Both top seeds took care of business on the road, with the No. 2 seed New York Liberty pummeling the Connecticut Sun 92-81 and the No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces beating the No. 4 seed Dallas Wings 64-61, eliminating Dallas from the playoffs. Las Vegas will begin the defense of their WNBA title against the winner of the Liberty-Sun series on Sunday, October 8, on ABC.
New York ended the way they started
With the series even at 1-1, the Liberty established dominance from the jump against the Sun. They were firing on all cylinders, with Breanna Stewart scoring 12 points in the first quarter en route to a 25-point night. After a lackluster Game 1, Betnijah Laney has come alive in this series, scoring 20 points in both Game 2 and Game 3. The victory puts New York one win away from their first WNBA Finals appearance since 2002.
The Liberty just posted a 160.9 offensive rating in the first quarter, btw.
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) September 29, 2023
On Friday, the Sun never had a chance, getting outscored 37-16 in the first quarter. The Liberty’s scoring onslaught continued, with their 92 total points representing the most points in a playoff game in franchise history. New York never trailed, even as Connecticut played significantly better as the first half…
