# In last year’s WNBA Finals, the Las Vegas Aces left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Liberty after they knocked off their long-time rivals 3-1 in the best-of-five series. # One year later, New York returned the favour except one round earlier in the WNBA semis, defeating the Aces 3-1 in the series.

The 2024 WNBA Finals tip off tonight at 8 p.m. in Brooklyn's Barclays Center, pitting the New York Liberty against the Minnesota Lynx.

The No. 1 seed New York Liberty and the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx built their teams in different ways, but each made its way to the WNBA finals.

Sabrina Ionescu is having a career year for New York. And a lot of it is because of one of the toughest, trickiest shots in basketball.

Sabrina Ionescu could barely walk during last season’s WNBA Finals. The New York Liberty star needed an injection into her aching hip to even take the floor in the early games of the series against the Las Vegas Aces.

Sabrina Ionescu has detailed throughout this season the changes she made in her game following a poor offensive showing in the Liberty’s loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals one year ago. But perhaps the biggest flaw the All-Star guard needed to eradicate after that failed performance had to do with her mindset.