For the second consecutive season, the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces will meet in the playoffs. Only this time, it will happen in the semifinals instead of the Finals. While the team that wins this series won’t lift the trophy, it may very well be the title-decider.
The Liberty are the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs and swept the Atlanta Dream in the first round to get here. As for the Aces, their disappointing regular season resulted in the No. 4 seed, and they had to get through the Seattle Storm in the first round. Though not an easy task, they managed to also complete a sweep.
Ahead of the most anticipated matchup in the playoffs, here’s everything you need to know:
No. 1 New York Liberty vs. No. 4 Las Vegas Aces
- Game 1: Aces at Liberty, Sunday, 3 p.m. ET — ABC
- Game 2: Aces at Liberty, Oct 1, TBD — TBD
- Game 3: Liberty at Aces, Oct. 4, 9:30 p.m. ET — ESPN2
- Game 4*: Liberty at Aces, Oct. 6, TBD — TBD
- Game 5*: Aces at Liberty, Oct. 8, TBD — ESPN2
*If necessary
Players to watch
Liberty: Sabrina Ionescu
Ionescu put the Liberty on her back in Game 2 of the first round and finished with a playoff career-high 36 points, tying the Liberty’s franchise record for points in a postseason game. Can she…
