Aces guard Kelsey Plum scored a game-high 26 points Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, relying not on her shooting but rather her improved finishing around the rim.
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All-Star wing Jackie Young scored a playoff career-best to lead the top-seeded Aces to a Game 1 win against the No. 2 New York Liberty on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces and New York Liberty are about to face off in one of the most anticipated WNBA Finals of all time. Here’s how they stack up against each other.
Coming off a long layoff, the top-seeded Aces and No. 2 New York Liberty will play Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at noon Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
We don’t get this often in sports, two super teams — the Aces and New York Liberty — fighting it out for a championship. Think of the Lakers and Celtics back in the day.
Dearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint against the Aces and the WNBA last week, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Former NFL star Tom Brady’s acquisition of an ownership interest in the Las Vegas Aces was approved by the WNBA board of governors.
In a much-anticipated matchup of superteams, the Aces opened as favorites over the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Finals.
The reigning champions took care of business to secure their WNBA Finals berth and now await the winner between the No. 2-seeded Liberty and No. 3 Sun.
The top-seeded Aces’ fourth-quarter comeback helped them secure a semifinal sweep against the Dallas Wings and a place in the WNBA Finals.
The top-seeded Aces have avoided their small-ball lineups and stretched center Kiah Stokes’ minutes against the No. 4 Dallas Wings.
A’ja Wilson scored 30 points to lead the top-seeded Aces to a win over the No. 4 Dallas Wings on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Wilson was third behind the Liberty’s Brenna Stewart and the Sun’s Alyssa Thomas. Wilson even received one fourth-place vote.
The Commissioner’s Cup championship game and the All-Star game are not being considered for this list.
The top-seeded Aces are regularly complimented for their versatile offense, but coach Becky Hammon praised the team’s versatile defense ahead of Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals.