The Las Vegas Aces got off to a hot start on Monday with a 15-7 first quarter lead that prompted the New Liberty to call a timeout. It was downhill from there.
The Liberty closed the first quarter with a 15-3 run to take control of the game en route to a 94-85 win in the final regular-season battle between the WNBA's top two teams. The Liberty threatened to run away with the game while extending their lead to 77-60 early in the fourth quarter. A late Aces run cut the Liberty edge, but Las Vegas never threatened to retake the lead.
With the win, New York closed the gap with the first-place Aces for the WNBA's No. 1 playoff seed to 1.5 games. The owner of the No. 1 seed would hold home-court advantage in a potential WNBA Finals matchup. Las Vegas has four games remaining in the regular season, while New York has five. A Las Vegas win would have given the Aces a commanding 3.5-game lead with the season winding down. Instead, the two teams remain locked in a battle while the Liberty tied the season series at 2-2 to eliminate a tiebreaker.
Like she has many times this season, Sabrina Ionescu led the way for the Liberty. She scored 12 points during New York's tone-settling first quarter that included a 3-pointer to close the quarter and give the Liberty a 22-10 lead. She finished with 25 points while connecting on 5 of 10 3-point attempts.
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