Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces
· First Round - Game 2Gray, record-setting Aces beat Mercury 117-80, sweep series
Las Vegas, which never trailed, also set WNBA playoff marks for consecutive field goals made to open a game (10) and most 3-pointers in a half (11, in the first). The top-seeded Aces beat Phoenix 79-63 on Wednesday.
Las Vegas will play the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm or the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics in the best-of-five semifinals. Seattle leads the best-of-three series with the Mystics 1-0.
Kelsey Plum added 22 points for Las Vegas.
Kaela Davis led short-handed Phoenix with 23 points, and Diamond DeShields had 21.
Phoenix was without Diana Taurasi, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Brittney Griner. Taurasi was out with a quadriceps strain, Diggins-Smith stepped away last week for personal reasons and Griner is being detained in Russia on drug charges.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 117 |
| 4th 19.6 |  |
Kaela Davis lost ball turnover (Theresa Plaisance steals) | 80 - 117 |
| 4th 30.2 | |
Kaela Davis defensive rebound | 80 - 117 |
| 4th 33.8 |  |
Riquna Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 80 - 117 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-73 | FG | 41-64 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 64 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 23-36 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 64 |
| 7-14 | FT | 12-14 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 31 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 41 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 9,126 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.75 | 18 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Golden State |
1 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
7 | 12 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
10.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.32 | 8 |
 Seattle |
12.5 | 19 | L2 | 0.24 | 6 |
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