The WNBA Finals sure have been a rollercoaster. No one expected the New York Liberty to be on the brink of elimination as quickly as they were. The Las Vegas Aces dominated the first two games and threatened to sweep the Liberty as they headed into Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.
The Liberty were able to recover from their unusually poor performance in Game 2 and, aided by the energy of playing at home, won Game 3. No sweep for the Aces this time! Still, the Liberty will face elimination once again as they welcome the Aces back to Barclays Center for Game 4 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). They’ll be fighting to even the series at 2-2 and take the Finals to a deciding Game 5 in Las Vegas on Friday night. No team in WNBA history has ever come back from a 0-2 start to win a finals series.
The biggest storyline going into Wednesday’s Game 4 is the fact that both Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes of the Aces have been ruled out due to foot injuries.
Chelsea Gray and Kian Stokes will both be out for Game 4, per Aces head coach Becky Hammon.
— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) October 17, 2023
Gray and Stokes join Candace Parker on the injury list; Parker has been out since July recovering from her own foot injury. Her absence has meant the Aces not only have lacked depth and…
