WNBA action continues this weekend with a battle between two of the most dangerous teams in the league. The Las Vegas Aces will be hosting the New York Liberty on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on CBS.
The teams have only met once this season, and the Liberty won that encounter 90-82 in June.
The Aces are back-to-back WNBA champions, but their season has not gone as smoothly as expected. They are currently in the middle of the Western Conference standings with a 16-8 overall record.
Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson is leading the team in multiple categories while averaging 27.2 points, 12 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game. She is also the key reason Team USA survived a persistent France team for the gold medal earlier this month at the Paris Olympics. The Americans earned an eighth consecutive gold medal with a 67-66 win behind Wilson’s double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds.
She was not the only player from the Aces in Team USA, as Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young were also part of the roster.
Meanwhile, the Liberty’s season is going a lot better. They are at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with the best record of the WNBA at 22-4 overall. They resumed the season with a…
