The Las Vegas Aces kicked off the 2022 WNBA season with a resounding win. Becky Hammon earned her first win as a head coach in her first-ever game, taking down the Phoenix Mercury 106-88.

According to Mechelle Voepel of ESPN, Hammon said her first win as a WNBA head coach was special because the players wanted to get it for her.

“What made it really cool for me is I could feel their energy for me. I could feel how bad they wanted it for me,” Hammon said of the Aces' season opener as the WNBA's 26th season got underway Friday. “So that was probably the most special thing about it. They know there's a spotlight, and eventually, I've gotta move out of it and they've gotta move into it. It's about them. They're the ones getting stops and buckets out there. I'm just there to help them.”

Las Vegas went up 54-32 by halftime. Dearica Hamby led the way with 24 points and seven rebounds. Kelsey Plum recorded 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds, Jackie Young scored 20 points and A'ja Wilson recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Hammon, after a phenomenal WNBA playing career and years as an assistant coach on the San Antonio Spurs' bench, took the reigns of one of the best teams in the league. She received a historic deal for providing her expertise and leadership for the star-studded Aces.

The Aces look like one of the best teams in the WNBA and will look to avenge their loss in the 2020 finals with Becky Hammon leading the way.