Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces
Gray, record-setting Aces beat Mercury 117-80, sweep series
LAS VEGAS -- — Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas' WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 117-80 on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three 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.
LV wins 2-0
Game Information
- Referees:
- Maj Forsberg
- Tiara Cruse
- Matt Kallio
- Clare Aubry
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 |