Liberty beat Aces in thriller to move within win from WNBA Finals return
No team in WNBA history has ever come back from an 0-2 hole in a five-game playoff series, and Liberty certainly understood its task Tuesday night. They also understand that they have a long way to go. The league's No. 1 seed held serve on its home court and took a 2-0 lead in the […]
Becky Hammon breaks down why Aces lost their edge: “You get distracted”
brooklyn — There is a reason why no professional basketball team achieved a three-peat after the war. Los Angeles Lakers I did it in the early 2000s. After Tuesday night's Game 2 loss to the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon explained why it's so difficult to maintain championship-level attention to […]
No WNBA team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit. Here’s what the Aces need to do to avoid it.
brooklyn — The New York Liberty will host the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2. WNBA Tuesday night's semifinal, a rematch of last year's final. This is one of two series remaining in this year's playoffs, and it's a pivotal game that will determine whether Las Vegas can settle it before returning home. Last time […]
Aces’ Kelsey Plum Gets Into It With Spike Lee In Middle Of Playoff Loss To Liberty
Spike Lee is at it again! And he's after my daughter Kelsey! The women of the Big Apple won Sunday's first game of the WNBA semifinal series between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. 87-77 victory to gain a 1-0 advantage. It was progress that led the way to liberty. brianna stewartracked […]
Spike Lee, Aces’ Kelsey Plum exchange heated trash talk
With less than eight minutes left in the fourth quarter of Sunday's semifinal game 1 between the Liberty and Aces, Las Vegas' Alisha Clark cheated too much in the paint and helped defense against Brianna Stewart, and Sabrina Ionescu It's now open. Wings. Stewart fed the ball to Ionescu, who hit two consecutive 3-point daggers […]
Breanna Stewart, Liberty defeat A’ja Wilson, Aces to take 1-0 lead in WNBA semi-finals
Almost a year after watching the Las Vegas Aces celebrate a victory on their home court, the New York Liberty began to get revenge, taking Game 1 with an 87-77 win. WNBA Semi-finals. From the beginning, Brianna Stewart and the Liberty team sent a clear message that this is a different Liberty team than last […]
Breanna Stewart’s 34 points power Liberty past Aces in Game 1
Heading into the 2024 WNBA semifinals, a rematch of last year's finals between the Liberty and the Aces, both teams knew their opponents would come out on top. With two super teams, it's natural to expect that. Liberty coach Sandy Brondello is ready for the “chess game,'' and Aces coach Becky Hammon still has the […]
Liberty vs Aces Preview: 5 things to watch in Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs
in last year's rematch WNBA The first game of the finals and semifinals will be the New York Liberty taking on the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday at 3:00 pm ET. The Liberty spent most of this year as the No. 1 seed and finished the season with a league-best 32-8 record, but the Aces […]
Three keys for Liberty in semifinal matchup vs. Aces
The Liberty will play a four-game rematch from the 2023 WNBA Finals, where the Aces won their second straight title. The two superteams will meet in the semifinals earlier this year starting on Sunday. Here are Liberty's three keys to changing the game in Las Vegas. Leonie Fievich replaced Courtney Vandersloot in Liberty's starting lineup. […]
Liberty set sights on avenging bitter WNBA Finals loss to Aces
Liberty doesn't need to watch the tape of last year's WNBA Finals loss to Las Vegas or the game that won the Aces their third straight regular season. They don't need film. they have feelings. Brianna Stewart said Liberty “has a chip on its shoulder” as it looks to avenge last season's loss in the […]