A'ja Wilson and Dana Evans lead Las Vegas Aces past Phoenix Mercury 89-86 in WNBA Finals opener

— The Aces hadn't spent a lot of time working on zone defense, so what better time than the fourth quarter of a WNBA Finals game?
Oct 4, 2025, 02:19 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--PHX
100%
--LV

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kierstan Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses two point shot
  • Natasha Mack misses 9-foot jumper
  • A'ja Wilson makes 15-foot jumper (Jackie Young assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 15-foot jump bank shot (Satou Sabally assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young misses two point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes 3-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • A'ja Wilson makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Natasha Mack makes alley oop layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Megan Gustafson makes 4-foot layup (Dana Evans assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 3-foot layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 29-foot three point shot
  • Dana Evans makes two point shot
  • Natasha Mack makes 4-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 3-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Megan Gustafson assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes 24-foot three point shot (Jackie Young assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jackie Young makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Dana Evans makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jackie Young assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 11-foot two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 13-foot jumper
  • NaLyssa Smith makes driving layup
  • Satou Sabally misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Kierstan Bell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • NaLyssa Smith makes driving layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kierstan Bell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3
  • Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Jackie Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 3 of 3
  • A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot layup (Dana Evans assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
  • NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point shot
  • NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
  • NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes 12-foot two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Dana Evans makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes tip shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes technical free throw
  • A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans makes 25-foot three point shot (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Chelsea Gray makes driving layup (Jackie Young assists)
  • Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes 5-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 6-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jackie Young misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes 10-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • A'ja Wilson misses 7-foot two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Satou Sabally misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
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