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:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	14	W6	0.6818182	30
New York	3	17	W3	0.6136364	27
Indiana	6	20	W3	0.54545456	24
Washington	14	28	L10	0.36363637	16
Connecticut	19	33	L2	0.25	11
Chicago	20	34	L4	0.22727273	10

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	10	W1	0.77272725	34
Las Vegas	4	14	W16	0.6818182	30
Phoenix	7	17	L3	0.6136364	27
Seattle	11	21	W1	0.52272725	23
Golden State	11	21	L3	0.52272725	23
Los Angeles	13	23	L1	0.47727272	21
Dallas	24	34	W1	0.22727273	10

Full Standings

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