2022 WNBA Finals
Las Vegas Aces def. Connecticut Sun, 3-1
2022 WNBA Finals result: Las Vegas Aces def. Connecticut Sun, 3-1.
Result
| Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Las Vegas Aces | 3-1 |
| Runner-up | Connecticut Sun |
Finals MVP: Chelsea Gray
Las Vegas's first WNBA title in franchise history (the franchise's lineage runs Utah Starzz -> San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars -> Las Vegas Aces). Head coach Becky Hammon became the first rookie head coach to win a WNBA title.
Games
| Game | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | September 11, 2022 | Las Vegas Aces 67–64 Connecticut Sun | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Game 2 | September 13, 2022 | Las Vegas Aces 85–71 Connecticut Sun | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Game 3 | September 15, 2022 | Connecticut Sun 105–76 Las Vegas Aces | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Game 4 | September 18, 2022 | Las Vegas Aces 78–71 Connecticut Sun | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
Finals context
Las Vegas's first championship since the franchise relocated from San Antonio in 2018 came against a Connecticut Sun team seeking to finally shed the runner-up label that had defined every one of its prior Finals appearances (2004, 2005, 2019). Las Vegas won a tight Game 1 at home, 85-82, as A'ja Wilson (24 points, 11 rebounds) and Chelsea Gray (21 points) outlasted a Connecticut side led by Alyssa Thomas's 19-point, 11-rebound effort. The Aces pulled away in Game 2, winning 111-96 as three players — Wilson (26 points, 10 rebounds), Gray (21 points), and Kelsey Plum (20 points) — all scored at least 20, building a 2-0 series lead that appeared insurmountable. Connecticut, however, delivered one of the more historically significant individual performances in Finals history in Game 3: Alyssa Thomas recorded the first triple-double in WNBA Finals history, with 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists, sparking a 28-7 fourth-quarter run that carried the Sun to a lopsided 105-76 win at home, keeping Connecticut's championship hopes alive. Las Vegas closed out the title in Game 4, winning 97-91 in Connecticut behind 20 points from Gray, 17 from Riquna Williams, and a decisive closing stretch in which the Aces scored the game's final eight points to hold off the Sun. Remarkably, Thomas recorded a second consecutive triple-double in the loss — 11 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists — making Finals history as the first player ever to record back-to-back triple-doubles in a championship series, even in defeat. A'ja Wilson was named Finals MVP for her sustained excellence across all four games, and head coach Becky Hammon, in her first season after leaving the San Antonio Spurs' NBA coaching staff, became the first rookie head coach in WNBA history to win a championship, an especially notable achievement given the scrutiny her hire had drawn as a high-profile crossover from the men's game. The title also completed a full-season sweep of major hardware for Las Vegas, which had also won the inaugural Commissioner's Cup earlier that year, making the Aces the first team to capture both trophies in the same season. For Connecticut, Thomas's historic back-to-back triple-doubles were scant consolation in a fourth Finals loss without a championship, extending the Sun's title drought across every franchise era. Las Vegas's breakthrough, its first championship under any of the franchise's names (Utah Starzz, San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars, Las Vegas Aces), set up a dynastic run that would produce a second consecutive title the very next season.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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