NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
23-8, 10-5 Away
Final
70 - 103

15-16, 5-10 Home

Aces 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

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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

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 4,911 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.7894737 15
Las Vegas 1 5 W2 0.7368421 14
Golden State 2.5 7 W3 0.65 13
Dallas 4 8 L2 0.57894737 11
Los Angeles 6.5 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Portland 7.5 12 L3 0.4 8
Phoenix 8.5 13 W2 0.35 7
Seattle 10.5 15 W2 0.25 5

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 7 L3 0.6315789 12
New York 0.5 8 L2 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 15 W2 0.21052632 4
Full Standings

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