The Las Vegas Aces captured their second consecutive WNBA title Wednesday, rallying to defeat the New York Liberty 70-69 on the road in Game 4. Here’s what you need to know:
- After trailing at 39-30 at halftime, Las Vegas roared back to outscore New York 23-12 in the third quarter. The Liberty responded in the fourth, but Courtney Vandersloot’s potential game-winning jumper did not fall in the final seconds.
- Aces star forward A’ja Wilson led all scorers with 24 points and 16 rebounds en route to 2023 WNBA Finals MVP honors, while guard Jackie Young added 16 points.
- Las Vegas is the first team to win back-to-back WNBA titles since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001-2002.
- The Aces closed out the series 3-1 despite being without starters Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, who were both sidelined for Game 4 with foot injuries.
BACK-TO-BACK TITLES 🏆🏆
The @LVAces win the 2023 WNBA Championship. pic.twitter.com/rCsw1yhNrE
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 19, 2023
Aces bottled up Liberty frontcourt
New York entered this series with the regular-season MVP and had the most dominant player through the first three games in Jonquel Jones. Neither player had an effective performance in Game 4. Breanna Stewart shot 3-of-17 from the field and missed a hauntingly wide-open 3-pointer…
