The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces are a loss away from elimination after dropping Game 2 88-84 to the New York Liberty on Tuesday at Barclays Center. No WNBA team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series, and no defending champion has ever been in this position.
The matchup is a rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals, which the Aces won 3-1. Since a championship-sealing 70-69 Game 4 victory in Brooklyn last season, Las Vegas has lost five consecutive games against New York. The losing streak ties the franchise record for consecutive losses against the same opponent.