
PHX
8-4

LV
5-5
Recap · WNBA
hoenix Mercury went into Las Vegas Aces and beat them, 76–70.
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ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
PHX · top performer

Satou Sabally
F · #0
22
Pts
9
Reb
3
Ast
LV · top performer

Jewell Loyd
G · #24
17
Pts
6
Reb
2
Ast
WNBA · Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces · final
WNBA · Box scoreTRACKING
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 7-11 | — | — | +5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | 22 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 7-7 | +4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 18 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | 0 | 0-3 | — | — | +1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | — | 1-1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | — | — | +1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 18 | 7-14 | 4-8 | — | +4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-5 | — | +6 | 3 | 2 | |
| 23 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-5 | — | +7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team | 76 | 28-73 | 9-32 | 11-12 | 36 | 22 | ||
| DNP: K. Brown, M. McConnell | ||||||||
DNP: K. Brown, M. McConnell
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 29 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | — | -2 | 14 | 1 | |
| 38 | 20 | 8-17 | 1-6 | 3-3 | -4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 17 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | -5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 32 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 5-5 | -4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| -- | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | — | — | +2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | — | — | -4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | — | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team | 70 | 23-64 | 9-28 | 15-16 | 38 | 14 | ||
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
38
FG %
36
22
Ast
14
Playoff series
LV wins series 4-0
Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 19pp · 4th Quarter · 1:13
S. Sabally
FGame leader · 30 min
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
J. Loyd
GGame leader · 32 min
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
How it ended
PHX beat LV 76-70. S. Sabally led with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST. Jackie Young's play in the 4th quarter drove the biggest swing of the night (19pp).
Last play
End of Game
Win probability
LV vs PHX
Starters vs bench
production by unitStarters(5)
48 PTS · 22 REB · 18 AST
GS 40
Bench(5)
28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
GS 21
Starters(5)
56 PTS · 33 REB · 12 AST
GS 38
Bench(6)
14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
GS 6
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactKierstan Bell · makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sami Whitcomb · makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jackie Young · turnover
Linescore (quarters)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 76 |
| LV | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 70 |
Period scoring
PHX won 2 · LV won 0
Q1
Thomas 6
Young 10
Q2
Sabally 14
Gray 9
Q3
Copper 7
Gray 10
Q4
Thomas 6
Bell 5
Shooting comparison
38%
28-73
FG
36%
23-64
28%
9-32
3PT
32%
9-28
92%
11-12
FT
94%
15-16
Play-by-play · 398 plays
- Q4·0.0
End of Game
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·6.1
Chelsea Gray personal take foul
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·9.1
Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·12.0
Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
PHX 76·LV 70
−1pp
- Q4·16.2
Chelsea Gray offensive rebound
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·22.1
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
PHX 76·LV 70
−2pp
- Q4·28.0
Aces Full timeout
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·30.2
Aces Full timeout
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·32.1
Jewell Loyd defensive rebound
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·34.1
Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
PHX 76·LV 70
+0.9pp
- Q4·48.1
Kiah Stokes lost ball turnover (Monique Akoa Makani steals)
·
PHX 76·LV 70
−3pp
- Q4·49.1
Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
PHX 76·LV 70
+0.6pp
- Q4·51.1
Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
PHX 76·LV 70
+2pp
- Q4·1:13
Jackie Young turnoverBIG MOMENT
PHX 76·LV 70
−19pp
- Q4·1:13
(01:13) [Mercury] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Mercury] retain their timeout
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·1:13
Mercury Coach's Challenge
PHX 76·LV 70
- Q4·1:13
Jackie Young offensive foul
PHX 76·LV 70
−5pp
- Q4·1:25
Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)BIG MOMENT
·
PHX 76·LV 70
−15pp
- Q4·1:37
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)BIG MOMENT
·
PHX 73·LV 70
+14pp
- Q4·1:44
Alyssa Thomas makes 8-foot two point shot (Satou Sabally assists)BIG MOMENT
·
PHX 73·LV 67
−6pp
- Q4·2:06
Mercury defensive team rebound
PHX 71·LV 67
−2pp
- Q4·2:10
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shotBIG MOMENT
PHX 71·LV 67
−6pp
- Q4·2:12
(02:12) [Aces] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Aces] retain their timeoutBIG MOMENT
PHX 71·LV 67
+7pp
- Q4·2:12
Aces Coach's ChallengeBIG MOMENT
PHX 71·LV 67
−7pp
- Q4·2:12
Alyssa Thomas vs. Jackie Young
·
PHX 71·LV 67
−0.7pp
- Q4·2:14
Aces offensive team reboundBIG MOMENT
PHX 71·LV 67
+5pp
- Q4·2:14
Aaliyah Nye enters the game for Kierstan Bell
·
PHX 71·LV 67
- Q4·2:15
Alyssa Thomas blocks Jackie Young 's 9-foot driving floating jump shotBIG MOMENT
·
PHX 71·LV 67
+14pp
- Q4·2:22
Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
PHX 71·LV 67
+2pp
Team stats
PHX
Away
Stat
LV
Home
28-73
fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted
23-64
38
FG %
36
9-32
threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted
9-28
11-12
freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted
15-16
22
Assists
14
12
Turnovers
19
Shot map + zone breakdown
wehoop via ESPN PBP● made · ○ missed
● made · ○ missed
WNBA · Tonight’s standouts
5 of 12 players in cohort
Natasha MackPHX · FTS%.70899+
Kiah StokesGS · CAST/TO3.899+
Kahleah CopperPHX · GUSG%.30599
Jackie YoungLV · GAST/TO3.396
Alyssa ThomasPHX · FAST/TO2.389
Shot map + zone breakdown
wehoop via ESPN PBP● made · ○ missed
● made · ○ missed
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
54.2%
ensemble · LV favored
Elo Static
58.5%
P(LV win)
33%
weight
Elo Recent
60.3%
P(LV win)
32%
weight
Pace Efficiency
59.4%
P(LV win)
35%
weight
Disagreement
0.72 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
95% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Player projections
LV vs PHX.
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
110
projections · 0 high confidence
Points
- A'ja WilsonLV27.1± 10.0low
- Kahleah CopperPHX19.0± 9.8medium
- Jackie YoungLV15.6± 11.3medium
Rebounds
- A'ja WilsonLV9.7± 6.3low
- Natasha MackPHX8.1± 3.5medium
- NaLyssa SmithLV7.4± 3.1medium
Assists
- Alyssa ThomasPHX8.1± 2.5medium
- Chelsea GrayLV6.9± 2.6medium
- Jackie YoungLV6.8± 2.9medium
Blocks
- A'ja WilsonLV2.4± 2.2low
- Natasha MackPHX1.3± 1.3medium
- Cheyenne Parker-TyusLV0.8± 1.1low
Steals
- Alyssa ThomasPHX1.8± 1.3medium
- Monique Akoa MakaniPHX1.6± 1.0low
- A'ja WilsonLV1.2± 1.2low
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
Team rate stats vs league
wehoop
PHX
league avg
LV
42.0%
FG%
44.4
▶49.1%
31.5%
3PT %
33.0
▶37.4%
82.2
PPG
85.4
▶92.1
19.0
Assists / G
18.0
▶23.3
12.9
Turnovers / G
13.0
12.9