WNBA · Playoffs 2023updated 02:05 UTC

Las Vegas vs Chicago

First round of the 2023 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 Chicago Sky

Seed 1Las Vegas AcesLas Vegas2 wins
Seed 8Chicago SkyChicago0 wins

Las Vegas won 2⁠–⁠0

Head to head

2023 regular season: Las Vegas 3, Chicago 0 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

None since 2021.

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Las Vegas 97% to win the series (21 betting sites)
Before game 2, Las Vegas leading 1⁠–⁠0: Las Vegas 99% to win the series (20 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

Kelsey PlumShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.313.01.02.0Season32.418.72.44.5ChangesamedowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Chelsea GrayShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.014.54.08.0Season32.215.34.07.3ChangesamesamesamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Jackie YoungSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries31.416.53.06.0Season31.517.64.03.8ChangesamesamedownupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
A'ja WilsonPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries28.826.012.01.0Season30.722.89.51.6ChangesameupupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Alysha ClarkShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries23.513.55.01.5Season22.56.73.41.1ChangesameupupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kiah StokesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries22.92.012.50.5Season19.82.25.90.6ChangeupsameupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kierstan BellSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries13.42.02.50.5Season11.83.71.60.5ChangeupdownupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Sydney ColsonMinPtsRebAstSeries5.90.00.50.5Season4.81.30.40.8ChangeupdownsamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.

Chicago Sky

Kahleah CopperSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.620.07.51.5Season31.218.74.42.0ChangeupsameupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Elizabeth WilliamsCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries32.84.010.03.0Season29.79.85.82.5ChangeupdownupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Courtney WilliamsShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries32.67.08.04.0Season30.110.46.06.3ChangesamedownupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Marina MabreyGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries32.39.53.51.5Season30.015.03.73.6ChangesamedownsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Dana EvansGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries22.514.50.53.5Season21.59.01.23.0ChangesameupdownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Alanna SmithCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries18.04.04.50.5Season26.59.26.61.8ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Robyn ParksMinPtsRebAstSeries12.92.52.00.0Season13.73.91.60.4ChangesamedownsamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Sika KonePower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries4.52.00.50.5Season9.33.63.00.5ChangedowndowndownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.