The Las Vegas Aces travel to PHX Arena on Friday night to face the Phoenix Mercury in a matchup with playoff implications as the WNBA regular season enters its stretch run. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. local time in Phoenix. Las Vegas arrives riding a five-game winning streak that has moved the club to within one game of the Mercury in the league standings. Forward A’ja Wilson, the league leader in scoring and rebounds, needs four blocks to pass Ruth Riley for ninth on the WNBA’s career list. Guard Jackie Young is contributing 19.2 points per game, while sixth-woman Jewell Loyd adds 15.5 and has boosted the Aces’ three-point efficiency. Phoenix, which has held the Aces off in the table so far, looks to halt Las Vegas’s momentum and solidify its postseason positioning on its home floor. Fans in Southern Nevada can watch the game on Vegas 34, the Aces’ new broadcast partner, with coverage also available on Cox, DirecTV and free-to-air channel 34.1.