The Liberty survived elimination as the Aces lost for the first time in this postseason. Now all eyes are on the severity of Chelsea Gray's injury.
Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courantstaved off elimination and swung momentum back in their favor with a 87-73 Game 3 victory Sunday in the WNBA Finals..
Gray doesn't just direct the offense; she's the most powerful voice for the Aces on court and a good defender as well. Even though the Liberty said they don't plan to change anything for Game 4 whether or not Gray plays, they will pressure the ball more if she's not in the lineup.In that case, Plum is likely to handle the ball as much as possible; she was second in assists for the Aces during the regular season at 4.5 per game. Young was third at 3.8.
Matched up against Stewart, Gray uncharacteristically had just two assists, didn't find her shot, and the Aces' ball movement wasn't where it was earlier in the series. Young had a much tougher defender on her in Laney and finished 2-for-9 overall and 0-for-3 from beyond the arc. Now the ball is in Becky Hammon's court to see how she counters New York's adjustments.
There also seemed to be more fire from Stewart, who thrilled the crowd with one play in particular: a one-on-one block of Wilson.
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