Jewell Loyd scored 21 points and A'ja Wilson added 17 points and 16 rebounds as the Las Vegas Aces extended their season-best winning streak to five games with an 83-77 victory over the visiting New York Liberty on Wednesday.
Jackie Young put up 15 points and Chelsea Gray had 13 points and five assists as the Aces (19-14) won a matchup of teams that have combined to win the last three WNBA championships.
Las Vegas ended its six-game regular-season losing streak against New York. The Liberty also won the teams' semifinal series last year three games to one.
New York's Emma Meesseman matched her season high by logging 24 points for the second game in a row, and she added 10 rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu scored 18 points for the Liberty (21-12), who lost to the first-place Minnesota Lynx and t