The Las Vegas Aces are the reigning WNBA champions and have been the league’s pace-setter for virtually this entire season.
Recently, they have not been able to handle the surging New York Liberty but they have another chance to figure things out Thursday night when the league’s top two teams meet again in Las Vegas.
The Liberty (24-6) handed the Aces (27-3) their first home loss of the season, 82-63 on Tuesday night, to win the Commissioner’s Cup. The game, which didn’t count in the standings, came nine days after New York routed visiting Las Vegas 99-61.
New York held the Aces well below their scoring average (94 points per game) for the second straight meeting.
New York made 15 3-pointers and Las Vegas made just five.
Reigning MVP A’ja Wilson was held to nine points for the second straight game against the Liberty. New York had advantages of 28-8 in bench scoring and 49-28 in rebounding.
The Aces won the first meeting 98-81 on June 29 in Las Vegas. These teams meet for the final time in the regular season Aug. 28 in Brooklyn.
