The defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces (30-5) will take on the New York Liberty (27-7) for the final time in the 2023 regular season this Monday, Aug. 28. With just a handful of games remaining on the schedule, the game will be of utmost importance to both teams. It will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
As things currently stand, the Aces hold a 2.5-game lead over the Liberty for the WNBA’s No. 1 overall playoff seed, and the season series between the two teams favors Las Vegas, two wins to one.
It should go without saying, then, that if the Liberty still see that No. 1 seed as an attainable goal, Monday’s game is of the “must-win” variety. New York is perhaps the hottest team in the WNBA, having won nine of its last ten games—the one loss coming to Las Vegas on Aug. 17. They most recently defeated the Minnesota Lynx 111-76, a game in which the Liberty led by as many as 43 points.
The Aces, meanwhile, have run into a bit of a rough patch. This is, of course,…
