LAS VEGAS — Just over three months ago, the Las Vegas Aces had their first of three losses this WNBA season to the New York Liberty. Las Vegas fell to 6-6 then, and Aces star A’ja Wilson vowed that her team would figure things out and improve.
Now, the Aces are making their sixth consecutive WNBA semifinals appearance after a 2-0 first-round sweep of Seattle. Their opponent is the team they beat for the league title last year: the Liberty.
Las Vegas won Game 2 of its opening series 83-76 on Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from league MVP Wilson, and 29 points and six rebounds from fellow Olympian Kelsey Plum.
Next, the No. 4-seed Aces travel to Brooklyn to face the top-seeded Liberty in a best-of-five series that begins Sunday. The Aces prevailed 3-1 in the WNBA Finals last October, but New York dominated this year’s regular-season series. The Liberty beat the Aces 90-82 on June 15, 79-67 on Aug. 17 and 75-71 on Sept. 8.
“New York is a lot better team than they were last…
