The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces will meet again in the WNBA playoffs, and it will be absolute cinema.
New York has likely had a bad taste in its mouth for nearly a year after watching the Aces celebrate a championship on its home floor. By all accounts, the Liberty haven’t likely forgotten that Kelsey Plum said they weren’t exactly a team, either.
On Vegas’ side, the Aces didn’t look like a championship team for much of the year. Shaky defense and inconsistent offense plagued the back-to-back champs despite an otherworldly season from A’ja Wilson. However, the Aces went 9-1 during the last 10 games of the season and swept Seattle in the opening round of the playoffs, setting up a Liberty-Aces Finals rematch.
Not having both of these teams in the Finals feels like a cruel joke. But fans have totally embraced the chaos.
Here’s how they reacted:
WE ARE GETTING ACES/LIBERTY IN THE SEMIS. HELP.
— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) September 25, 2024
Liberty vs Aces in the semis will be absolute cinema and I will be tuned in.
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) September 25, 2024
Can we start the Liberty vs. Aces series in 10 minutes
— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) September 25, 2024
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This article originally appeared on For The Win: A Liberty-Aces WNBA playoffs rematch has fans so pumped
