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A |     NEW YORK -- A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces secured their place as one of the greatest teams in WNBA history.The Aces became the first team to repeat as champions in 21 years, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals on Wednesday night.“It’s not easy, as you know. This is what it's all about,” Wilson said. “Not a lot of people get to do it. To be short-handed and win is amazing. It makes the win that much better. It's hard to get back to the Finals to win again.”The Aces joined the Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) and the Houston Comets (1997-2000) as the only teams in league history to win consecutive titles.Las Vegas did it without starters Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, who were both sidelined with foot injuries suffered in Game 3. Gray, the 2022 WNBA Finals MVP, was constantly in the ear of her teammates during timeouts and shouting encouragement from the sideline. Las Vegas was also still missing veteran Candace Parker, who had foot surgery in late July.“We’ve been facing adversity all season, playing without different players. ... We have some professional fighters," said Alysha Clark, who was pressed into the starting lineup Wednesday. “To weather the storm of everything we went through, to show up every single day. To be in this moment right now and do it together, it speaks volumes about us, our chemistry.”Coach Becky Hammon said this was the closest team she has ever been around. The entire team attended the postgame news conference and cheered every answer, especially those by Wilson, the Finals MVP, who finished third in the regular-season MVP balloting.With the game tied at 64, Las Vegas scored six straight points, including the first four by Jackie Young, to go ahead 70-64 with 1:26 left.Courtney Vandersloot hit a 3-pointer on New York's next possession, then stole the ball from Kelsey Plum, which led to Sabrina Ionescu's foul-line jumper to get the Liberty within one with 41.7 seconds left.On the ensuing possession, Las Vegas worked the shot clock down before Hammon called timeout with 3 seconds left on the shot clock. The Aces got the ball to Wilson on a lob, but Breanna Stewart blocked the shot, giving New York one last chance.After a timeout with 8.8 seconds left, the Liberty got the ball to Stewart, who was double-teamed. The ball swung over to Vandersloot in the corner, but her shot missed badly, setting off a wild celebration by the Aces at midcourt.“It's a play we’ve ran before, get the ball to Stewie’s hand,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said. “Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. We got it where we wanted to, but didn’t make it.”Vandersloot finished with 19 points and Betnijah Laney added 15 for New York. Hammon said before the game she would be “throwing the kitchen sink at (the Liberty), see what sticks, see what works.”The Aces rotated defenses, which stymied New York after the Liberty scored 23 points in the first quarter. “I think they were throwing whatever defense they had at us and make sure it’s ugly,” Stewart said. “Sometimes we lost our flow and ball movement.”Hammon started WNBA sixth woman of the year Clark and Cayla George in place of Gray and Stokes. Clark did a stellar job on her former Seattle Storm teammate Stewart, holding her to 10 points on 3-of-17 shooting. George had 11 points.“Just knowing what she likes to do. And just locking in and making sure that I don’t give that to her," Clark said of guarding Stewart. "I’m so proud of this team.”This was the first close game of the season between these teams. The four regular-season matchups were all blowouts with the closest contest being a nine-point win by New York on Aug. 28. The first three games of the WNBA Finals were also routs, with New York winning Game 3 87-73 to stave off elimination.Game 4 was so tense that Ionescu was seen vomiting into a trash can during a timeout midway through the fourth quarter, shortly after she hit a 3-pointer to get the Liberty within 60-58. Ionescu stayed in the game after the timeout.New York's record fell to 2-10 all-time in the WNBA Finals. Teams that fall behind 0-2 in the best-of-five series Finals have lost all nine of those series.STAR-STUDDED CROWDOnce again, New York drew dozens of celebrities to the game, including basketball royalty Sue Bird and Dawn Staley — the South Carolina coach who loudly cheered on her former star player, Wilson. The two embraced in a long hug after the game. Also in attendance were Liberty Ring of Honor members Vickie Johnson and Sue Wicks, and actors Jennifer Connelly, Issa Rae and Jason Sudeikis.___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball。    

    
    　　近日湖人媒体人Jovan Buha和前爵士跟队记者现76人记者Tony Jones录制了《Jovan Buha》播客，在最新更新的一期里，他们谈到湖人和凯斯勒的相关话题。

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    　　Buha：我回头查看了凯斯勒的伤病和出勤情况，我注意到在爵士的前三个赛季，每次到了赛季末，爵士摆烂已经不是什么秘密了。

C | 在这些赛季中，他通常会缺席最后四到七场比赛，而在此之前他其实是完全健康的。

D | 所以我把这些比赛算进他的赛季出场数进行平均，算下来大概每个赛季能打71场。在当今球员频繁缺阵的情况下，这对我来说简直就是现代铁人。湖人上赛季只有两名球员出战超过71场。
    
    　　关于他的伤病和出勤率，我们在拉斯维加斯和他交流时他也暗示了这一点。你对这些年来他的出勤率和伤病有多担心？因为我认为这是人们对他的另一个诟病。如果你深入观察，会发现他其实比人们想象的要健康得多。除了最近这次让他只打了5场比赛的肩部手术之外，他总体上是相对健康的。
    
    　　爵士记者：他的肩部伤势是真实的，确实需要进行清理和治疗。我给你讲个关于凯斯勒新秀赛季的趣事。我接到爵士队的一个电话，他们说，“出于对你平时报道我们的尊重，我们想提前告诉你球队准备锻炼年轻球员了。

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    　　他们说要让年轻人上场，我们会好好考察凯斯勒，也会好好考察马尔卡宁和其他一些球员。看看我们手里的牌，再决定未来的方向。这背后的潜台词显而易见，因为文班亚马就在那一年参选，我们需要输掉一些比赛，因为那一年他们赢了太多比赛。我们回答说没问题。结果他们让凯斯勒打了三四场比赛后发现，他实在太出色了，有他在我们根本没法按照预期的速度输球。所以我们必须得让他也休战。他们确实这么做了。
    
    　　情况发展到了这种地步：“好吧，如果我们想输球，就绝对不能让这家伙上场。”所以他们在赛季末让他休战了。这是我能给任何人的关于凯斯勒最大的背书。他真的能影响比赛的胜负。如果你想赢球，你就会希望他在场上，因为他能带来赢球的影响力。

F | 在当今的比赛中，把一个球员放在场上他就能影响胜负，这是一种罕见的能力。
    
    　　在这个联盟里，有些场均接近30分的球员却无法影响比赛的胜负。

G | 如果我是湖人球迷，这可能是我最兴奋的一点。无论如何，中锋位置得到了巨大的升级，因为我的中锋能直接影响我们是赢球还是输球。

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