Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces rout Sky 103-70, clinch second seed
Dearica Hamby added 17 for Las Vegas (23-8), which will have a double bye into the semifinals when the playoffs begin next week. Chicago (15-16) was locked into the six seed and will host the seventh-seed in a first-round game on Thursday.
The Aces closed the first half with a 25-4 run over the last 5:45 for a 61-39 lead. They didn't slow down much in the second half, finishing the game making 9 of 18 3-pointers and shooting 56% overall, with 32 assists on 41 baskets.
A'ja Wilson and Kiah Stokes both had seven assists. Stokes had 13 rebounds and Wilson 10 as Las Vegas crushed Chicago on the boards 47-19.
Candace Parker scored 20 points and Kahleah Copper 18 for the Sky, who shot 40%.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 103 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 70 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Kiah Stokes defensive rebound | 103 - 70 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Lexie Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper | 103 - 70 |
| 4th 27.8 | |
Jackie Young makes layup (Ji-Su Park assists) | 103 - 70 |
Statistics
 LV |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-73 | FG | 28-70 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-14 | FT | 6-6 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 4,911 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Indiana |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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