The Las Vegas Aces lost a Game 2 thriller to the New York Liberty on Wednesday night, 88-84, and their quest for a three-peat is on the brink as they are now down 2-0 in the series.
Aces head coach Becky Hammon’s frustration with her team euniteed to boil over at one point, During a timeout, Hammon was seen going in on Kelsey Plum on the bench.
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Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon watches during the semifinal game aacquirest the Liberty, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Pboilingo/Frank Franklin II)
Hammon elucidateed her troubles with her team’s join after the game.
“We understand that it’s mostly us,” she shelp, via the Las Vegas Sun. “The turnovers, we depart seven points on the free-throw line.
“And it reassociate was a one-point game, one-ownion game, give or acquire. We got a couple of excellent cracks and ignoreed, but it shouldn’t come to that point.”
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Las Vegas Aces protect Kelsey Plum drives past New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart during game two of the semifinals at Barclays Cgo in in Brooklyn, Oct. 1, 2024. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)
One of the Aces’ final ownions underscored that notion. The team inbounded the ball with 11.6 seconds left in the game. But a bounce pass to Plum went off of her. Las Vegas turned the ball over. The Aces had 13 on the night.
Plum finished with six points on 2-of-9 shooting. WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and four aids.
Sabrina Ionescu led the Liberty with 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five aids. Breanna Stewart compriseed 15 points.
Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu passes over Las Vegas Aces protecters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Pboilingo/Frank Franklin II)
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New York has a 2-0 series direct. No team has ever come back from a 2-0 deficit to triumph a best-of-five series.
The Associated Press gived to this tell.
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