Aces throttle Liberty, close in on second straight WNBA title
A'ja Wilson scored 26 points as the Las Vegas Aces parlayed a record-setting first quarter and a third-quarter surge into a 104-76 rout of the visiting New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday.
Jonquel Jones posted 22 points and 10 boards for the second-seeded Liberty, who lost consecutive games for the first time this season. League MVP Breanna Stewart managed 14 points and 13 boards, but Sabrina Ionescu was limited to 10 points on 2-of-10 shooting. Las Vegas continued its sizzling start with a fusion of crisp ball movement and lights-out shooting that complemented its up-tempo attack. Every Aces starter canned a trey during a first quarter in which Las Vegas shot 70 percent and dished out 12 assists.
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