BROOKLYN — The Aces present a very different challenge with A’ja Wilson on the bench in street clothes rather than dominating the paint in uniform. But they present a challenge all the same, and if there has been one particularly salient lesson here recently for the Liberty, it has been that a challenge of any size is a challenge worth taking seriously.
New York spent much of the last two weeks losing games it should have won. This group entered Tuesday having lost four of its last five—an ugly streak that came with some hard luck, yes, but also with some pointed calls for more heart in the locker room and better effort on the floor. No team in the WNBA entered this week more sorely in need of a win.
