Las Vegas beats short-handed Phoenix 79-63 in WNBA playoffs

— Kelsey Plum had 22 points, Chelsea Gray scored nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 79-63 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.
Aug 18, 2022, 05:26 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--PHX
100%
--LV

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • A'ja Wilson misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point shot (Jennie Simms assists)
  • Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jennie Simms makes two point shot (Shey Peddy assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jackie Young assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses driving layup
  • Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields makes driving layup
  • Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Iliana Rupert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • A'ja Wilson misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Riquna Williams assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jackie Young misses driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Megan Gustafson misses two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy makes driving layup (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 15-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Megan Gustafson assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes driving layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kaela Davis makes driving layup (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
  • Reshanda Gray misses layup
  • Diamond DeShields misses 22-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Shey Peddy misses driving layup
  • Kiah Stokes makes layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Brianna Turner misses layup
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields misses 22-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Jackie Young misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young makes 25-foot three point shot
  • Shey Peddy makes 29-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Jackie Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jackie Young makes 4-foot layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Jackie Young misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jackie Young misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes 4-foot layup (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 14-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shey Peddy misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Diamond DeShields makes driving layup
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jennie Simms misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner misses alley oop layup
  • Brianna Turner misses 4-foot tip shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
  • Kiah Stokes misses 5-foot tip shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Kiah Stokes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young misses running pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kaela Davis misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Sophie Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Sophie Cunningham misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Riquna Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes layup (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kaela Davis makes driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot jumper
  • Iliana Rupert misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kaela Davis misses 20-foot two point shot
  • Kiah Stokes makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Kaela Davis misses driving layup
  • Megan Gustafson makes two point shot
  • Iliana Rupert misses three point jumper
  • Kiah Stokes misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Megan Gustafson makes two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Yvonne Turner misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kaela Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kaela Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kaela Davis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Chelsea Gray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Diamond DeShields misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kaela Davis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kaela Davis makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Kaela Davis makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kaela Davis misses driving layup
  • Chelsea Gray makes step back jumpshot
  • Kaela Davis misses driving layup
  • Diamond DeShields makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes two point shot
  • Megan Gustafson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kiah Stokes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kiah Stokes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kiah Stokes makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Iliana Rupert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kierstan Bell assists)
  • Kaela Davis misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Aisha Sheppard misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2
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