NBA

Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
9-10, 4-6 Away
Final
87 - 78

13-6, 8-2 Home

Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-78 as A'ja Wilson exits with injury

Sabrina Ionescu's 28-point game propels Liberty past Aces

Wilson went down hard halfway through the second quarter and spent several minutes on the ground surrounded by her teammates. She sustained an injury to her right wrist and did not return toi the game, reappearing on the bench in the third quarter with the wrist wrapped.

With the game tied at 72, New York (13-6) scored the next eight points, led by Ionescu, who finished with eight assists and eight rebounds. Las Vegas' last basket of the game came with 5:41 left. New York hit its free throws down the stretch to close out the win,.

The Liberty held on to a thin lead for much of the first half, led by Ionescu's 10 points and recently-returned Leonie Fiebich with eight points in the half. Their lead grew to nine at its widest point, but the Aces (9-10) stayed close and a last minute layup from Jackie Young gave them the 42-40 lead heading into halftime.

Young led scoring for Las Vegas with 19 points, followed by NaLyssa Smith and Chelsea Gray with 11 each.

The Liberty were facing some injury issues of their own. Starter Natasha Cloud did not play after sustaining a left hip injury against Seattle on Sunday, while starter Jonquel Jones and Isabelle Harrison are still sidelined with their respective ankle and knee injuries.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 87
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 87
4th 13.0 Chelsea Gray bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals) 78 - 87
4th 22.1 Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2 78 - 87
4th 22.1 Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2 78 - 86

Statistics

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25-61 FG 30-70
41.0 Field Goal % 42.9
7-26 3PT 7-27
26.9 Three Point % 25.9
21-24 FT 20-26
87.5 Free Throw % 76.9
32 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 21
2 Steals 10
7 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
7 Fast Break Points 17
32 Points in Paint 38
22 Fouls 18
7 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 15,041 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 2 W5 0.8947368 17
Phoenix 4 6 W1 0.68421054 13
Seattle 5 7 W2 0.6315789 12
Golden State 7.5 9 L2 0.5 9
Las Vegas 8 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Los Angeles 11 13 W1 0.31578946 6
Dallas 11.5 14 L1 0.3 6

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 6 W1 0.68421054 13
Atlanta 1 7 W1 0.6315789 12
Indiana 3.5 9 L1 0.5 9
Washington 4 10 W1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 7.5 13 L2 0.2777778 5
Connecticut 10.5 16 L10 0.11111111 2
Full Standings

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Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-78 as A'ja Wilson exits with injury

Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-78 as A'ja Wilson exits with injury

— Sabrina Ionescu scored 28 points to lead the New York Liberty to an 87-78 victory Tuesday night over the Las Vegas Aces, who lost star A'ja Wilson to a right wrist injury in the first half.

Liberty win 6th straight vs. the Aces

Liberty win 6th straight vs. the Aces

The New York Liberty won their sixth straight game against their rival, the Las Vegas Aces 87-78.

A'ja Wilson exits Aces' loss to Liberty with wrist injury

A'ja Wilson exits Aces' loss to Liberty with wrist injury

Reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson missed the second half of the Aces' loss to the Liberty on Tuesday night after injuring her right wrist.