most blk by a player in their first career game in the finals

Brittney Griner has denied the most shots in the WNBA Finals in her first game, with 8 blocks.

	NAME	BLK	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Brittney Griner B. Griner	8	WNBA Finals	1	35.5	12.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	8.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	57.5	0.0	7.0	1.0	35	12	7	1	1	1	4	+24
2	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	6	WNBA Finals	1	43.2	21.0	8.0	2.0	3.0	6.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	62.2	2.0	6.0	1.0	43	21	8	2	3	1	5	+4
3	Margo Dydek M. Dydek	4	WNBA Finals	1	24.2	5.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	38.8	3.0	4.0	3.0	24	5	7	2	0	3	2	0
4	Jessica Davenport J. Davenport	3	WNBA Finals	1	11.9	10.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.0	50.0	64.4	0.0	2.0	0.0	12	10	2	1	0	0	1	+4
5	Ann Wauters A. Wauters	3	WNBA Finals	1	31.8	16.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	54.2	3.0	4.0	2.0	32	16	7	0	1	2	4	-7
6	Tangela Smith T. Smith	3	WNBA Finals	1	30.2	11.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		68.8	0.0	4.0	2.0	30	11	4	1	0	2	4	+12
7	Cheryl Ford C. Ford	3	WNBA Finals	1	36.9	11.0	12.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	14.0	21.4	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	83.3	33.1	7.0	5.0	2.0	37	11	12	0	2	2	2	-10
8	Ruth Riley R. Riley	3	WNBA Finals	1	31.6	6.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	10.0	20.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	27.6	1.0	5.0	3.0	32	6	6	1	0	3	5	-10
9	Allison Feaster A. Feaster	3	WNBA Finals	1	33.1	11.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		55.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	33	11	5	3	3	2	1	-7
10	Natasha Mack N. Mack	2	WNBA Finals	1	15.8	4.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	0.0	4.0	1.0	16	4	4	1	0	1	0	+8
11	Alana Beard A. Beard	2	WNBA Finals	1	28.5	4.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		40.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	28	4	4	2	2	1	4	+3
12	Aneika Morello A. Morello	2	WNBA Finals	1	30.8	14.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.7	67.8	7.0	7.0	1.0	31	14	14	1	1	1	2	-16
13	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	2	WNBA Finals	1	35.6	22.0	4.0	7.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	20.0	45.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	52.7	0.0	4.0	1.0	36	22	4	7	0	1	5	+3
14	Maya Moore M. Moore	2	WNBA Finals	1	35.4	11.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	9.0	22.2	0.0	4.0	0.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	43.9	2.0	4.0	0.0	35	11	6	2	2	0	3	+23
15	Camille Little C. Little	2	WNBA Finals	1	30.7	18.0	11.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	7.0	10.0	70.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	76.5	3.0	8.0	1.0	31	18	11	2	1	1	3	+5
16	Alison Bales A. Bales	2	WNBA Finals	1	4.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	+4
17	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2	WNBA Finals	1	31.1	8.0	6.0	5.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	7.0	28.6	1.0	4.0	25.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	48.1	1.0	5.0	2.0	31	8	6	5	2	2	6	-3
18	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	2	WNBA Finals	1	24.8	15.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	83.3	64.4	4.0	1.0	1.0	25	15	5	0	1	1	2	+10
19	Alexis Hornbuckle A. Hornbuckle	2	WNBA Finals	1	24.6	4.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	16.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	25.8	1.0	3.0	1.0	25	4	4	5	3	1	0	+10
20	Penny Taylor P. Taylor	2	WNBA Finals	1	36.2	32.0	9.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	11.0	19.0	57.9	1.0	3.0	33.3	9.0	11.0	81.8	67.1	5.0	4.0	4.0	36	32	9	7	3	4	5	-5
21	Katie Mattera K. Mattera	2	WNBA Finals	1	17.5	10.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	51.9	2.0	5.0	1.0	17	10	7	0	1	1	2	-2
22	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	2	WNBA Finals	1	32.2	11.0	3.0	9.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	1.0	2.0	50.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	51.1	0.0	3.0	2.0	32	11	3	9	2	2	2	+1
23	Janell Burse J. Burse	2	WNBA Finals	1	11.1	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		40.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	11	4	2	0	0	0	2	-3
24	Taj McWilliams-Franklin T. McWilliams-Franklin	2	WNBA Finals	1	33.6	10.0	7.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	40.2	1.0	6.0	0.0	34	10	7	3	4	0	3	+3
25	Charlotte Smith C. Smith	2	WNBA Finals	1	30.7	10.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	56.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	31	10	2	1	0	0	5	-7

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21.5

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RPG

7.8

Thomas

APG

8.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

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DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

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2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	27	17	.614	6.0
5	Fire	17	27	.386	16.0
6	Mercury	16	28	.364	17.0
7	Sparks	16	28	.364	17.0
8	Storm	8	36	.182	25.0

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31 - 13

100

Final

Mercury

16 - 28

Thu 24 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.2

Jones

9.5

Stokes

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

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3.2

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3.0

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.9

105.0

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

11.9

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4.3

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

226.8

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

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Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

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22-18

21-17

24-20

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22-21

Worst Record ATS

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16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 7/2	SEA	@	PHX	67-90
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	86-99
Fri 7/3	CHI	@	LVA	90-98
Sat 7/4	GSV	@	ATL	88-83
Sat 7/4	PDX	@	SEA	77-72

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ATL	@	GSV	3:30 PM
Mon 10/19	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM
Wed 10/21	GSV	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSV	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM

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