BROOKLYN, NY (August 27, 2023)—The Las Vegas Aces (30-5) and New York Liberty (27-7) square off for the final time this regular season Monday, with both teams looking to secure the No. 1 seed in the WNBA postseason. Heading into tomorrow’s 4 pm PT tip, Las Vegas leads the Liberty by 2.5 games with 5 to play. The Aces magic number for clinching the top spot in the 2023 playoffs is currently 4—any combination of 4 Las Vegas wins or New York losses gives the Aces the top spot.

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Following Monday’s game, the aces have 4 games remaining on their schedule, while New York has 5.

Las Vegas won 2 of its first 3 games on this current 4-game road swing, breaking the WNBA record for wins in a season 2 games ago against the Chicago Sky. The game prior saw A’ja Wilson tie the WNBA record for points in a game as she poured in 53 to help the Aces beat the Dream. The team’s lone blemish on its current road trip was a 78-62 loss to the Washington Mystics last night.

New York has won 3-straight games since dropping an 88-75 decision to the Aces on August 17. That victory gave Las Vegas a 2-1 edge in head-to-head games against the Liberty this season. New York’s most recent win was a 111-76 decision over the Minnesota Lynx Saturday evening.

By nearly every measure, the Aces and Liberty boast the top two offenses in the league.

They also boast the top two MVP candidates in the WNBA in A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart.

Both players are surrounded by equally impressive All-Star teammates, as they accounted for a combined 7 spots in the W’s midsummer classic—four for the Aces (Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young) and three for the Liberty (Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot). Team Stewart upended Team Wilson back on July 15, 147-127.

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The Aces return home for 3 of their last 4 regular season games beginning with an August 31 meeting with the Washington Mystics.