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Liberty top Aces; 1st to win 2 Commissioner's Cups...
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- NEW YORK -- Sabrina Ionescu scored 26 points, Breanna Stewart added 25 and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night.
- Las Vegas was missing four-time MVP A'ja Wilson, who tweaked her right ankle Sunday in a win over Chicago.
- The Aces led 71-69 early in the fourth quarter before New York went on a 15-2 run to take back control.
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NEW YORK -- Sabrina Ionescu scored 26 points, Breanna Stewart added 25 and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night.
Las Vegas was missing four-time MVP A'ja Wilson, who tweaked her right ankle Sunday in a win over Chicago. The Aces gave the Liberty all they could handle thanks to the stellar play of Jackie Young, who scored 25 of her 31 points in the second half.
The Aces led 71-69 early in the fourth quarter before New York went on a 15-2 run to take back control. Pauline Astier got the run started with a 3-pointer with 7:08 left and the Liberty were off and running.
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