September 22nd, 2024; New York Liberty defeat the Atlanta Dream 83-69 in game of the first round in the WNBA Playoffs Photo by. Brandon Todd/New York Liberty)
After sweeping the Atlanta Dream 2-0 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, the New York Liberty will move on to face the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals.
The Aces, who are the No. 4 seed in the WNBA standings, also swept their first-round series against the Seattle Storm. For the semifinals and finals of the WNBA, the format changes to a best-of-five matchup compared to the first round, which was best-of-three. Given that the Liberty had clinched the No.1 seed with the best record in the WNBA, they will also receive home-court advantage for this series and beyond.
Here is a preview of what the schedule will look like for this matchup.
Liberty vs Aces 2024 WNBA semifinals schedule:Â
- Game 1: 3 pm ET Sunday, Sept. 29 at Barclays CenterÂ
- Game 2: (Time TBA) Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Barclays Center
- Game 3: 9:30 pm Friday, Oct. 3 at Michelob ULTRA Arena
- Game 4 (if necessary): (Time TBA) Sunday, Oct. 6 at Michelob ULTRA ArenaÂ
- Game 5 (if necessary): (Time TBA) Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Barclays Center Â
This semifinal matchup will be a rematch of the 2023 WNBA finals, where the Aces took down the Liberty in four games. The Aces, who are the fourth seed with 27 regular-season wins, haven’t had the same dominant season as last year, when they had the best overall record in the league with 34 wins. This is mainly due to the number of injuries they’ve been dealing with all season.
Aces guard Chelsea Gray had missed 12 games to start the year, and when she returned, she struggled to get back into rhythm, contributing to the Aces’ subpar first half. Despite not having the strongest start, the Aces have had a better second half, winning nine of their last 10 regular season games and sweeping their first-round opponents.Â
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