A’ja Wilson leads red-hot Las Vegas Aces past Phoenix Mercury for ninth straight

• Wilson posts 19 and 13 in dominant Aces victory

• Las Vegas moves into third place in WNBA standings

• Copper exits with injury as Mercury offense stalls

A'ja Wilson scored 19 points with 13 rebounds as the Las Vegas Aces extended their season-best winning streak to nine games with an 83-61 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.

Dana Evans scored 17 points, while Jackie Young, NaLyssa Smith and Chelsea Gray each scored 12 as the Aces (23-14) moved past both the Mercury and the New York Liberty into third place in the overall WNBA standings with seven games remaining in the regular season.