The 2023 WNBA semifinal field is complete and features all four of the top seeds, led by the No. 1 seed and reigning champion Las Vegas Aces. On the other side of the bracket is No. 2 seed New York Liberty. A clash of the super-teams in the Finals is within reach.
That’s getting ahead of ourselves. The No. 4 Dallas Wings and No. 3 Connecticut Sun, respectively, still stand in the way. The playoff system, which is in its second season, no longer re-seeds teams and is a best-of-five in a 2-2-1 format.
Dallas has the tallest frontcourt in the league with 6-foot-7 McCowan and 6-2 Natasha Howard, a three-time WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm . Head coach Latricia Trammell can bring the 6-7 Kalani Brown off the bench for McCowan, as well as 6-6 forward Awak Kuier. Doing the same to the Aces’ sharpshooters is a more difficult task. Las Vegas ranks second behind New York in percent of scoring from outside the arc and 3-point field-goal percentage .The Aces can go cold against anyone, which is what Dallas will have to do its best to make happen while also throwing out some wishes to the basketball gods. Las Vegas lost every game in which it shot worse than 40% overall.
This starter-versus-bench production was the same concern for Las Vegas last year, and the Aces tore through the postseason to the franchise’s first championship.Dallas had 13 steals in its win against Las Vegas, compared to eight and four in their losses. The Aces had 18 turnovers in the loss, tied for the third-most of their season. With the exception of a win against Los Angeles in May, Vegas lost all three games in which it had more than 16 turnovers.
In their closest game, a 95-90 overtime loss, Bonner scored 30 points, hit six 3s and added 12 rebounds. Thomas had 22 points, 12 assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Two additional players scored in double digits and a total of five players hit at least one 3. Their 11 3s was two off a season high. Stewart referenced that Sun loss after their Game 2 win against Washington.
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