Overview

• Game 1 tips Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. ET in Las Vegas on ESPN, with the series televised across ESPN and ABC through Oct. 17 if necessary.
• Las Vegas advanced after a 107-98 overtime win in a Game 5 semifinal against Indiana, while Phoenix ousted top-seeded Minnesota in four games after a 20-point Game 2 rally.
• The Aces–Fever semifinal averaged 1.56 million viewers, the most-watched WNBA semifinals on record, as nine semifinal games averaged 1.34 million viewers, up 57% year over year.
• Injuries shaped the bracket, with Caitlin Clark out since early September due to a groin injury and Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell later diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis after leaving Game 5.
• A'ja Wilson, a four-time MVP, leads Las Vegas' bid for a third title in four years, while Phoenix—powered by Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper—targets a fourth championship to tie the WNBA record.