It will be a tale of two teams on Saturday when the Las Vegas Aces (6-5) host the New York Liberty (11-2) at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
Beginning last season, Liberty-Aces has been THE premier matchup. But, this is the first time in a while that both teams don’t come in looking like the WNBA’s cream of the crop. The Liberty have started great, per usual, and enter the matchup having won seven in a row, including every Commissioner’s Cup game. The Aces, on the other hand, are 6-5 and drowning in mediocrity.
How the Aces can win
Championship fatigue and the absence of starting point guard Chelsea Gray are the main justifications the Aces can cite for why they’ve struggled so much to start this season.
However, the proof is in the record, and so far, this iteration of the Aces looks beatable. They can still beat a talented New York team, but to do so, they’ll need big games from their two stars: A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young.
Wilson is averaging a league-leading 28.6 points per game, and Young isn’t far behind, scoring 18.6 along with a team-leading 6.4 assists per game. If those two produce below their season averages, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to beat the Liberty due to New York’s well-balanced firepower.
Maybe Gray, who has yet to play this season and is…
