The top four seeds face off in the semifinals, starting Sunday. Can the Wings and Sun knock the superteam Aces and Liberty from their collision course?
to a season-ending Achilles injury could be felt dramatically this series. The Liberty are at their best when they get strong play from center Jonquel Jones, and she proved a critical piece to New York pulling off its first-round win . The 2021 MVP went for 20 points and 12 rebounds in Game 1 and 19 and 14 in Game 2, and the Liberty improved to 13-0 when she has recorded a double-double.
The Sun have been a strong defensive team all season even without Brionna Jones, typically playing undersized in the post but starting a lengthy Allen on the wing, but a 6-foot-6 Jonquel Jones playing this confidently and comfortably could be too much to overcome. Guard play has been the consistent X factor for the Sun all season, and a huge reason they easily won Games 1 and 3 against the Lynx. Can the Sun get their 3-point shooting going from Harris, Allen and Hayes? The latter has been dealing with some left knee pain this postseason.