The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty met for the title last season. Now they are playing in the postseason one round earlier, vying for the opportunity to reach the WNBA Finals.
The Liberty have said they are using last season's loss as motivation this year, but aren't dwelling on the defeat in four games.
"We've got some unfinished business," New York guard Sabrina Ionescu said. "We're going to play our best basketball because we've got a lot of basketball left in us."
The Aces were only the No. 4 seed but have been playing a lot better over the last month, winning nine of 10 heading into the postseason and sweeping Seattle in the first round.
The lone loss in that stretch came against New York, but league MVP A'ja Wilson didn't play in that contest while she was resting her foot. The Aces rallied from a 20-point deficit in that contest to almost stun the Liberty.
