Back at home in the Barclays Center, the New York Liberty, who struggled in the first two games on the road, defeated the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 on Sunday in the WNBA Finals, forcing a Game 4.
New York struggled in the first two games against the Aces in Las Vegas, but the Liberty found their shooting touch in Game 3 behind Jones, who hit four of the team's 13 3-pointers.
The Liberty led by three at halftime before scoring the first eight points of the third quarter to take a double-digit lead, bringing the crowd of 17,143 to its feet. They led 61-50 after three quarters.scored 29 points and Wilson added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Aces, who are looking to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the 2001-02The Aces had won their first seven games in this postseason by an average of 17.3 points.
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