New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJonquel Jones scores a career-high 34, Liberty top defending champs Aces for 8th straight win
Ionescu finished with 15 points and 12 assists and Stewart added 14 points and 12 rebounds for New York (12-2). Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had 12 points and seven rebounds.
New York won its eighth straight game, while Las Vegas (6-6) has lost four of its last five games. Jones finished 12 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
Kelsey Plum hit a floater that gave the Aces a 53-47 lead with 6:33 left in the third quarter. They then went scoreless for nearly five minutes. New York responded with a 14-0 run, including six points from Jones, to take the lead for good.
Kate Martin hit a 3-pointer to break the Las Vegas scoring drought with 1:47 left in the period, and A'ja Wilson followed with a bucket in the lane. That cut the deficit to 61-58 but the Aces got no closer.
Plum led Las Vegas with 22 points and Wilson finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. Alysha Clark added 13 points, Jackie Young had 10 points and six assists and Kiah Stokes grabbed 12 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 90 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 90 - 82 |
| 4th 22.1 |  |
Kate Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emma Cannon assists) | 90 - 82 |
| 4th 34.0 | |
Megan Gustafson defensive rebound | 90 - 79 |
| 4th 36.0 |  |
Ivana Dojkic misses driving layup | 90 - 79 |
Statistics
 NY |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-68 | FG | 31-69 |
| 48.5 | Field Goal % | 44.9 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 11-34 |
| 42.9 | Three Point % | 32.4 |
| 12-16 | FT | 9-11 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,424 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.68421054 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
3.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Washington |
3.5 | 10 | W2 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Chicago |
7 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 16 | W1 | 0.15789473 | 3 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 3 | W1 | 0.85714287 | 18 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | W2 | 0.7 | 14 |
 Seattle |
5.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Golden State |
7 | 9 | W1 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
8.5 | 11 | L2 | 0.45 | 9 |
 Los Angeles |
11.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.3 | 6 |
 Dallas |
12 | 15 | L2 | 0.2857143 | 6 |
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