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WNBA Playoffs: The real Aces finally show up to make a statement – and make a series out of it

LAS VEGAS – Becky Hammon waited and believed in this version of the Las Vegas Aces. The two-time champions are at their best when their guard trio around three-time MVP A’ja Wilson is firing on all cylinders. That version was…

WNBA Playoffs: Aces avoid sweep against Liberty with blowout in Game 3

The Aces stepped up their defense to force a fourth down against the Liberty. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Las Vegas Aces won’t go down easily. After becoming the first consecutive defending WNBA champions to fall behind 2-0, the…

WNBA Playoffs: Sabrina Ionescu emerges as a star as Liberty continue to prove they are different this year

NEW YORK – Sabrina Ionescu eagerly pumped her fist on her way out of New York’s Liberty duel on Tuesday night, just moments before Barclays Center erupted on a second overturned call in favor of the home team. Ionescu, whose…

Spike Lee and Kelsey Plum trade trash talk during the Liberty Aces playoff game

Spike Lee and Kelsey Plum had some good old trash talk in the middle of Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals between the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces. On Sunday, the Aces visited the Liberty at the Barclays…

WNBA Playoffs: Sabrina Ionescu and Liberty hold off the Aces and take a 2-0 series lead over the defending champions

Sabrina Ionescu and the Liberty are just one win away from returning to the WNBA Finals. (Elsa/Getty Images) The Las Vegas Aces and reigning league MVP A’ja Wilson could be in trouble. Although Wilson did everything she could to keep…

New York takes a 2-0 lead and puts Las Vegas on the brink

What makes the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces strong teams? USA Today’s Lindsay Schnell talks about how the Liberty and Aces are dominating the league. Sports pulse NEW YORK – Rinse. Once again, the New York Liberty are…

Kelsey Plum and Spike Lee cut their teeth during Game 1 of Aces-Liberty

The 2023 WNBA Finals rematch between the Aces and Liberty that everyone was hoping we would see came a series earlier than most expected, but on Sunday afternoon the two teams met in Brooklyn in the first game of their…

Breanna Stewart’s 34 points lift Liberty past Aces in Game 1

Heading into the 2023 WNBA Finals rematch, both the Liberty and Aces knew each team would make their respective runs. This is of course to be expected with two super team squads. Sandy Brondello was ready for a “chess game,”…

WNBA playoffs: 3 things to know for the Aces-Liberty semifinals

It’s the inevitable clash of super teams again. Except that the postseason duel that was expected all year will be played in the semifinals. The No. 1 New York Liberty and No. 4 Las Vegas Aces will conclude their best-of-five…

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