• 8 REBOUNDS
• 2 BLOCKS
• 2 ASSISTS
• 12/15 FG

Meanwhile, Napheesa Collier (the other half of the MVPhee chatter) managed only 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, a step below her usual offensive standards. So yes, this was an MVP duel in the face of a regular-season matchup, and if the fan noise is any indication, the pendulum is swinging toward Wilson. After all, as Blunk noted, she should have her place in history as a four-time MVP – and dethroned MVPhee in the process.

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