The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces are set to face off in the WNBA semifinals, a rematch of last year's finals where the Aces triumphed. Both teams have shown renewed intensity this season, with the Liberty seeking revenge for their defeat and the Aces looking to secure a three-peat.
Sabrina Ionescu set the tone when the Liberty locked up their spot in the WNBA semifinals with Tuesday night’s
The Liberty were 3-0 against the Aces in the regular season after losing the best-of-five finals in four games last season.Leonie Fiebich’s emergence has forced the Liberty to shake things up Gray started the season with the foot injury she suffered in last year’s finals, which placed Jackie Young in a new position as facilitator.The Aces defense also was vulnerable, such as when they allowed 32 points in the fourth quarter for the Wings to earn a come-from-behind win on Aug. 27.
In the finals last year, Ionescu and Vandersloot had trouble slowing the Aces backcourt, allowing the guards to score 72 of Las Vegas’ 99 points in Game 1. They also had trouble shooting against their defense, scoring just 17 and 19 points collectively in the first two games of the series. She failed to make a game-winning shot that would have extended last year’s finals and shot just 35.8 percent in the series.Tiffany Hayes has done that recently for the Aces, scoring 20 points off the bench in their Game 1 win over Seattle after 21 points in their regular-season finale.The Liberty’s bench is deeper with Vandersloot ready to provide a spark.
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