LAS VEGAS — The New York Liberty's three wins against the Las Vegas Aces in August feel like a lifetime ago after watching the first two games of the 2023 WNBA Finals.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: Kelsey Plum #10, Alysha Clark #7, A'ja Wilson #22 and Jackie Young #0 of the Las Vegas Aces react on the bench in the fourth quarter of Game Two of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs finals against the New York Liberty at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 11, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Liberty 104-76.
The team has yet to drop a postseason game in 2023, sweeping two games against the Chicago Sky in the first round and three against the Dallas Wings in the semifinals. Their only road trip since Sept. 8 was Game 3 in Dallas two weeks ago. Hammon said ahead of Game 1 she was concerned about rust or overthinking given the Aces’ week-plus layoff into the Finals, but it’s been the opposite.
“The league didn’t let us get a hardship player, so we’ve been dealt with the cards we’ve dealt,” Plum, a vice president of the players’ union, said. “No one cares; figure it out. That’s kind of like our motto.” Candace Parker, their super-team-level free-agent signing, played 18 games before undergoing foot surgery that has kept her out"indefinitely," per the Aces. She was at Aces practice on Saturday without a boot, but did not take part in any physical activity except for an attempt at a halfcourt shot during the media viewing portion.
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