The Las Vegas Aces’ quest for a three-peat is close to an end as they went down 88-84 against the New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals.

Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 1:15 left, leading four players in double figures as the Liberty pushed the Las Vegas Aces to the brink of elimination, taking a commanding 2-0 lead with an 88-84 victory in the best-of-five WNBA semifinals on Tuesday.

Becky Hammon made it clear after Las Vegas’ Game 1 loss that Tuesday’s game would be do-or-die. Technically, the Aces wouldn’t be eliminated with a second defeat, but in the history of the WNBA playoffs,

Game 2 of the WNBA semi-finals has arrived, and we'll show you where to watch the Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty at home.

The WNBA playoffs feature an eight-team bracket; participating teams are decided based on their regular season record. During the first-round, games are played on a best-of-three series. Semifinal and final games are played as a best-of-five series.

The New York Liberty are one step closer to avenging their 2023 WNBA Finals loss to the Las Vegas Aces after they won Game 1 of their WNBA Semifinals series on

Ionescu wasn’t alone in delighting the crowd at Barclays Center throughout New York’s 87-77 victory. In addition to Ionescu’s 21 points on 9 of 15 shooting, two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart finished with a team-high 34 points, five rebounds and four assists. Stewart’s frontcourt partner Jonquel Jones added 13 points and 12 boards.

Playing defense against the Las Vegas Aces is akin to a game of Whac-a-Mole. For one game, Kelsey Plum is down, but then she pops back up to the tune of 29 points. Contain A’ja Wilson after an 18-point first half,

And I saw the way we’ve learned from last year.” New York Liberty Head Coach Sandy Brondello is spot-on. The Atlanta Dream, her first-round opponent, are most certainly not the Las Vegas Aces. But Atlanta did play the Liberty well in round one,