NEW YORK — In a meeting of the WNBA’s two so-called superteams, the new-look, resurgent New York Liberty announced their arrival on Sunday with a statement 99-61 win over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces — the 38-point drubbing representing the largest loss by a team holding the WNBA’s best record in league history.
It was also the Aces’ largest defeat since the franchise moved to Las Vegas in 2018.
Since February, it has been widely expected that New York and Las Vegas would duke it out for the 2023 WNBA title. The first-place Aces have had the upper hand all summer, losing just twice through 26 games and handily defeating the Liberty by 17 in the teams’ first meeting in June. A competitive rivalry between the two championship-minded squads had yet to materialize.
But on Sunday in Brooklyn, the Liberty — a team that may have taken some time to come together — said not so fast, cementing their status as a championship threat.
“We just proved to ourselves what we’re able to…
