The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces are living up to the preseason WNBA hype and will meet for the first time with a championship on the line when they play for the Commissioner's Cup title on Tuesday night.
The Aces were the preseason favorite to win the WNBA title, with the Liberty the second choice, and the budding rivals each hope to take home that trophy. The first-place Aces won both the Commissioner’s Cup — the league's in-season tournament — and the WNBA title last season.
“It’s an opportunity to build chemistry, but also win money. It’s a big game, but we couldn’t focus on it ’til now,” Stewart said.“The money is big,” said Vandersloot, who lost in the Cup final to Las Vegas last season, when she played for Chicago. “It definitely adds an extra incentive to the game.”
Everyone in the Aces and Liberty organizations will be very familiar with one another by the end of the month. Both teams have already set franchise records for wins and the Aces are only the fourth team to win 27 of their first 30 games. Houston and Los Angeles are the others to do it. The Comets won the title in ‘98 and the Sparks were champions in ’01.
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