2022 WNBA Season - Wikipedia

Sports season

2022 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 6 – September 18, 2022
Games	36
Teams	12
Total attendance	1,215,359
Average attendance	5,679
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2,[1] CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV[2]
Draft
Top draft pick	Rhyne Howard
Picked by	Atlanta Dream
Regular season
Season MVP	A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas)
Top scorer	Breanna Stewart (Seattle)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Las Vegas Aces (1st title)
Runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP	Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas)
WNBA seasons
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The 2022 WNBA season was the 26th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Chicago Sky were the defending champions.

The WNBA's second Commissioner's Cup took place during the regular season, with the Las Vegas Aces winning over the Sky.[3] In the playoffs, the Aces were the first seed and won the Finals over the Connecticut Sun.

The regular season was expanded to 36 games per team, is the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season.[4] A 36-game season was originally scheduled for 2020, but the plan was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] This season also marked the return of an all-series playoffs, which was last used in 2015, instead of the prior schedule of two rounds of single-elimination games and byes for the higher-seeded teams. The first-round series used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format used up to 2015). The semifinals and finals remained best-of-five series.[6] The playoffs began on August 17 and concluded on September 18.[7]

In May 2022, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that during this upcoming season, the league would honor the Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner with a "BG42" floor decal in a notable spot on the court of all 12 teams. The Mercury center has been detained in Russia since February 2022 after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport.[8] The "BG42" floor decal was also prominently found on the Mercury's parent team, the Phoenix Suns, during the rest of the year after she was detained in Russia.

Draft

[edit] Main article: 2022 WNBA draft

The Washington Mystics won the first pick in the 2022 WNBA draft in the draft lottery. They were followed by the Indiana Fever for second, Atlanta Dream for third, and Los Angeles Sparks for fourth. The Sparks had traded their pick to the Dallas Wings before the lottery,[9] who subsequently sent the pick to the Fever in a trade that helped Dallas secure Teaira McCowan.[10] As part of a three-team trade, Washington and Atlanta swapped lottery picks, resulting in each team receiving 2022's third and first picks, respectively.[11] The Fever ended up with four top-10 picks, and seven overall.

Lottery picks

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Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Rhyne Howard	United States	Atlanta Dream (from Washington)[a]	Kentucky
2	NaLyssa Smith	United States	Indiana Fever	Baylor
3	Shakira Austin	United States	Washington Mystics (from Atlanta)[a]	Ole Miss
4	Emily Engstler	United States	Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles via Dallas)[b][c]	Louisville

Media coverage

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In March 2022, the league announced plans to feature the broadcasts of nine regular season games on ABC, five on ESPN, and ten on ESPN2—totaling 25 games, including the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game. The league also revealed that those same channels will air the entire 2022 postseason, which could consist of as many as 27 games.[1]

The remaining national broadcast schedule was released in April and May 2022—including two regular season games on CBS and 38 on CBS Sports Network, 46 on NBA TV, 16 on Amazon Prime Video, 20 on Facebook Watch, and 12 on Twitter.[2][12] Prime Video also streamed the 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Final.[13]

Transactions

[edit] Main article: List of 2022 WNBA season transactions

The free agency negotiation period started on January 15, while players could sign to a team as soon as February 1.[4]

Coaching changes

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Off-season
Team	2021 season	2022 season	Reference
Atlanta Dream	Darius Taylor (interim)	Tanisha Wright	[14]
Las Vegas Aces	Bill Laimbeer	Becky Hammon	[15]
New York Liberty	Walt Hopkins	Sandy Brondello	[16]
Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Vanessa Nygaard	[17]
Mid-season
Team	Departing Coach	New Coach	Reference
Indiana Fever	Marianne Stanley	Carlos Knox	[18]
Los Angeles Sparks	Derek Fisher	Fred Williams	[19]

Regular season

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All-Star Game

[edit] Main article: 2022 WNBA All-Star Game

ABC, TSN3/SN1

July 10, 2022 1:00 p.m. ET

Report

Team Wilson 134, Team Stewart 112
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 36–11, 33–38, 42–35
Pts: Kelsey Plum (30)Rebs: Sylvia Fowles (9)Asts: Courtney Vandersloot (8)	Pts: Jonquel Jones (29)Rebs: Jonquel Jones (13)Asts: Sue Bird/Skylar Diggins-Smith (6)

Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IllinoisAttendance: 9,572Referees: Isaac BarnettTim GreeneToni Patillo

Standings

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#	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x – Las Vegas Aces	26	10	.722	–	15–3	13–5	13–5	9–1
2	x – Chicago Sky	26	10	.722	–	15–3	14–4	12–6	9–1
3	x – Connecticut Sun	25	11	.694	1.0	11–7	13–5	12–6	5–5
4	x – Seattle Storm	22	14	.611	4.0	10–8	13–5	9–9	6–4
5	x – Washington Mystics	22	14	.611	4.0	11–7	12–6	10–8	5–5
6	x – Dallas Wings	18	18	.500	8.0	8–10	8–10	10–8	5–5
7	x – New York Liberty	16	20	.444	10.0	10–8	9–9	7–11	6–4
8	x – Phoenix Mercury	15	21	.417	11.0	7–11	11–7	4–14	3–7
9	e – Minnesota Lynx	14	22	.389	12.0	8–10	7–11	7–11	4–6
10	e – Atlanta Dream	14	22	.389	12.0	5–13	8–10	6–12	3–7
11	e – Los Angeles Sparks	13	23	.361	13.0	6–12	7–11	6–12	3–7
12	e – Indiana Fever	5	31	.139	21.0	2–16	3–15	2–16	2–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing x – Clinched playoff berth e – Eliminated from playoff contention Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Schedule

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2022 WNBA preseason
Preseason Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Monday, April 11 7:00 p.m. 2022 WNBA draft USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/4 Spring Studios, Tribeca,New York City Saturday, April 23 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle 68–81 Stewart (20) Nelson-Ododa (12) Nelson-Ododa (5) Climate Pledge Arena5,734 Sunday, April 24 3:00 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta 69–88 Wallace (17) Austin (12) Hines-Allen (7) Gateway Center Arena854 Monday, April 25 12:30 p.m. Dallas @ Chicago 92–77 Tied (24) Thompson (10) Evans (7) Wintrust Arena Wednesday, April 27 11:30 a.m. Minnesota @ Washington 66–78 Delle Donne (21) Austin (13) Cloud (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,220 Thursday, April 28 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix 82–78 Tied (16) Anigwe (8) Diggins-Smith (8) Footprint Center2,759 Saturday, April 30 3:00 p.m Washington @ New York CAN N/A Barclays Center Chicago @ Indiana 75–79 Egbo (15) Egbo (10) K. Mitchell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles 84–87 K. Williams (25) Anigwe (11) Tied (3) MatadomeN/A Sunday, May 1 1:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut 78–94 J. Jones (15) Tied (6) J. Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena3,244 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota 86–89 Plum (16) R. Davis (11) Plum (5) Target CenterN/A Monday, May 2 2:00 p.m. Indiana @ Dallas 89–101 K. Mitchell (21) Egbo (9) Tied (6) College Park CenterN/A
2022 WNBA regular season
May Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Friday, May 6 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Washington Facebook, NBC Sports Washington/Monumental Sports, Fever.WNBA.com 70–84 Delle Donne (21) N. Smith (13) Cloud (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Chicago USA: NBA TV, Marquee Sports Network, Spectrum SportsnetCanada: NBA TV Canada 98–91 (OT) Evans (24) Meesseman (8) Tied (8) Wintrust Arena8,111 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Arizona ExtraCanada: TSN5 106–88 Diggins-Smith (25) Wilson (11) Taurasi (9) Footprint Center7,167 Minnesota @ Seattle Twitter, FOX 13+/Amazon Prime (Seattle), The CW (Twin Cities) 74–97 Tied (17) Shepard (12) Bird (9) Climate Pledge Arena12,904 Saturday, May 7 6:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/3/5 79–81 Tied (25) Tied (7) Tied (6) Barclays Center6,829 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas CBSSN 66–59 Mabrey (20) Billings (14) R. Howard (4) College Park Center5,796 Sunday, May 8 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Indiana Amazon Prime 87–77 Cambage (22) Cambage (11) K. Mitchell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse2,545 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–66 Atkins (20) Shepard (12) Cloud (6) Target Center8,134 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 74–85 Stewart (21) Hamby (19) Tied (7) Michelob Ultra Arena6,212 Tuesday, May 10 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Washington Facebook 76–89 Tied (19) Wilson (11) Hines-Allen (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,082 Minnesota @ Indiana 76–82 Tied (26) Fowles (14) Shepard (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse1,078 Wednesday, May 11 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta USA: Bally Sports South, Spectrum SportsnetCanada: TSN5 75–77 R. Howard (21) N. Ogwumike (15) Wheeler (5) Gateway Center Arena3,138 8:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago CBSSN 50–83 Evans (15) 4 tied (6) Tied (6) Wintrust Arena4,935 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix Amazon Prime 77–97 Loyd (26) Charles (11) 3 tied (6) Footprint Center6,098 Friday, May 13 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Washington 94–86 Ogunbowale (27) Harrison (10) Harris (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,281 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Atlanta 96–73 McDonald (20) Hamby (13) Plum (11) Gateway Center Arena3,138 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ New York USA: TwitterCanada: NBA TV Canada 92–86 (OT) Ionescu (31) N. Smith (17) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center3,289 Saturday, May 14 3:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle USA: ABCCanada: TSN2 69–64 Loyd (26) Tied (14) Diggins-Smith (5) Climate Pledge Arena12,453 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Connecticut Facebook 60–77 A. Thomas (23) Jo. Jones (12) A. Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena5,624 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Minnesota USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 82–78 Milić (18) Fowles (11) Vandersloot (11) Target Center6,503 Sunday, May 15 2:00 p.m. Dallas @ New York 81–71 Ogunbowale (21) Thornton (10) Ionescu (6) Barclays Center3,095 3:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Indiana Amazon Prime 85–79 R. Howard (33) Egbo (9) Tied (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse1,745 Tuesday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York 92–65 Tied (16) Dolson (7) Ionescu (4) Barclays Center3,054 Atlanta @ Indiana USA: League PassCanada: TSN5 101–79 R. Howard (19) Engstler (10) 3 tied (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse960 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas CBSSN 84–68 Austin (20) Tied (8) Cloud (7) College Park Center3,035 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas CBSSN 74–86 Plum (20) Wilson (10) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena2,536 10:30 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 87–84 McBride (24) Fowles (12) Tied (6) Crypto.com Arena4,701 Wednesday, May 18 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Seattle Facebook 71–74 Magbegor (21) Ca. Parker (9) Vandersloot (12) Climate Pledge Arena7,450 Thursday, May 19 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas 87–93 Tied (25) Shepard (14) Tied (7) Michelob Ultra Arena3,640 Dallas @ Phoenix 94–84 Ogunbowale (37) Tied (11) Mabrey (10) Footprint Center6,151 Friday, May 20 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut 85–94 Mitchell (23) Jo. Jones (8) Robinson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena4,428 7:30 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta Twitter 78–73 R. Howard (21) Coffey (10) Tied (5) Gateway Center ArenaN/A 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle 80–83 Stewart (28) Magbegor (11) Bird (8) Climate Pledge Arena10,103 Saturday, May 21 3:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas USA: ABCCanada: TSN2 80–100 Plum (24) Plaisance (9) Taurasi (7) Michelob Ultra Arena5,572 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Dallas 78–94 Mabrey (22) Fowles (9) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center3,813 Sunday, May 22 2:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana ESPN3 92–70 Tied (18) Jo. Jones (9) A. Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse2,612 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington USA: ABCCanada: NBA TV Canada 82–73 Atkins (20) Ca. Parker (13) Tied (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 Monday, May 23 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas Facebook 76–104 Wilson (24) Young (9) Canada (9) Michelob Ultra Arena4,092 Tuesday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut USA: League PassCanada: TSN5 85–77 Mabrey (20) Jo. Jones (12) A. Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena4,180 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington 50–70 Delle Donne (15) 3 tied (7) Cloud (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena2,687 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago 90–95 K. Mitchell (25) Engstler (13) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena7,741 8:00 p.m. New York @ Minnesota 78–84 N. Howard (23) Fowles (14) Whitcomb (9) Target Center6,104 Wednesday, May 25 10:30 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles Amazon Prime 94–99 Diggins-Smith (28) Tied (7) DeShields (9) Crypto.com Arena4,020 Thursday, May 26 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut 68–99 Tied (18) Tied (7) Hideman (6) Mohegan Sun Arena4,308 Friday, May 27 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Indiana Twitter 96–101 N. Ogwumike (30) N. Ogwumike (10) Robinson (11) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,417 10:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 71–79 Stewart (31) 4 tied (9) Whitcomb (8) Climate Pledge Arena10,001 Saturday, May 28 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago USA: ABCCanada: SN360 83–76 Wilson (22) Wilson (16) 3 tied (6) Wintrust Arena6,812 7:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 71–79 3 tied (14) A. Thomas (10) C. Williams (7) Mohegan Sun Arena5,482 Sunday, May 29 12:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Atlanta CBS 54–81 DeShields (23) Ch. Parker (10) R. Howard (6) Gateway Center Arena3,138 6:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 61–92 Loyd (22) Lavender (10) Loyd (6) Climate Pledge Arena10,228 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Minnesota Amazon Prime 85–83 Carter (20) Fowles (7) 3 tied (4) Target Center7,234 Tuesday, May 31 7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana ESPN3 87–75 Atkins (28) E. Williams (15) Cloud (9) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,009 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Chicago USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN4/5 70–73 Charles (25) Ca. Parker (11) Diggins-Smith (8) Wintrust Arena5,133 9:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas USA: ESPNCanada: TSN4/5 81–89 Wilson (24) Wilson (14) Plum (7) Michelob Ultra Arena4,693 10:30 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles ESPN3 91–93 Sykes (25) N. Ogwumike (10) Tied (6) Crypto.com Arena4,852
June Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Wednesday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Atlanta USA: League PassCanada: SN360 76–84 R. Howard (22) Fowles (20) Wheeler (9) Gateway Center Arena1,268 Indiana @ New York CBSSN 74–87 Ionescu (23) Dolson (8) Dolson (7) Barclays Center4,079 Thursday, June 2 10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas Facebook 97–90 Young (26) A. Thomas (12) Plum (8) Michelob Ultra Arena3,801 Friday, June 3 7:00 p.m. New York @ Washington Twitter 74–70 Ionescu (24) Tied (8) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,857 7:30 p.m. Chicago @ Atlanta 73–65 Copper (21) Copper (8) Vandersloot (6) Gateway Center Arena3,138 10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Phoenix CBSSN 92–88 Taurasi (32) A. Thomas (10) A. Thomas (7) Footprint Center7,180 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle 68–51 Stewart (27) Sabally (11) January (7) Climate Pledge Arena8,023 Sunday, June 5 2:00 p.m. Minnesota @ New York 84–77 Ionescu (31) Fowles (8) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center4,119 3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta 66–75 K. Mitchell (20) Coffey (10) Henderson (5) Gateway Center Arena3,000 6:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago Amazon Prime 82–91 Hawkins (21) Ca. Parker (13) Machida (9) Wintrust Arena6,228 6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas 78–84 Plum (32) Thornton (15) 3 tied (5) Michelob Ultra Arena4,814 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix USA: League PassCanada: SN360 74–81 Diggins-Smith (29) B. Turner (9) Taurasi (7) Footprint Center10,151 6:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Seattle 93–86 J. Jones (25) A. Thomas (8) A. Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena11,330 Tuesday, June 7 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ New York CBSSN 69–88 Ionescu (26) Ionescu (8) Ionescu (8) Barclays Center3,196 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Seattle CBSSN 60–72 Loyd (26) Ch. Parker (10) Bird (6) Climate Pledge Arena7,262 Wednesday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 69–88 N. Smith (19) 3 tied (9) Tied (5) Mohegan Sun Arena4,088 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington CBSSN 82–84 Atkins (19) Ca. Parker (9) 3 tied (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena2,984 Friday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut Twitter 83–79 Meesseman (26) J. Jones (14) Tied (8) Mohegan Sun Arena4,816 New York @ Indiana 97–83 N. Howard (25) N. Howard (10) Ionescu (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,393 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas CBSSN 89–88 Stewart (32) Stewart (11) G. Williams (9) College Park Center3,292 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 76–59 Hines-Allen (17) Shepard (15) Cloud (8) Target Center6,315 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Phoenix CBSSN 88–90 R. Howard (25) Tied (13) Taurasi (6) Footprint Center7,650 Saturday, June 11 9:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles Facebook 89–72 Wilson (35) Wilson (11) Tied (8) Crypto.com Arena8,200 Sunday, June 12 2:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York Amazon Prime 88–86 Ionescu (27) Ionescu (13) Ionescu (12) Barclays Center4,810 4:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas 84–79 Stewart (25) Thornton (14) Bird (7) College Park Center3,273 6:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington 99–90 (OT) Diggins-Smith (27) Tied (10) Tied (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Minnesota USA: League PassCanada: SN360, NBA TV Canada 84–80 Milić (23) N. Smith (14) Powers (7) Target Center6,806 Tuesday, June 14 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1 65–83 DeShields (21) Austin (10) Cloud (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,088 9:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota USA: ESPNCanada: NBA TV Canada 81–79 Stewart (29) G. Williams (10) G. Williams (8) Target Center6,031 Wednesday, June 15 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas 92–84 Ogunbowale (28) Hamby (12) C. Gray (8) College Park Center4,375 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut 92–105 Durr (21) Tied (9) A. Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena4,014 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Indiana USA: League PassCanada: TSN3/5 93–80 Charles (29) N. Smith (14) Peddy (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,824 Thursday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Washington @ New York 65–77 N. Howard (27) N. Howard (7) Ionescu (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,168 Friday, June 17 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Connecticut CBSSN 71–82 Bonner (20) J. Jones (13) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena7,088 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas Twitter 88–93 Charles (27) McCowan (10) Diggins-Smith (10) College Park Center3,140 Atlanta @ Chicago Facebook 100–106 (OT) Copper (23) Meesseman (12) R. Howard (7) Wintrust Arena7,435 Sunday, June 19 12:00 p.m. Seattle @ New York USA: ESPNCanada: SN360 81–72 Tied (23) N. Howard (11) Ionescu (10) Barclays Center6,859 2:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Washington CBS 63–71 Tied (15) J. Jones (16) Atkins (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,959 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana 87–89 Copper (28) N. Smith (11) K. Mitchell (9) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,706 4:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas Amazon Prime 82–92 Ogunbowale (27) A. Gray (12) A. Gray (6) College Park Center3,779 6:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas CBSSN 95–96 Wilson (25) Shepard (19) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena4,603 Tuesday, June 21 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Atlanta USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 75–80 Tied (18) R. Howard (8) McDonald (5) Gateway Center Arena 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas CBSSN 104–95 Vandersloot (25) Wilson (11) Vandersloot (8) Michelob Ultra Arena4,951 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 84–71 Diggins-Smith (25) Shepard (13) Jefferson (9) Footprint Center6,394 10:30 p.m. Washington @ Los Angeles 82–84 Atkins (22) C. Ogwumike (9) Cloud (13) Crypto.com Arena3,745 Wednesday, June 22 7:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN3 81–77 Tied (16) Tied (11) Ionescu (6) Mohegan Sun Arena4,652 Thursday, June 23 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Dallas CBSSN 68–94 Ogunbowale (24) Egbo (12) Ogunbowale (6) College Park Center2,791 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Minnesota Facebook 88–100 Charles (26) Fowles (10) Powers (6) Target Center8,004 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle CBSSN 71–85 Loyd (22) Tied (9) Tied (8) Climate Pledge Arena9,884 10:30 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles Facebook 82–59 3 tied (15) Ca. Parker (14) Ca. Parker (10) Crypto.com Arena5,627 Friday, June 24 7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta CBSSN 89–77 Durr (23) N. Howard (10) Ionescu (8) Gateway Center Arena2,697 Saturday, June 25 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 83–72 Diggins-Smith (26) Tied (10) Tied (6) College Park Center4,240 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle Facebook 85–77 Stewart (28) Tied (8) Sykes (8) Climate Pledge Arena9,955 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 87–86 (OT) 3 tied (20) Wilson (14) Cloud (10) Michelob Ultra Arena7,171 Sunday, June 26 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta Amazon Prime 72–61 Tied (17) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena2,722 6:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Chicago CBSSN 85–88 Vandersloot (18) Tied (8) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena7,022 Monday, June 27 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix Amazon Prime 71–83 Taurasi (27) N. Smith (10) Peddy (5) Footprint Center5,044 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 79–73 Plum (29) 3 tied (11) Tied (7) Crypto.com Arena4,200 Tuesday, June 28 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 74–92 Cloud (18) Tied (7) Machia (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena3,517 8:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota ESPN3 64–92 Powers (20) Achonwa (13) Jefferson (10) Target Center5,603 Wednesday, June 29 12:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 83–91 Ca. Parker (25) Tied (11) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena6,709 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 78–99 K. Mitchell (21) B. Turner (11) Tied (7) Footprint Center5,833 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle Amazon Prime 78–88 Loyd (24) Wilson (16) Gray (8) Climate Pledge Arena9,499 Thursday, June 30 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York Twitter 92–81 (OT) Hayes (21) Ionescu (13) Wheeler (8) Barclays Center6,161
July Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Friday, July 1 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas CBSSN 97–89 Ogunbowale (23) Cambage (11) Toliver (7) College Park Center3,187 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 91–85 Banham (24) Wilson (12) Plum (10) Target Center6,104 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Seattle Facebook 57–73 Stewart (20) Egbo (12) Loyd Climate Pledge Arena8,565 Saturday, July 2 1:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Chicago USA: ESPNCanada: SN1 75–91 Diggins-Smith (25) DeShields (9) Ca. Parker (7) Wintrust Arena8,028 Sunday, July 3 1:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut USA: ESPNCanada: SN1 72–74 (OT) A. Thomas (23) Hines-Allen (13) Cloud (6) Mohegan Sun Arena5,814 3:00 p.m. Seattle @ Atlanta NBA TV 76–90 Ch. Parker (21) Billings (10) Wallace (6) Gateway Center Arena3,138 6:00 p.m. New York @ Los Angeles CBSSN 74–84 N. Ogwumike (22) C. Ogwumike (10) Ionescu (8) Crypto.com Arena5,436 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota Amazon Prime 71–102 Powers (32) Fowles (11) Jefferson (6) Target Center7,603 Monday, July 4 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles USA: ESPNCanada: NBA TV Canada 75–78 N. Ogwumike (23) N. Ogwumike (9) Taurasi (6) Crypto.com Arena3,340 Tuesday, July 5 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Indiana 95–73 Loyd (25) Magbegor (11) Bird (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum2,585 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas Facebook 71–82 C. Williams (25) Gray (8) A. Thomas (6) College Park Center3,445 Wednesday, July 6 1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Minnesota USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 78–81 Powers (22) Powers (11) Tied (6) Target Center11,103 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta CBSSN 85–66 Delle Donne (26) Billings (9) Tied (4) Gateway Center Arena1,810 10:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas CBSSN 116–107 Ionescu (31) Ionescu (13) Ionescu (10) Michelob Ultra Arena8,405 Thursday, July 7 7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana USA: League PassCanada: TSN5 93–84 K. Mitchell (27) N. Smith (11) Vandersloot (6) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,839 10:00 p.m. New York @ Phoenix Facebook 81–84 Tied (23) Ionescu (10) Diggins-Smith (9) Footprint Center6,158 10:30 p.m. Seattle @ Los Angeles Twitter 106–69 Stewart (23) Magbegor (11) Loyd (7) Crypto.com Arena6,389 Sunday, July 10 1:00 p.m. WNBA All-Star Game USA: ABCCanada: TSN3, SN1 134–112 Plum (30) J. Jones (13) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena9,572 Tuesday, July 12 3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle Facebook 74–83 Stewart (19) McCowan (10) Bird (7) Climate Pledge Arena9,486 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York 107–101 Tied (27) Wilson (14) Young (7) Barclays Center5,201 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Chicago USA: League PassCanada: TSN1/4 75–90 Ca. Parker (31) Ca. Parker (11) Meesseman (8) Wintrust Arena7,074 Phoenix @ Minnesota 107–118 (2OT) Cunningham (36) Fowles (14) Diggins-Smith (10) Target Center6,503 10:30 p.m. Washington @ Los Angeles 94–81 Delle Donne (26) C. Ogwumike (10) Cloud (9) Crypto.com Arena5,004 Wednesday, July 13 12:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana NBA TV 89–81 K. Mitchell (21) J. Jones (14) A. Thomas (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum3,212 Thursday, July 14 11:00 a.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: NBA TVCanada: SN1 108–74 Wilson (25) N. Howard (9) Young (9) Barclays Center9,896 8:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota Twitter 92–87 Ogunbowale (32) Fowles (17) Harris (6) Target Center4,834 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Phoenix 75–80 Taurasi (29) Delle Donne (12) Diggins-Smith (9) Footprint Center5,994 10:30 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles Facebook 80–68 Gardner (18) C. Ogwumike (13) Canada (8) Crypto.com Arena5,856 Friday, July 15 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Indiana CBSSN 87–77 McBride (28) Fowles (12) Tied (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum1,530 7:30 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta USA: League PassCanada: TSN2 93–68 J. Jones (21) Hillmon (11) Wheeler (6) Gateway Center Arena2,962 Saturday, July 16 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas CBSSN 89–81 Tied (23) Copper (14) Allemand (8) College Park Center5,126 Sunday, July 17 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut USA: ABCCanada: TSN2 91–83 Plum (22) A. Thomas (14) C. Gray (9) Mohegan Sun Arena6,814 3:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Washington Facebook 57–70 Delle Donne (21) Tied (12) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 6:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Phoenix Amazon Prime 85–75 Taurasi (23) Ch. Parker (12) Wheeler (7) Footprint Center7,963 Indiana @ Seattle CBSSN 65–81 Stewart (25) N. Smith (9) Bird (6) Climate Pledge Arena9,970 Tuesday, July 19 11:30 a.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 63–82 B. Jones (21) A. Thomas (13) C. Williams (6) Mohegan Sun Arena6,288 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 92–76 Hayes (31) Tied (10) Plum (7) Michelob Ultra Arena5,952 10:30 p.m. Indiana @ Los Angeles CBSSN 79–86 N. Ogwumike (35) C. Ogwumike (10) Canada (8) Crypto.com Arena5,478 Wednesday, July 20 12:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 74–78 Stewart (24) Meesseman (10) Meesseman (6) Wintrust Arena8,893 Thursday, July 21 11:30 a.m. New York @ Washington USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 69–78 Delle Donne (25) N. Howard (10) Tied (5) Capital One Arena7,431 3:30 p.m. Atlanta @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 78–85 N. Ogwumike (20) R. Howard (9) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena10,021 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 77–90 Smith (23) Hamby (9) C. Gray (12) Michelob Ultra Arena5,737 Friday, July 22 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 94–84 Bonner (20) A. Thomas (10) A. Thomas (12) Target Center8,321 Dallas @ Chicago CBSSN 83–89 Ogunbowale (28) Ca. Parker (10) Meesseman (9) Wintrust Arena7,014 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 78–94 Diggins-Smith (35) Stewart (14) Taurasi (7) Footprint Center14,162 Saturday, July 23 7:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York USA: NBA TVCanada: SN360 80–83 Ca. Parker (21) Ca. Parker (11) Ionescu (9) Barclays Center6,926 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 66–84 Plum (29) Young (9) Young (6) Michelob Ultra Arena7,522 Sunday, July 24 3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana USA: NBA TVCanada: TSN4 96–86 K. Mitchell (34) Thornton (8) K. Mitchell (6) Hinkle Fieldhouse1,159 6:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Seattle USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 72–82 Charles (27) Charles (15) Bird (5) Climate Pledge Arena12,654 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota Amazon Prime 86–79 Hiedeman (19) A. Thomas (10) Bonner (8) Target Center7,231 Tuesday, July 26 8:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago Amazon Prime 93–83 Plum (24) Wilson (17) Tied (6) Wintrust Arena8,922 Thursday, July 28 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Atlanta USA: TwitterCanada: NBA TV Canada 92–85 Powers (25) Fowles (14) Jefferson (7) Gateway Center Arena2,396 Seattle @ Connecticut USA: NBA TVCanada: SN1 83–88 A. Thomas (19) Tied (10) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena9,137 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas CBSSN 87–77 McCowan (27) McCowan (11) Cloud (7) College Park Center4,382 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix CBSSN 80–90 Taurasi (30) N. Ogwumike (11) Diggins-Smith (6) Footprint Center8,124 Friday, July 29 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Indiana USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 93–72 Tied (22) N. Smith (10) Tied (5) Hinkle Fieldhouse1,828 8:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago CBSSN 81–89 Vandersloot (23) Copper (11) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena6,924 Saturday, July 30 12:00 p.m. Seattle @ Washington USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/3 82–77 Delle Donne (22) Tied (10) Cloud (11) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 7:30 p.m. Dallas @ Atlanta USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 81–68 R. Howard (22) McCowan (14) Tied (8) Gateway Center Arena3,138 Sunday, July 31 1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut USA: NBA TVCanada: TSN4 95–92 (OT) Copper (27) Stevens (10) Vandersloot (12) Mohegan Sun Arena6,254 2:00 p.m. Phoenix @ New York CBSSN 69–89 N. Howard (23) Tied (12) Ionescu (16) Barclays Center6,433 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Indiana USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 94–69 Plum (26) N. Smith (13) C. Gray (7) Hinkle Fieldhouse1,822 Seattle @ Washington Amazon Prime 75–78 Tied (23) Austin (9) Cloud (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 84–77 N. Ogwumike (23) Shepard (10) Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena6,857
August Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Tuesday, August 2 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Connecticut USA: NBA TVCanada: TSN1/5 63–87 Hiedeman (16) A. Thomas (12) A. Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena6,130 Los Angeles @ New York CBSSN 73–102 Ionescu (31) N. Howard (11) Xu (8) Barclays Center4,891 Las Vegas @ Washington Facebook 73–83 Wilson (22) Wilson (12) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 9:00 p.m. Dallas @ Chicago CBSSN 84–78 Mabrey (26) McCowan (12) Burton (9) Wintrust Arena5,602 Wednesday, August 3 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 81–91 N. Smith (21) Cannon (8) 3 tied (6) Gateway Center Arena2,071 Los Angeles @ New York CBSSN 61–64 Ionescu (20) Nelson-Ododa (10) Canada (8) Barclays Center5,315 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Seattle USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 77–89 Stewart (33) Stewart (8) Tied (6) Climate Pledge Arena13,500 Thursday, August 4 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2Canada: SN360 64–77 Diggins-Smith (16) A. Thomas (13) B. Turner (7) Mohegan Sun Arena6,215 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas ESPN3 80–82 C. Gray (28) McCowan (16) Plum (7) College Park Center3,492 Friday, August 5 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta CBSSN 86–88 R. Howard (28) Hillmon (9) Canada (8) Gateway Center Arena3,138 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 83–93 Hines-Allen (21) 3 tied (6) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena8,042 Saturday, August 6 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Dallas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 91–95 (OT) Thornton (21) McCowan (14) Tied (8) College Park Center4,184 10:00 p.m. New York @ Phoenix USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 62–76 DeShields (25) 3 tied (8) Ionescu (5) Footprint Center11,724 Sunday, August 7 1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: ABCCanada: SN1 91–94 Vandersloot (20) Ca. Parker (12) Bonner (6) Wintrust Arena8,224 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Washington USA: ESPN3Canada: NBA TV Canada 79–76 Sykes (21) Austin (10) Canada (12) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 Las Vegas @ Seattle USA: ABCCanada: TSN4 89–81 Stewart (35) Stewart (10) C. Gray (9) Climate Pledge Arena18,100 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Minnesota Amazon Prime 71–81 McBride (20) Fowles (8) Tied (6) Target Center9,421 Monday, August 8 8:00 p.m. New York @ Dallas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 77–86 Ionescu (32) McCowan (9) 3 tied (4) College Park Center3,036 Tuesday, August 9 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago USA: NBA TVCanada: TSN3 111–100 Vandersloot (28) Stewart (9) Bird (8) Wintrust Arena9,314 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas CBSSN 90–97 Wilson (24) Wilson (14) Plum (8) Michelob Ultra Arena5,151 10:30 p.m. Connecticut @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 97–71 Jo. Jones (21) Jo. Jones (10) A. Thomas (7) Crypto.com Arena5,789 Wednesday, August 10 8:00 p.m. New York @ Dallas USA: League PassCanada: NBA TV Canada 91–73 Mabrey (19) McCowan (13) Ionescu (7) College Park Center3,795 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix CBSSN 86–77 Cunningham (24) Shepard (12) Jefferson (12) Footprint Center7,307 Thursday, August 11 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 78–89 Copper (28) Ca. Parker (12) Tied (6) Michelob Ultra Arena6,055 10:30 p.m. Connecticut @ Los Angeles Twitter 93–69 Tied (18) Tied (9) Bonner (7) Crypto.com Arena4,987 Friday, August 12 7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana Facebook 82–70 Delle Donne (24) Austin (11) Tied (6) Hinkle Fieldhouse1,700 7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta CBSSN 80–70 Dangerfield (18) N. Howard (12) Tied (6) Gateway Center Arena3,138 9:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 96–69 Charles (23) Fowles (12) G. Williams (7) Target Center12,134 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Phoenix NBA TV 74–86 DeShields (24) McCowan (9) Peddy (8) Footprint Center8,047 Sunday, August 14 1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ABCCanada: SN360 83–90 L. Allen (26) Fowles (12) L. Allen (6) Mohegan Sun Arena7,489 2:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York ESPN3 83–87 R. Howard (24) Dolson (12) Tied (7) Barclays Center7,561 3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Washington ESPN3 83–95 Delle Donne (22) Austin (6) T. Mitchell (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena4,200 Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: ABCCanada: NBA TV Canada 100–109 Loyd (38) Stewart (15) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena10,015 5:00 p.m. Chicago @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 82–67 Stevens (17) Gustafson (10) Allemand (6) Footprint Center12,383 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TVCanada: NBA TV Canada 116–88 Sykes (35) McCowan (8) Harris (11) Crypto.com Arena7,245
2022 WNBA playoffs
Round One Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Wednesday, August 17 8:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago USA: ESPN2Canada: SN360 98–91 Tied (22) Ca. Parker (10) Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena7,524 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas USA: ESPNCanada: NBA TV Canada 63–79 Plum (22) B. Turner (16) Peddy (5) Michelob Ultra Arena8,725 Thursday, August 18 8:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut USA: ESPNU, NBA TVCanada: TSN2 68–93 Jo. Jones (19) A. Thomas (10) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena4,797 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN2 83–86 Delle Donne (26) Stewart (12) G. Williams (6) Climate Pledge Arena8,917 Saturday, August 20 12:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago USA: ESPNCanada: NBA TV Canada 62–100 Copper (20) Ca. Parker (12) Quigley (8) Wintrust Arena7,732 9:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 80–117 C. Gray (27) B. Turner (7) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena9,126 Sunday, August 21 12:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut USA: ABCCanada: SN1 89–79 3 tied (20) McCowan (11) A. Gray (8) Mohegan Sun Arena6,788 4:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle USA: ESPNCanada: NBA TV Canada 84–97 Tied (21) Stewart (10) Bird (10) Climate Pledge Arena12,940 Tuesday, August 23 9:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/4 90–72 3 tied (15) Ca. Parker (13) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center7,837 Wednesday, August 24 9:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/3/4 73–58 Bonner (21) McCowan (12) Bonner (5) College Park Center5,016
Semifinals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Sunday, August 28 4:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: ESPNCanada: TSN3/4 76–73 Loyd (26) T. Charles (18) Bird (12) Michelob Ultra Arena9,944 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN5 68–63 Ca. Parker (19) Ca. Parker (18) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena8,955 Wednesday, August 31 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 77–85 J. Jones (23) A. Thomas (10) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena8,311 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2Canada: SN360 73–78 Wilson (33) Wilson (13) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena9,755 Sunday, September 4 1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 76–72 Bonner (18) A. Thomas (13) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena9,142 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle USA: ABCCanada: NBA TV Canada 110–98 (OT) Wilson (34) Stewart (15) C. Gray (12) Climate Pledge Arena15,431 Tuesday, September 6 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN3 80–104 Tied (19) Ca. Parker (9) Meesseman (6) Mohegan Sun Arena5,868 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle USA: ESPN2Canada: TSN3 97–92 Stewart (42) Wilson (13) C. Gray (10) Climate Pledge Arena11,328 Thursday, September 8 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: ESPN2Canada: NBA TV Canada 72–63 Copper (22) Tied (10) A. Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena8,014
WNBA Finals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Sunday, September 11 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas USA: ABCCanada: TSN5 64–67 Wilson (24) Tied (11) Tied (5) Michelob Ultra Arena10,135 Tuesday, September 13 9:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas USA: ESPNCanada: TSN1/4 71–85 Wilson (26) J. Jones (11) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena10,211 Thursday, September 15 9:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut USA: ESPNCanada: SN360 76–105 Young (22) A. Thomas (15) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena8,745 Sunday, September 18 4:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut USA: ESPNCanada: SN1 78–71 C. Gray (20) Wilson (14) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena9,652

Note: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.All times Eastern

Statistical leaders

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The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2022 regular season through games played on August 14, 2022.[20][21][22]

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	21.8 ppg
Rebounds per game	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	9.8 rpg
Assists per game	Natasha Cloud	Washington Mystics	7.0 apg
Steals per game	Brittney Sykes	Los Angeles Sparks	2.0 spg
Blocks per game	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	1.9 bpg
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	62.2%
Three point FG percentage	Moriah Jefferson	Minnesota Lynx	47.4%
Free throw percentage	Allie Quigley	Chicago Sky	95.0%
Points per game (team)	Las Vegas Aces		90.4 ppg
Field goal percentage (team)	Chicago Sky		48.1%

Playoffs

[edit] Main article: 2022 WNBA playoffs See also: 2022 WNBA Finals

First roundBest-of-3			SemifinalsBest-of-5			FinalsBest-of-5
1	Las Vegas Aces	2
			8	Phoenix Mercury	0
1	Las Vegas Aces	3
			4	Seattle Storm	1
4	Seattle Storm	2
			5	Washington Mystics	0
1	Las Vegas Aces	3
			3	Connecticut Sun	1
2	Chicago Sky	2
			7	New York Liberty	1
2	Chicago Sky	2
			3	Connecticut Sun	3
3	Connecticut Sun	2
			6	Dallas Wings	1

• Bold – Series winner
• Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Awards

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Reference:[23]

Individual

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Award		Winner	Team	Position	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player (MVP)		A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	Forward	31 of 56 votes[24]
Finals MVP		Chelsea Gray		Guard
Rookie of the Year		Rhyne Howard	Atlanta Dream	Guard	53 of 56 votes[25]
Most Improved Player		Jackie Young	Las Vegas Aces	Guard	32 of 56 votes[26]
Defensive Player of the Year		A'ja Wilson		Forward	20 of 56 votes[27]
Sixth Player of the Year		Brionna Jones	Connecticut Sun	Forward	53 of 56 votes[28]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	Center	36 of 56 votes[29]
Season-Long Community Assist Award		Brianna Turner	Phoenix Mercury	Forward
Peak Performers	Points	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	Forward	21.8 ppg
	Rebounds	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	Center	9.8 rpg
	Assists	Natasha Cloud	Washington Mystics	Guard	7.0 apg
Coach of the Year		Becky Hammon	Las Vegas Aces	Head Coach	27 of 56 votes[30]
Basketball Executive of the Year		James Wade	Chicago Sky	Head Coach	11 votes[31]

Team

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Award		Members
All-WNBA[32]	First Team	A'ja Wilson	Breanna Stewart	Kelsey Plum	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Candace Parker
	Second Team	Alyssa Thomas	Sabrina Ionescu	Nneka Ogwumike	Jonquel Jones	Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive[33]	First Team	Natasha Cloud (G)	Ariel Atkins (G)	A'ja Wilson (F)	Breanna Stewart (F)	Sylvia Fowles (C)
	Second Team	Brittney Sykes (G)	Gabby Williams (F)	Alyssa Thomas (F)	Jonquel Jones (F)	Ezi Magbegor (C)
All-Rookie Team[34]		Rhyne Howard	NaLyssa Smith	Shakira Austin	Queen Egbo	Rebekah Gardner

Players of the Week

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Date Awarded	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 16	Rhyne Howard	Atlanta Dream	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	[35]
May 23	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Jackie Young		[36]
May 31	Kelsey Mitchell	Indiana Fever	A'ja Wilson (2)		[37]
June 6	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	Kelsey Plum		[38]
June 13	Sabrina Ionescu	New York Liberty	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	[39]
June 21	Kahleah Copper	Chicago Sky	A'ja Wilson (3)	Las Vegas Aces	[40]
June 27	Courtney Vandersloot		Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	[41]
July 8	Sabrina Ionescu (2)	New York Liberty	Aerial Powers	Minnesota Lynx	[42]
July 18	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Phoenix Mercury	[43]
July 25	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut Sun	A'ja Wilson (4)	Las Vegas Aces	[44]
August 1	Courtney Vandersloot (2)	Chicago Sky	Kelsey Plum (2)		[45]
August 8	Sabrina Ionescu (4)	New York Liberty	Teaira McCowan	Dallas Wings	[46]
August 15			A'ja Wilson (5)	Las Vegas Aces	[47]

Players of the Month

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Month	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	[48]
June	Sabrina Ionescu	New York Liberty	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	[49]
July	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut Sun	A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas Aces	[50]
August	Sabrina Ionescu (2)	New York Liberty	Teaira McCowan	Dallas Wings	[51]

Rookies of the Month

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Month	Player	Team	Reference
May	Rhyne Howard (4)	Atlanta Dream	[52]
June			[53]
July			[54]
August			[55]

Coaches of the Month

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Month	Coach	Team	Reference
May	Becky Hammon	Las Vegas Aces	[56]
June	James Wade (2)	Chicago Sky	[57]
July			[58]
August	Vickie Johnson	Dallas Wings	[59]

Coaches

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Eastern Conference

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Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream	Tanisha Wright	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Chicago Sky	James Wade	UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)	3	48–40	3	1	1
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	6	111–75	5	1	0
Indiana Fever	Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics (assistant)	2	12–42	0	0	0
New York Liberty	Sandy Brondello	Phoenix Mercury	0	0–0	0	0	0
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	9	151–147	7	2	1

Western Conference

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Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings	Vickie Johnson	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	1	14–18	1	0	0
Las Vegas Aces	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Sparks	Derek Fisher	New York Knicks	3	49–39	2	0	0
Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	12	267–127	11	6	4
Phoenix Mercury	Vanessa Nygaard	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Seattle Storm	Noelle Quinn	Seattle Storm (associate head coach)	1	16–10	1	0	0

Notes:

• Year with team does not include 2022 season.
• Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2021 regular season.
• Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
• WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
• Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2022 season as head coach of each team.

Notes

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1. ^ a b April 6, 2022: Washington to Atlanta[11]
   • Atlanta acquired the #1 Overall Pick in 2022
   • Washington acquired the #3 Overall Pick in 2022, the #14 Pick in 2022, and the right to swap picks with Los Angeles in 2023
2. ^ March 8, 2022: Dallas to Indiana[10]
   • Dallas acquired Teaira McCowan, a 2022 first-round pick, and Chicago's 2023 first-round pick
   • Indiana acquired 2022 first-round picks and a 2023 first-round pick
3. ^ June 2, 2021: Los Angeles to Dallas[9]
   • Los Angeles acquired 2021 first-round and 2022 second-round picks
   • Dallas acquired a 2022 first-round pick

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