Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
- Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses layup
- Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
- A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 11-foot two point shot
- A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper
- A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
- Kelsey Plum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists)
- Jackie Young misses 3-foot two point shot
- A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
- Kelsey Plum misses 19-foot jumper
- Jackie Young makes two point shot
- Jackie Young misses driving layup
- Kelsey Plum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Liz Cambage assists)
- Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (A'ja Wilson assists)
- Riquna Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Kiah Stokes assists)
- Diana Taurasi blocks Kelsey Plum 's 4-foot driving layup
- Jackie Young misses 18-foot jumper
- Kelsey Plum misses 17-foot jumper
- Brianna Turner blocks A'ja Wilson 's 8-foot two point shot
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Brianna Turner blocks Kelsey Plum 's 5-foot driving layup
- A'ja Wilson makes layup
- Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Liz Cambage misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Liz Cambage makes two point shot
- Chelsea Gray makes 7-foot two point shot (A'ja Wilson assists)
- Liz Cambage makes 7-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Riquna Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Riquna Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
- A'ja Wilson makes layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes 5-foot jumper (Riquna Williams assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes 17-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Liz Cambage misses layup
- Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Chelsea Gray misses driving layup
- Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
- Liz Cambage makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Liz Cambage makes 13-foot jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Chelsea Gray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Brianna Turner blocks A'ja Wilson 's 6-foot layup
- Liz Cambage misses layup
- Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
- A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot jumper
- Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Liz Cambage misses layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot jumper
- Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
- A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- A'ja Wilson makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
- Kelsey Plum makes 4-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Diana Taurasi blocks Liz Cambage 's 9-foot layup
- Liz Cambage misses layup
- Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks A'ja Wilson 's 3-foot layup
- Kelsey Plum misses 53-foot three point jumper
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Shey Peddy assists)
- Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brianna Turner misses layup
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 14-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Shey Peddy makes layup
- Diana Taurasi makes pullup jump shot
- Shey Peddy makes 17-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
- Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kia Vaughn misses 16-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup
- Brittney Griner misses two point shot
- Brittney Griner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bria Hartley misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 9-foot two point shot
- Shey Peddy makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes hook shot (Shey Peddy assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 3-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
- Shey Peddy makes two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Shey Peddy misses 15-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 19-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 19-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses driving floating jump shot
- Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Bria Hartley assists)
- Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shey Peddy makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shey Peddy misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 12-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bria Hartley misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
- Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
- Bria Hartley misses 34-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 8-foot hook shot
- Brianna Turner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
- Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot
- Shey Peddy misses layup
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brittney Griner makes 5-foot hook shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 5-foot hook shot
MERCURY
ACES
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | LV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Skylar Diggins-Smith vs. Liz Cambage (Shey Peddy gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Skylar Diggins-Smith misses two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:36 | Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:34 | Brianna Turner offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:29 | Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Shey Peddy assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:20 | Riquna Williams bad pass | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:06 | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Chelsea Gray steals) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:01 | Chelsea Gray makes driving layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:43 | Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:39 | Liz Cambage defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:21 | A'ja Wilson misses driving layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:17 | Brianna Turner defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:11 | Brianna Turner misses layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:09 | Liz Cambage defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:05 | Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:02 | Liz Cambage offensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:53 | Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists) | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:30 | Brittney Griner misses layup | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:28 | Liz Cambage defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:21 | Chelsea Gray misses layup | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:18 | Brianna Turner defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:11 | Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:07 | Chelsea Gray defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:00 | Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 5 | |
| 6:55 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 6:42 | Brittney Griner makes 14-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists) | 4 | 5 | |
| 6:15 | Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot | 4 | 5 | |
| 6:14 | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 4 | 5 | |
| 6:14 | Kiah Stokes enters the game for Liz Cambage | 4 | 5 | |
| 6:01 | Kiah Stokes shooting foul | 4 | 5 | |
| 6:01 | Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6:01 | Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5:59 | A'ja Wilson defensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 5:46 | Chelsea Gray bad pass (Brianna Turner steals) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5:42 | Brittney Griner offensive charge | 5 | 5 | |
| 5:42 | Brittney Griner turnover | 5 | 5 | |
| 5:25 | A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists) | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:13 | Diana Taurasi makes driving layup | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:12 | Kiah Stokes bad pass (Shey Peddy steals) | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:11 | Shey Peddy makes layup | 9 | 7 | |
| 4:47 | Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 9 | 7 | |
| 4:43 | Brianna Turner defensive rebound | 9 | 7 | |
| 4:34 | Diana Taurasi makes pullup jump shot | 11 | 7 | |
| 4:17 | Chelsea Gray misses 11-foot two point shot | 11 | 7 | |
| 4:15 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 11 | 7 | |
| 4:10 | Shey Peddy makes 17-foot two point shot | 13 | 7 | |
| 4:01 | Las Vegas Full timeout | 13 | 7 | |
| 4:01 | Kelsey Plum enters the game for Jackie Young | 13 | 7 | |
| 4:01 | Dearica Hamby enters the game for Chelsea Gray | 13 | 7 | |
| 4:01 | Bria Hartley enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:53 | Kiah Stokes bad pass | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:35 | Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:33 | Dearica Hamby defensive rebound | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:15 | A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:13 | Kiah Stokes offensive rebound | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:04 | A'ja Wilson misses two point shot | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:01 | Brianna Turner defensive rebound | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:01 | Dearica Hamby shooting foul | 13 | 7 | |
| 3:01 | Bria Hartley makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3:01 | Kia Vaughn enters the game for Brianna Turner | 14 | 7 | |
| 3:01 | Bria Hartley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2:52 | Kelsey Plum bad pass (Shey Peddy steals) | 15 | 7 | |
| 2:47 | Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 7 | |
| 2:43 | Riquna Williams defensive rebound | 15 | 7 | |
| 2:35 | Kelsey Plum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists) | 15 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Dearica Hamby shooting foul | 15 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 3 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Shey Peddy makes free throw 2 of 3 | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Jackie Young enters the game for Riquna Williams | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Chelsea Gray enters the game for Dearica Hamby | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Liz Cambage enters the game for Kiah Stokes | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Diana Taurasi enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:16 | Shey Peddy makes free throw 3 of 3 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2:04 | Jackie Young misses 3-foot two point shot | 17 | 10 | |
| 2:03 | Bria Hartley defensive rebound | 17 | 10 | |
| 1:48 | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Jackie Young steals) | 17 | 10 | |
| 1:46 | Kelsey Plum offensive charge | 18 | 10 | |
| 1:46 | Kelsey Plum turnover | 18 | 10 | |
| 1:28 | Kia Vaughn misses 16-foot jumper | 17 | 10 | |
| 1:28 | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 17 | 10 | |
| 1:20 | Brittney Griner makes layup | 19 | 10 | |
| 1:17 | Diana Taurasi shooting foul | 19 | 10 | |
| 1:17 | Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 11 | |
| 1:17 | Skylar Diggins-Smith enters the game for Shey Peddy | 20 | 11 | |
| 1:17 | Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 12 | |
| 1:08 | Brittney Griner bad pass | 20 | 12 | |
| 54.2 | A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot jumper (Kelsey Plum assists) | 20 | 14 | |
| 36.2 | Brittney Griner misses two point shot | 20 | 14 | |
| 33.7 | Liz Cambage defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 22.9 | Kelsey Plum misses 19-foot jumper | 20 | 14 | |
| 19.8 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | Brittney Griner misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 14 | |
PHX wins 3-2
Game Information
Michelob ULTRA Arena
9:00 PM, October 8, 2021Coverage: ESPN2
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 9,680
- Referees:
- Billy Smith
- Maj Forsberg
- Tim Greene
- Che Flores
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |

