WNBA Finals Showdown: Which Team Holds the Secret to Victory in Aces vs. Mercury?
The Aces have held opponents to the fewest assists per game in the playoffs, but they haven’t had to play against Thomas yet. Her league-leading 9.2 assists per game in the regular season were 3.0 more on average than any other player.
Given Thomas’ dual threat as a scorer and incredible playmaker, defenses have to be in lockstep together to stop her. The Aces haven’t always played that level of team defense this year.

This may need to be a big Kahleah Copper series. The Fever’s Odyssey Sims got to the foul line 13 times in Game 5 against the Aces by relentlessly seeking contact. Relentlessness is a huge part of Copper’s game, but she’s taken a backseat as an attacker this year in the Mercury offense, going from 5.6 free throw attempts per game in 2024 to 3.1 this season.



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