Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces

· First Round - Game 1

Chicago Sky

18-22, 11-9 Away

Final
87 - 59

Las Vegas Aces

34-6, 19-1 Home

Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young lead Aces past Sky 87-59 to open their WNBA title defense

The defending champion Aces host Game 2 of the best-of-three series on Sunday. Las Vegas, which had the best record in the league at 34-6, has won all four matchups with Chicago this season.

Kelsey Plum scored 16 points and A’ja Wilson had 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Las Vegas. Alysha Clark added 13 points.

The Aces defense held Chicago to 33% shooting.

Kahleah Copper scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half for Chicago. Courtney Williams had nine points, 11 rebounds and six assists.

Wilson and Gray each scored 10 points in the opening 14 minutes to help the Aces build a 39-20 lead. Plum had a team-high 13 points in the first half and Young added 10 points as Las Vegas led 53-36.

Las Vegas didn’t make a field goal in the opening five minutes of the second half, but Chicago couldn't take advantage.

Plum and Young each made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions for a 61-40 lead midway through the third quarter. Las Vegas extended it to 80-50 after an 8-0 run, including six straight points from Gray.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	59 - 87
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	59 - 87
4th 2.1	shot clock turnover	59 - 87
4th 26.1	Sika Kone makes two point shot (Dana Evans assists)	59 - 87
4th 31.0	Sydney Colson bad pass (Ruthy Hebard steals)	57 - 87

Statistics

CHI		LV
24-72	FG	32-74
33	Field Goal %	43
5-22	3PT	7-22
23	Three Point %	32
6-8	FT	16-17
75	Free Throw %	94
43	Rebounds	39
9	Offensive Rebounds	5
34	Defensive Rebounds	34
14	Assists	20
4	Steals	10
5	Blocks	7
13	Turnovers	7
1	Team Turnovers	1
14	Total Turnovers	8
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
1	Flagrant Fouls	0
16	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	6
15	Fast Break Points	27
28	Points in Paint	44
17	Fouls	8
0	Largest Lead	32

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 12,927 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	10	W5	0.6551724	19
Atlanta	0.5	10	W5	0.64285713	18
Washington	2.5	12	W4	0.5714286	16
New York	2.5	13	W1	0.56666666	17
Chicago	8	18	W2	0.37931034	11
Toronto	8.5	18	L5	0.35714287	10
Connecticut	12	22	L4	0.2413793	7

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	6	W9	0.8	24
Las Vegas	3.5	9	L1	0.6896552	20
Golden State	4	9	L2	0.6785714	19
Dallas	5.5	11	L2	0.62068963	18
Portland	12.5	18	L4	0.37931034	11
Los Angeles	12.5	17	L6	0.37037036	10
Phoenix	13	19	L1	0.36666667	11
Seattle	18.5	25	L8	0.19354838	6

Full Standings

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