But on Tuesday night, after the Aces lost to the New York Liberty 88-84 — a defeat which pushed Las Vegas to 0-2 in the series and to the brink of elimination — coach Becky Hammon crafted another slogan: “It was Aces vs. Aces tonight. We were beating ourselves.”

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A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces must make history if they want to make more history – win a five-game series after being down 0-2 to keep their chances of a three-peat alive

The two-time WNBA champions face off with the No. 1 seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, as the Las Vegas Aces visit the New York Liberty on Sunday for Game 1 of their semifinal series.

The New York Liberty have spent the entire season fueled by last year's WNBA Finals loss to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPNU. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

The Las Vegas Aces aren’t washed. They aren’t even a vastly diminished version of their 2023 champion selves. The 2024 Liberty team is just a squad destined to avenge a heartbreaking 2023 WNBA Finals loss with pieces put together by a proficient front office.