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Sabrina Ionescu led the New York Liberty with 22 points, helping her team defeat the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, 76-62 on Sunday in the semifinal series, to advance to the WNBA Finals. The Liberty’s win marks the end of the Aces’ hopes of securing back-to-back-to-back titles. Ionescu’s offensive outburst was supported by Breanna […]

The New York Liberty and Sabrina Ionescu had revenge on their minds in these WNBA playoffs. On Sunday, Ionescu had a big game to help the Liberty close out the Las Vegas Aces in four games and avenge their loss in the WNBA Finals a year ago. Ionescu had a team-high 22 points and seven […]

The Las Vegas Aces returned to the WNBA semifinals on Friday with a vengeance, defeating the New York Liberty 95-81 in “The House” in front of more than 10,000 fans. The Liberty kicked off the semifinal series with the privilege of home-court advantage. Game 3 of the semifinals played out in a packed house at […]

The New York Liberty got off to a flaming hot start in their semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces, jumping out to a 2-0 lead with an impressive performance in Game 1 and a gritty win in Game 2. They came to Las Vegas with three chances to close out the two-time defending champs […]

The New York Liberty take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Liberty Aces prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Aces. The Las Vegas Aces were not going to go down easily. They put up a huge fight in Game 2 of this WNBA semifinal series […]

Despite finishing the 2024 regular season with the best record in the WNBA, the New York Liberty faced their share of challenges. They lost games, lost players to injury, and even got kicked out of their own home arena for the Commissioner’s Cup championship game. However, after a humbling 95-81 road loss to the Las […]

The New York Liberty take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Liberty Aces prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Aces. The Las Vegas Aces have won the last two WNBA championships. Winning one title is hard enough, but the Aces went back-to-back in 2022 and […]

The Las Vegas Aces are facing potential elimination from the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2021 after falling 88-84 to the New York Liberty in Game 2 of their semifinal series on Tuesday at Barclays Center. As in Game 1, the Liberty’s size proved problematic for the Aces, and their defensive anchor, Kiah […]

The New York Liberty might be finally free of the Las Vegas Aces thanks to a historic Game 2 from Sabrina Ionescu. Well, much like last year’s WNBA Finals, they need one more win to feel good about the job done. That’s why Ionescu’s simple message to the locker room after taking a 2-0 series […]

The New York Liberty could have won the 2023 WNBA championship. They were the clear second-best team, facing a juggernaut Las Vegas Aces squad that was down two starters heading into Game 4 of the Finals. The Aces just made a few more plays, beating the Liberty by a point in the deciding game and […]

The New York Liberty have taken full control of their semifinal series against the defending champions Las Vegas Aces, winning Game 2 88-84. As the Liberty are one step closer to sweeping the team that beat them in the WNBA Finals last season, star Breanna Stewart celebrated the hard-fought win with former San Francisco 49ers […]

The New York Liberty have been on a mission all season long; locked in from the get-go, they have been looking forward to avenging their loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 WNBA Finals. Now, with the two teams matched up against each other in the 2024 WNBA Semifinals, the Liberty could not […]

The Las Vegas Aces take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Aces Liberty prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Aces Liberty. The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces began their highly-anticipated WNBA semifinal series on Sunday, and the New York Liberty made a firm […]

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon admitted her team’s biggest mistake in their 87-77 loss to the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals — allowing too many mismatches against Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones. Stewart scored 20 points in the first half, taking advantage of defensive switches that left smaller […]

Breanna Stewart was on a mission in the New York Liberty’s 87-77 win over the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals series on Sunday. After leading the Liberty with 20 first-half points, Stewart made a bold promise to fans at Barclays Center, telling them she has “a lot to make up […]

In the playoffs, New York superfan film director Spike Lee will trash-talk opposing players, albeit in support of the Knicks or the WNBA’s Liberty. While Aces’ Kelsey Plum revealed a lesson learned from her 87-77 loss in Game 1 to the Liberty in the playoffs’ semifinals, she wouldn’t say what Lee said during the game. […]

The Las Vegas Aces faced a setback in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinal playoff series against the New York Liberty, losing 87-77 on Sunday at Barclays Center. The two-time defending champions came into the long-awaited rematch with New York after a winning streak. The Liberty started out Sunday’s game with a large lead. The […]

You didn’t have to watch last year’s WNBA Playoffs to know the New York Liberty had unfinished business with A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces. It was apparent from the start in Game 1 of their semifinals series, which the Liberty won, 87-77, at Barclays Center to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five […]

The Las Vegas Aces take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Aces Liberty prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Aces Liberty. The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces met in last year’s WNBA Finals. The Aces won Game 4 in New York by one […]

With the 2024 WNBA Playoffs kicking off, the New York Liberty will look to pave another path to their second-straight Finals and finish what they started a year ago. Star guard Sabrina Ionescu will be an integral part of bringing the Liberty their first-ever WNBA Championship, playing at the highest level in her new signature […]

The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty will go head-to-head in the next round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs after both teams earned series victories on Tuesday. The Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 83-76 to complete a first round series sweep, but Las Vegas understands that upsetting New York will be difficult. “They’ve been […]

The New York Liberty have eliminated the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of the first round of the WNBA Playoffs with a 91-82 victory at home. In the win, Sabrina Ionescu exploded for 36 points, a playoff career-high that tied Cappie Pondexter’s playoff scoring record, helping the team advance to the semifinals. In the third […]

NEW YORK — Nearly two hours before the New York Liberty officially began their 2024 WNBA Playoff campaign on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Dream, Sabrina Ionescu was on the court at Barclays Center getting some shots up. And she wasn’t missing. Ionescu appeared relaxed, smiling and joking with her coaches and the media while […]

When a team is firmly plated in championship or bust mode, it can be difficult to take one game at a time and not look ahead to the finals. An inferior squad can thus catch this giant off guard and cause it to stumble. The New York Liberty wobbled but stayed on their feet in […]

Sabrina Ionescu had a career night when the Liberty needed her most. Ionescu scored 36 points and added nine assists to help the Liberty close off a feisty Atlanta Dream team 91-82 in Game 2. The star guard’s 36 points set a new playoff career high and ties the Liberty’s all-time playoff record. Ionescu also […]

Not only did the New York Liberty defeat the Atlanta Dream 91-82 to move on to the WNBA semifinals, but Sabrina Ionescu put on a clinic. The 26-year-old set a playoff career-high with 36 points on 12-of-23 shooting, as well as nine assists and three steals. Her performance made fans lose their minds on social […]

The Atlanta Dream are in a must-win situation on Tuesday night against the New York Liberty. The top-seeded Liberty handled their business in Game 1 in a dominant 83-69 win, and the Dream were determined to throw the first punch on Tuesday with their backs against the wall. Allisha Gray was leading the charge for […]

The Atlanta Dream take on the New York Liberty. Check out our WNBA Playoffs odds series for our Dream Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Dream Liberty. The Atlanta Dream played the New York Liberty on Thursday of last week when the Liberty had no incentive to win the game. Atlanta […]

Courtney Vandersloot thinks the media is making too much of her new role coming off the bench for the New York Liberty. She may be right. Sandy Brondello swapped Vandersloot for rookie Leonie Fiebich in Game 1 of the WNBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday — an 83-69 Liberty win — and it […]

The Atlanta Dream took a tough loss against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, 83-69. It was never going to be easy for the Dream facing the best team in the league, but they have the talent to stay competitive. Head coach Tanisha Wright was completely honest […]

Three days after losing to the Atlanta Dream in a listless regular season finale, the New York Liberty refused to have a repeat performance on Sunday. Against the same Atlanta team, rookie Leonie Fiebich scorched the nets to lead her Liberty to an 83-69 win in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA […]

The Atlanta Dream are back in the playoffs for the second straight season as they begin their road to a WNBA championship. The New York Liberty, who is arguably the best team in the league, will stand in the way of their aspirations. For the past few weeks, the Dream have been battling to get […]

The Atlanta Dream take on the New York Liberty. Check out our WNBA Playoffs odds series for our Dream Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Dream Liberty. The Atlanta Dream played the New York Liberty on Thursday night in the WNBA regular season finale. However, the Liberty did not play their […]

The 2024 WNBA regular season concluded Thursday night, and the playoffs are scheduled to begin Sunday, September 22. The New York Liberty (+150) are the betting favorites to win the 2024 WNBA Championship on FanDuel. The next two teams by order of odds are the Las Vegas Aces (+250) and Minnesota Lynx (+350). Breanna Stewart […]

After the New York Liberty swept the Dallas Wings in two road games earlier this month, the team flew back to New York with a feeling of accomplishment. Their coach, Sandy Brondello, wasn’t with them. Brondello instead flew to Phoenix where she joined her former players at the Footprint Center to honor the 2014 WNBA […]

The Atlanta Dream take on the New York Liberty. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Dream Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Dream Liberty. The Atlanta Dream enter the final night of the WNBA regular season in very good position to make the playoffs. Here’s why: The Chicago Sky, […]

The New York Liberty have officially accomplished all they can in the 2024 regular season. Their 87-71 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night gives them the No. 1 seed in the WNBA Playoffs, set to begin on Sunday. New York has one more regular season game, Thursday night at home against the Atlanta […]

The New York Liberty take on the Washington Mystics. Our WNBA odds series has our Liberty Mystics prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Mystics. The Washington Mystics had a chance to take control of the race for the WNBA’s eighth and final playoff spot on Sunday. They had beaten the Atlanta […]

The New York Liberty needed a reminder that they’re not invincible. The Minnesota Lynx were happy to help. The Lynx dominated the Liberty for three quarters on Sunday at Barclays Center, withstanding a furious New York comeback in the fourth to win, 88-79. A Liberty win would have secured the No. 1 seed in the […]