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2022 WNBA season

240 games, 2022-05-06 to 2022-09-18 · attendance 1,411,766

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WNBA champion

Las Vegas Aces
Finals 3–1 over Connecticut Sun

Best record

Chicago Sky 26–10

Commissioner's Cup

Las Vegas Aces final

All-Star Game

STE 112, WIL 134

Standings

League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Conf W-L	Postseason
Sky	26	10	.722	–	14–4	12–6	15–3	Lost Semifinals 2–3
Aces	26	10	.722	–	13–5	13–5	15–3	WNBA champion
Sun	25	11	.694	1	13–5	12–6	11–7	Lost WNBA Finals 1–3
Storm	22	14	.611	4	13–5	9–9	10–8	Lost Semifinals 1–3
Mystics	22	14	.611	4	12–6	10–8	11–7	Lost First Round 0–2
Wings	18	18	.500	8	8–10	10–8	8–10	Lost First Round 1–2
Liberty	16	20	.444	10	9–9	7–11	10–8	Lost First Round 1–2
Mercury	15	21	.417	11	11–7	4–14	7–11	Lost First Round 0–2
Dream	14	22	.389	12	8–10	6–12	5–13
Lynx	14	22	.389	12	7–11	7–11	8–10
Sparks	13	23	.361	13	7–11	6–12	6–12
Fever	5	31	.139	21	3–15	2–16	2–16

Playoffs

Format: First Round best of 3 · Semifinals best of 5 · WNBA Finals best of 5.

Round	Result	Dates
WNBA Finals	Aces 3–1 Sun	2022-09-11 to 2022-09-18
Semifinals	Aces 3–1 Storm	2022-08-28 to 2022-09-06
Semifinals	Sun 3–2 Sky	2022-08-28 to 2022-09-08
First Round	Storm 2–0 Mystics	2022-08-18 to 2022-08-21
First Round	Aces 2–0 Mercury	2022-08-17 to 2022-08-20
First Round	Sun 2–1 Wings	2022-08-18 to 2022-08-24
First Round	Sky 2–1 Liberty	2022-08-17 to 2022-08-23

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Ratings

#	Team	G	AdjEM	AdjO	AdjD	AdjT	Off	Def
1	Sun	48	+8.9	100.4	91.5	85.5	102.0	93.3
2	Aces	47	+8.0	107.2	99.1	86.7	107.5	99.7
3	Sky	45	+5.8	101.8	96.0	87.0	102.0	96.8
4	Storm	42	+5.0	100.4	95.4	85.1	101.6	97.3
5	Mystics	38	+4.1	98.2	94.2	83.9	99.5	94.8
6	Wings	39	-0.5	100.2	100.6	84.8	100.6	101.4
7	Lynx	36	-1.8	98.8	100.6	85.8	99.8	101.6
8	Liberty	39	-3.2	95.6	98.8	85.7	96.2	100.3
9	Dream	36	-4.1	92.3	96.5	87.2	93.6	97.5
10	Mercury	38	-4.8	95.8	100.6	86.4	97.0	102.1
11	Sparks	36	-8.2	94.3	102.5	86.8	95.2	103.8
12	Fever	36	-12.3	91.4	103.7	88.8	91.6	105.0

Adjusted efficiency, computed here from the box scores: points scored (AdjO) and allowed (AdjD) per 100 possessions against an average opponent on a neutral floor, their difference (AdjEM), and possessions per 40 minutes (AdjT).

League leaders

Field goal percentage