Sami Whitcomb’s bid for a third WNBA title has started with an injury scare and a dramatic loss in game one of the finals. Australian Sami Whitcomb's side suffered a 89-86 loss in game one of the WNBA finals. The early evidence is this WNBA finals will be tight throughout. Thomas wouldn’t make excuses for missing two late free throws in Phoenix’s WNBA Finals opening loss to Las Vegas on Friday night. A’ja Wilson, fresh from winning her record-breaking fourth WNBA MVP award, finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Aces.