WNBA · Playoffs 2022updated 02:00 UTC

Las Vegas vs Phoenix

First round of the 2022 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

First round · Best of 3 · first to 2 wins

Las Vegas Aces against Phoenix Mercury

Seed 1Las Vegas AcesLas Vegas2 wins
Seed 8Phoenix MercuryPhoenix0 wins

Las Vegas won 2⁠–⁠0

Head to head

2022 regular season: Las Vegas 3, Phoenix 0 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

2021 Semifinals: Phoenix won 3⁠–⁠2

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Las Vegas 97% to win the series (16 betting sites)
Before game 2, Las Vegas leading 1⁠–⁠0: Las Vegas 99% to win the series (15 betting sites)

Each from that game's last prices before it started. The market's view, not our pick.

Our picks in this series

We did not publish WNBA picks before 2026.

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes played in this series; an injured regular keeps her place. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists. The change row compares this series with her regular season; “same” means within about a tenth.

Las Vegas Aces

Jackie YoungSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries30.115.53.52.5Season32.715.64.33.9ChangesamesamedowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
A'ja WilsonPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries30.012.58.04.5Season29.619.39.32.1ChangesamedowndownupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kelsey PlumShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries29.522.04.53.5Season32.420.12.65.1ChangesamesameupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Chelsea GrayShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries27.722.03.56.0Season29.313.53.26.0ChangesameupsamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kiah StokesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries26.57.08.00.5Season15.22.34.40.6ChangeupupupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Iliana RupertCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries12.34.50.50.0Season13.13.82.30.9ChangesameupdowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Sydney ColsonMinPtsRebAstSeries6.60.01.52.0Season6.81.60.41.0ChangesamedownupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kierstan BellSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries6.65.52.00.5Season5.81.30.90.3ChangeupupupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.

Phoenix Mercury

Sophie CunninghamShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries31.27.52.52.0Season29.512.64.41.6ChangesamedowndownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Brianna TurnerPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries30.14.011.52.5Season33.44.36.82.3ChangesamesameupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Megan DiLeoCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries23.89.04.52.0Season9.73.81.90.5ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Shey PeddyMinPtsRebAstSeries25.78.02.05.0Season28.79.93.83.4ChangedowndowndownupPlayed 1 of 2 games in this series.