WNBA semis winners and losers: Angel Reese proves clutch as Liberty, Aces face elimination after Game 2 losses — SkimNews
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- Atlanta Dream outlasted the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead, moving one win from their first Finals appearance since 2013.
- Golden State Valkyries beat the Las Vegas Aces 83-81 to take their own 2-0 lead, putting the expansion franchise (in its second season) on the verge of its first-ever Finals berth.
- Jordin Canada scored 23 points with 8 assists on 9-of-15 shooting for the Dream in Game 2, her second 20-point playoff game in this series after Allisha Gray was ruled out and Rhyne Howard shot 5-of-20.
- Angel Reese tied Canada with a playoff career-high 23 points and added 7 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 blocks, and 2 clutch free throws with 4.3 seconds left in OT to seal the Dream's win.
- Breanna Stewart said officials told the Liberty they had no reset timeout remaining before her final heave in OT; the officiating crew's pool report denied direct communication with the team on the sequence.
- Veronica Burton hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute left and added two clutch free throws with 6 seconds remaining to lift the Valkyries, finishing 1-of-3 from the field but delivering when it mattered.
- The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty have won the last four WNBA championships and account for five of the last eight Finals appearances; no team has ever come back from a 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series.
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Why it matters: Both reigning powerhouses (the Aces and Liberty, winners of the last four titles) face historic elimination; no WNBA team has rallied from 0-2 in a best-of-five, and the Dream's win featured a disputed reset-timeout call that could prompt league review after Stewart publicly contradicted the officiating pool report.
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