WNBA · Playoffs 2022updated 02:06 UTC

Chicago vs Connecticut

Semifinal 2 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.

Semifinal 2 · Best of 5 · first to 3 wins

Chicago Sky against Connecticut Sun

Seed 2Chicago SkyChicago2 wins
Seed 3Connecticut SunConnecticut3 wins

Connecticut won 3⁠–⁠2

Head to head

2022 regular season: Chicago 4, Connecticut 0 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

2021 Semifinals: Chicago won 3⁠–⁠1

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Chicago 60⁠–⁠66% to win the series (14 betting sites)
Before game 2, Connecticut leading 1⁠–⁠0: about even, Connecticut 47⁠–⁠55% to win the series (15 betting sites)
Before game 3, series tied 1⁠–⁠1: Chicago 55⁠–⁠59% to win the series (14 betting sites)
Before game 4, Chicago leading 2⁠–⁠1: Chicago 76⁠–⁠81% to win the series (17 betting sites)
Before game 5, series tied 2⁠–⁠2: Chicago 63% to win the series (17 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.

Chicago Sky

Kahleah CopperSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries31.915.63.20.6Season28.815.75.72.3ChangeupsamedowndownPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Emma MeessemanMinPtsRebAstSeries31.813.04.24.8Season28.612.45.53.8ChangeupsamedownupPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Courtney VanderslootGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries27.89.82.84.2Season26.511.83.96.5ChangesamedowndowndownPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Rebekah GardnerShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries17.84.23.01.6Season21.78.43.31.3ChangedowndownsamesamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Azura StevensForward/CenterMinPtsRebAstSeries16.63.42.80.8Season22.010.63.90.8ChangedowndowndownsamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Julie AllemandGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries11.23.20.61.6Season16.13.01.63.4ChangedownsamedowndownPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Dana EvansGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries5.65.01.00.0Season11.54.30.81.2ChangedownupsamedownPlayed 2 of 5 games in this series.

Connecticut Sun

DeWanna BonnerPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries33.413.87.44.2Season30.013.54.72.8ChangeupsameupupPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Alyssa ThomasCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries32.010.810.26.0Season32.113.48.26.1ChangesamedownupsamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Jonquel JonesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries27.613.08.22.4Season26.414.68.61.8ChangesamedownsameupPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Courtney WilliamsShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries25.411.05.02.4Season28.011.14.63.3ChangesamesamesamedownPlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Natisha HiedemanPoint guardMinPtsRebAstSeries25.39.81.62.8Season25.09.11.83.3ChangesamesamesamesamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Brionna JonesForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries22.58.84.41.2Season25.113.85.11.3ChangedowndowndownsamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.
Odyssey SimsPoint guardMinPtsRebAstSeries15.34.22.61.4Season20.86.91.92.9ChangedowndownupdownHer season includes 2 games for another team.Played 5 of 5 games in this series.
DiJonai CarringtonGuard/ForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries14.45.42.20.6Season17.56.83.11.1ChangedowndowndownsamePlayed 5 of 5 games in this series.