What was previously one of the most anticipated rematches of the 2024 season is looking a little different.
On Sunday, the Las Vegas Aces will take on the team they beat on their way to a second consecutive WNBA title, the New York Liberty (4 p.m. ET, ESPN). But with two weeks remaining in the regular season, it’s looking less like a future WNBA Finals rematch, and more like a potential semifinals preview.
To recap how we got here: The Liberty fell to the Aces 3-1 in last year’s highly anticipated Finals, but this year it’s New York at the top. New York has been ranked No. 1 in the league for most of the season and owns the teams’ regular-season series 2-0, beating Las Vegas by an average margin of 10 points.
If New York has been trending upward all season, the Aces have been on a roller coaster, their defense in particular frustrating coach Becky Hammon. They haven’t played at the level we saw in 2022 or 2023, and currently sit fourth in the standings and in net rating (+5.8)….
