As the New York Liberty jumped from elite to historic in the season’s second half, we turned our attention to the standings. The Las Vegas Aces were no longer a foregone conclusion to finish the 40-game WNBA regular-season as the one-seed. Not with the Liberty stomping out opponent after opponent, and certainly not after New York went 2-1 against Vegas in August, in addition to winning the Commissioner’s Cup on the Aces’ home floor.
Yet, that intrigue is now on life support. All Vegas has to do to lock up the one-seed is defeat the Phoenix Mercury twice to close the season.