New York Liberty ahead Breanna Stewart and Aces guard Chelsea Grey will search for extra Commissioner’s Cup ultimate success on Tuesday night time in Las Vegas.
Stewart was named Most Invaluable Participant after main the Seattle Storm to the title within the inaugural occasion held in 2021. Las Vegas gained the league’s signature in-season competitors final yr, with Grey taking dwelling MVP honors.
Gamers from the successful crew earn $30,000 every and the MVP receives an additional $5,000.
Stewart is nearly as good a guess as anybody in a sport full of stars to stroll away with the additional dough. Her 42-point outburst in Sunday’s 100-89 win at Indiana made her the primary participant in league historical past to attain a minimum of 40 factors thrice in the identical season.
And the Liberty enter as considered one of solely three groups to pin a defeat on the Aces this yr. Within the groups’ final assembly on Aug. 6 in Brooklyn, they outscored Las Vegas 50-17 within the second half for a shocking 99-61 blowout.
“Nice groups use dwelling court docket benefit so much,” Stewart mentioned.
The Aces are proof of that. They’ve gained 20 consecutive common season video games on their dwelling flooring, together with an 86-65 defeat of Atlanta Sunday night time. After a gradual begin, they obtained going within the second half for 50 factors to subdue the Dream’s upset bid.
A’ja Wilson scored a game-high 21 factors for Las Vegas regardless of needing 22 photographs to get there. She was coming off a career-high 40-point efficiency on Friday night time in opposition to Washington, two video games after New York restricted her to 9 factors on 2-of-14 capturing.
“Relating to me, career-low or no matter my numbers are trying like, I might care much less about that,” Wilson mentioned after the loss in New York. “As a result of that is not going to shatter my confidence.”
The Aces gained the groups’ first assembly this yr 98-81 on June 29 in Las Vegas.
This sport between New York (24-6) and Las Vegas (27-3), the primary two groups to clinch playoff berths this season, doesn’t rely within the general standings.
—Discipline Degree Media