The Las Vegas Aces, despite being down two starters, have now won back-to-back WNBA titles.
The Aces stormed back from an early double-digit deficit in the second half and held on in a wild fourth quarter at the Barclays Center toin Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals. That gave the Aces their second straight title, something the WNBA hasn't seen since 2002.The Liberty jumped up early Wednesday night in Brooklyn, and took a double-digit lead almost instantly with Aces point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes sidelined with injuries.
The Aces then opened the fourth quarter on a 7-2 run capped by a Jackie Young 3-pointer, which gave them a seven-point lead. The Liberty’s first bucket in the quarter didn’t come until a Betnijah Laney layup almost three minutes in. That seemed to bring back whatever was missing in the Liberty’s offense. Sabrina Ionescu backed it up with a 3-pointer and then Laney tied it back up with a second layup.
Yet a final chance at a buzzer-beater from Courtney Vandersloot was just off the mark. The Aces held on to take
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