Nearly win by 3 points! The favorite finals started well: Wilson scored 21+10, and the substitute surprise 21 points

On October 4, the WNBA Finals G1 officially kicked off, with the Ace playing against Mercury at home. Mercury came up and took the lead in the game, achieving a 10-2 start. After that, the ace slowly caught up with the score, but Cooper led Mercury and took the initiative, and led by 4 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the ace successfully caught up with the score, but Thomas missed the last two free throws to ruin his chance. In the end, the Ace defeated Mercury 89-86 and led 1-0 in the finals.

The two teams started without adjustment in this game. Mercury was the first to enter the state and continuously hit the inside to score points. Shabali scored under the basket and took a 10-2 lead. Lloyd's jump shot stabilized, and then the two teams went back and forth on the offensive end, but in the last 2 minutes Mercury fell into a silence. The ace equalized the score 7-0, and tied the score at 21 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Evans intercepted and counterattacked and overtook the score. Bonner and Cooper hit three-pointers one after another. The two teams competed against each other on the outside, and the scores were alternately leading. Cooper hit 2 consecutive three-pointers, and Mercury regained the initiative, leading the ace 50-45 at halftime.

The change of sides and the ace came up and scored consecutive points and directly overtook, but Mercury responded immediately afterwards and still maintained the lead. However, the ace kept sticking to the score and did not allow the gap to widen. In the end, Shabali made a three-pointer and then made a counterattack. She scored 5 points in a row, and led 71-67 after three quarters. In the final quarter, Shabali suffered a technical foul and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war. Evans hit 2 three-pointers in succession, and the ace successfully overtakes the score. Thomas scored 4 points in a row, but then missed the opportunity to overtake. Shabali equalized three-pointers and failed, and Mercury lost to the ace 86-89.

Wilson still performed well in this game, scoring a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. However, this time the ace felt bad on the outside, with Jackie Young making 0 of 6 three-pointers. Fortunately, Evans on the bench became the surprise, with 5 of 6 three-pointers and 21 points and 4 steals, which was the key to the team's reversal and victory. In addition, Lloyd also scored 18 points, while Gray sent 10 assists.

Mercury missed a great opportunity, and the team was in very good shape this time, with 5 players scoring in double digits, and Cooper scored 21 points, but 19 points came from the first half. In addition, Shabali scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Thomas scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Unfortunately, she failed to save the team at the last moment and missed two free throws to overtake the score.