WNBA Finals 2022

Everything you need to know about the 2022 WNBA Finals, including key players, injuries, how to watch and top storylines.

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The Las Vegas Aces will host the Connecticut Sun on Sunday for Game 1 of the five-game series.

“And I love the aggressive mind-set and her confidence because she’s put in the work, but she’s also understood the passing aspect of the game at a higher level and seeing things develop. The All-Star Game MVP was third in the regular season MVP voting after posting career highs in points per game (20.2) and assists per game (5.1). 3 scoring offense (85.8 points per game) and the No. Becky Hammon, in her first season, was named coach of the year. Wilson was named MVP and defensive player of the year. The Aces and Sky, and their battle for the No. Gray might be the best point guard in the league, and she knows what it takes to be part of the last team standing. Gray has upped her play even more in the playoffs, where she is averaging 24.0 points, 7.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds and flashed spectacular moments in Games 3 and 4 to close out the Storm. She won her first league MVP in 2020 and then averaged 19.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks this season en route to being named MVP and defensive player of the year. Jones was named second team all-defense this season, Most Improved Player in 2017 and Sixth Woman of the Year in 2018. The organization was also the runner-up in 2004 and 2005. Wilson has led Las Vegas to the Finals for the second time since the franchise relocated in 2018, when it selected the South Carolina star with the No.

Plus, why is every Connecticut basketball coach so obsessed with Candace Parker? (And not in a fun way, like us.)

I actually still can’t believe it, and I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. I think she wanted to come in and coach the most talented team in the league and win the championship as fast as possible to send a message. I just want people to invest in the W the way they deserve! Natalie: I don’t know that I agree about the Bill Laimbeer thing — he’s a MNBA legend in his own right — but do I think the average sports dude knows that he coached in the WNBA? Obviously I want to support her wherever she goes and whatever she does; it’s her life and her dreams — but I also do think it complicates the conversation. And I think she’ll head back to the MNBA as soon as someone offers her a head coaching job. I think she wants to go back to the MNBA. It was just a complete collapse…and I suppose that was the thing that was most surprising for me. Usually I love to support a member of the alphabet mafia but Curt Miller? On the one hand, I am so excited for Jonquel Jones and the gayest team in the league. Broadly, I can’t believe it because I thought for SURE they were headed back to the finals. Heather and Natalie got together to talk about the series, and to share their disbelief that the Chicago Sky didn’t make it back to the Finals.

With the two most recent league MVPs, Jonquel Jones (2021) and A'ja Wilson (2022) set to clash, can either of them parlay their success into a Finals MVP award ...

On most nights, she’s the best player on the court. She’s as good as it gets on defense and turns her greatness on that end into transition opportunities, where she is a nightmare for the opposition. After a pedestrian first three games of the playoffs, she’s really turned it around with some historic performances. There’s a case for Alyssa Thomas being the best player on the Sun. A year later, the Aces and Sun have redeemed themselves. In 2021, the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun were the two best teams in the WNBA throughout the regular season — very clearly, the two best.

With anonymous insight from two current WNBA coaches, we break down the 2022 Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun.

They are smart, they understand the game, and they are teachers of the game. They are fully and totally prepared, and that is why they are in the championship game. They have a swagger and a confidence to them that goes unphased a lot of the time. Who can hold true to what’s gotten them there and challenge their players to do it better without abandoning it in the heat of the moment? A lot of their drives and penetration come from the middle of the floor, so keep them pinned to the sideline. Becky won’t have to in the moment. The MVP is being directed to the conductor. So, Vegas is going to have to rebound the basketball. Try and get Wilson to fall in love with the face-up perimeter game and get Plum antsy. Nobody has been able to crack that code, but you have to contain the three-headed monster. It results in easy points and will force them to have to get into their bench. But Connecticut a lot of times has played behind her, and there’s no way I’d let her square up her shoulders to the ball, especially on the left block.

A'ja Wilson lines up against Jonquel Jones in clash of the MVP's as Las Vegas and Connecticut both target their first ever WNBA title.

In the USA, games are live on ABC and ESPN. Head coach Curt Miller will also rely on Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas as key players. This time, Becky Hammon is Head Coach in her first season, and fans have high hopes that she, Olympic gold medallist and two-time WNBA MVP [A’ja Wilson](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/a-ja-wilson), plus breakout star Chelsea Gray, can lead the Las Vegas team to their first WNBA title.

The Aces and Sun are calm, joyful 24 hours ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals and will be taking it one game at a time, in their style, to their first ...

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At some point in the next two weeks, a first-time WNBA champion will head home with a trophy. The No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces and No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun ...

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The top-seeded Las Vegas Aces and third-seeded Connecticut Sun tip off their best-of-five series on Sunday afternoon on ABC.

Both the Sun and Aces have been knocking on the championship door for the past few four years – making the Semi-Finals each year and each team advancing to the Finals once but leaving with a championship. With Wilson and Gray currently playing at historic levels, it is tough to see the Aces losing three times in five games. The Aces will want this to be a track meet – a high-paced game with plenty of possessions, fast breaks, 3-pointers, and finishes at the basket. The Aces are not only looking for their first WNBA title, and they are looking for their first win in the WNBA Finals as they enter this series with an 0-6 record on the league’s grandest stage. Wilson is coming off a matchup with one-time league MVP and two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart in the Semi-Finals, where Wilson played all but four minutes of the entire series. In 2020, it was the Aces that knocked the Sun out in the Semi-Finals in another tightly-contested five-game series. After sweeping the Los Angeles Sparks, the Sun made it back to the Finals for the first time in 14 years but lost a tough five-game series to Washington. The Sun and Aces are two of the three active franchises in the WNBA that has relocated during its history. The Sun outscored the Sky 24-5 in the fourth quarter of Game 5, closing the game on a record 18-0 run to advance to the Finals for the second time in four years. That will increase to 11 this year as Connecticut and Las Vegas search for the first championship in their franchise’s history. Las Vegas had the top three scorers in the season series: Plum (21.0 ppg), Young (19.7), and Wilson (19.0). The Aces entered the postseason as the top seed in the tournament thanks to their 26-10 record and tiebreaker over the defending champion Sky.

After two thrilling semifinal series, the WNBA Finals are set as the Las Vegas Aces will face the Connecticut Sun.

Since 2005, the WNBA Finals have had a best-of-five format. This postseason, Thomas continues to do it all with averages of 11.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. As Wilson's trophy case quickly fills up, she looks to complete the trifecta of her season with her first-ever WNBA title. ESPN Las Vegas' 26-10 record was good for first in the WNBA this season, and it clinched its spot in the Finals with a four-game series victory over the Seattle Storm. Throughout the postseason, Connecticut has been able to earn gritty wins by muddying things up with its defense, but it now faces its toughest task to date. Thomas is the biggest threat to impact all facets of the game in the Finals. Bonner is, in many ways, the heart and soul of this Sun team, and her fire sparked Connecticut's late rally in the decisive Game 5 win over Chicago to clinch a spot in the Finals. As Connecticut spreads the wealth on the offensive end, Jones is averaging a team-high 14.4 points in the postseason while shooting 47.8 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point range. It's hard to debate that Wilson, who was named Defensive Player of the Year and MVP of the 2022 WNBA season, isn't the best player in the league. The Aces and Sun met three times during the 2022 regular season, with the Aces taking two of the three games. Connecticut, which earned the third seed in the playoffs with a 25-11 record, had to fight to get to the Finals, defeating the Dallas Wings in a decisive Game 3 on the road in the first round and eliminating the defending champion Chicago Sky in a decisive Game 5 on the road in the semifinals.

The Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun will go head-to-head as both teams are looking for their first WNBA title in franchise history.

Aces at Sun Sun at Aces Games 1 and 2 will be played in Las Vegas, while Games 3 and 4 (if necessary) will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The entire WNBA Finals will be available for streaming on the ESPN app. 11 when the Aces host the Sun at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. The Sun are led by Alyssa Thomas and Jonquel Jones, while veteran DeWanna Bonner is looking to add a third WNBA title to her resume.

After two thrilling semifinal series, the WNBA Finals are set as the Las Vegas Aces will face the Connecticut Sun.

Since 2005, the WNBA Finals have had a best-of-five format. This postseason, Thomas continues to do it all with averages of 11.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. As Wilson's trophy case quickly fills up, she looks to complete the trifecta of her season with her first-ever WNBA title. ESPN Las Vegas' 26-10 record was good for first in the WNBA this season, and it clinched its spot in the Finals with a four-game series victory over the Seattle Storm. Throughout the postseason, Connecticut has been able to earn gritty wins by muddying things up with its defense, but it now faces its toughest task to date. Thomas is the biggest threat to impact all facets of the game in the Finals. Bonner is, in many ways, the heart and soul of this Sun team, and her fire sparked Connecticut's late rally in the decisive Game 5 win over Chicago to clinch a spot in the Finals. As Connecticut spreads the wealth on the offensive end, Jones is averaging a team-high 14.4 points in the postseason while shooting 47.8 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point range. It's hard to debate that Wilson, who was named Defensive Player of the Year and MVP of the 2022 WNBA season, isn't the best player in the league. The Aces and Sun met three times during the 2022 regular season, with the Aces taking two of the three games. Connecticut, which earned the third seed in the playoffs with a 25-11 record, had to fight to get to the Finals, defeating the Dallas Wings in a decisive Game 3 on the road in the first round and eliminating the defending champion Chicago Sky in a decisive Game 5 on the road in the semifinals.

A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces tip off against Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun for the WNBA championship. Here's how to watch without cable.

[Read our DirecTV Stream review](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/directv-stream-review-expensive-but-the-best-option-for-streaming-nba-and-nhl/). [ESPN Plus](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/espn-plus-review-a-must-have-for-some-but-not-all-die-hard-fans/), but the service offers a ton of other content for die-hard sports fans. You can catch the WNBA playoffs with a subscription to YouTube TV, our favorite live TV streaming service. As an added bonus, Hulu Plus Live TV comes with the rest of the Disney Bundle, which includes a subscription to Disney Plus, as well as ESPN Plus. The games in the 2022 WNBA Finals will air on the Disney family of networks, namely ABC and ESPN. We've broken down everything you need to know in order to stream the WNBA Finals live without cable. The WNBA Final is best-of-5 playoff series. The Sun return to the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history, though they have yet to come away with the championship. Game 1 of the WNBA Finals will air this afternoon at 3 p.m. Will the underdog Sun be able to pull off an upset? The Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun are both three wins away from the WNBA championship. Gray, along with league MVP A'ja Wilson, are looking to propel the Aces to their first title in franchise history.

Game 1 tips off at 3 p.m. ET on ABC. The Finals is a best-of-five series with Games 1-2 in Las Vegas, Game 3 in Connecticut and if necessary, Game 4 in ...

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An overall view of the Michelob ULTRA Arena before the game between the Phoenix Mercury and Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images. The 2022 WNBA Finals ...

The Aces are a six-point favorite to win Game 1 and -250 on the moneyline. The Sun were 25-11 and finished with the No. The Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun will face off in a best-of-five series that starts on Sunday, September 11 in Las Vegas at Michelob ULTRA Arena.

Before the top seeded Las Vegas Aces host the third-seeded Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV on Sunday (3:00 ET, ...

While Las Vegas enters the Finals as the top seed, it was Connecticut that finished the regular season with the best point differential in the league – outscoring their opponents by a total of 289 points, or an average of eight points per game. The Aces finished with the second-best point differential in the league at plus-229 total as they won games by an average of 6.4 points per game. During the playoffs, the Aces are 3-1 in games that feature clutch time – score within five points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime – while the Sun are 2-1 in such games. In fact, the Aces are scoring a higher percentage of their playoff points from 3-point range (35.7%) than in the paint (34.7%). So far this postseason, she is shooting 83.3% (10-12) from the field in the clutch, making both of her 3s and three out of four from the foul line. Las Vegas finished at the bottom of the ranking in offensive rebounding in both the regular season (24.5%) and the postseason (19.9%), but they have held their own on the defensive glass. Those numbers have both shot up during the postseason as the Sun have averaged a playoff high of 44.5 points in the paint through eight games played, accounting for 55.8% of their offensive output. The Aces had just one in A’ja Wilson, who ranks third at 9.7, but she has upped that mark to 11.7 in the playoffs – the most of any player that has played at least three games. great Connecticut defense, the Sun allowed the second-lowest 3-point percentage in the league during the regular season (32.8%) and have improved on that mark in the playoffs (31.3%). During their three head-to-head matchups in the regular season, the Aces held the Sun to a 30% offensive rebound percentage, which marked Connecticut’s lowest percentage against any opponent this season. The Sun led the league in both total rebound percentage (55.7%) and offensive rebound percentage (37.1%) during the regular season. The Aces have been one of the most prolific 3-point shooting teams in the WNBA throughout the season.

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