Las Vegas Aces at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupAces beat short-handed Mercury for Hammon's first victory
Phoenix was without Brittney Griner as she nears the three-month mark of her detention in Russia with no timetable for her release.
Hammon replaced Bill Laimbeer with the Aces after serving as an assistant coach for the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs since 2014.
Kelsey Plum added 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Jackie Young also had 20 points, A’ja Wilson finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Chelsea Gray had 11 points and reached 1,000 career assists
Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 12 of her 25 points in the third quarter for Phoenix. Shey Peddy had 14 of her 16 in the fourth, Tina Charles scored 15 points and Sophie Cunningham had 12.
Diana Taurasi was held to nine points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Las Vegas led 54-32 at the half. The Aces shot 21 of 35 in the opening 20 minutes and finished at 58.2%.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 106 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 88 |
| 4th 12.2 |  |
Shey Peddy makes driving layup | 106 - 88 |
| 4th 24.1 |  |
Kelsey Plum out of bounds bad pass turnover | 106 - 86 |
| 4th 42.6 | |
Jennie Simms steps out of bounds turnover | 106 - 86 |
Statistics
 LV |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-67 | FG | 33-73 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 17-18 | FT | 16-19 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
+0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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