2023 WNBA Finals
Las Vegas Aces def. New York Liberty, 3-1
2023 WNBA Finals result: Las Vegas Aces def. New York Liberty, 3-1.
Sourcing caveat: AI-summarized fetches of the Finals article inconsistently reported the series score as "4-0" and, in a separate pass, "4-1" — both mathematically impossible for a best-of-five series. A dedicated CBS Sports recap of the clinching game, cross-checked against ESPN's game-by-game coverage (Las Vegas won Games 1-2, New York won Game 3, Las Vegas clinched Game 4 70-69), confirms the correct score is 3-1 to Las Vegas.
Result
| Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Las Vegas Aces | 3-1 |
| Runner-up | New York Liberty |
Finals MVP: A'ja Wilson
Las Vegas became the first team to repeat as WNBA champion since Los Angeles in 2001-2002.
Games
| Game | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | October 8, 2023 | Las Vegas Aces 99–82 New York Liberty | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Game 2 | October 11, 2023 | Las Vegas Aces 104–76 New York Liberty | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Game 3 | October 15, 2023 | New York Liberty 87–73 Las Vegas Aces | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
| Game 4 | October 18, 2023 | Las Vegas Aces 70–69 New York Liberty | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
Finals context
Las Vegas's title defense against a New York Liberty team in its first Finals since 2002 produced a series that looked lopsided through two games before New York fought back to make it competitive. The Aces, at 34-6 for the regular season, dominated Game 1 at home, 99-82, winning the third and fourth quarters by a combined 10 points to pull away in the second half; Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young each scored 26, Chelsea Gray added 20, and A'ja Wilson had 19, while Breanna Stewart's 21 points and Jonquel Jones's double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) were not enough for the Liberty. Las Vegas was even more dominant in Game 2, routing New York 112-84 behind a 26-point, 15-rebound double-double from Wilson, 24 from Young, 23 from Plum, and an 11-assist double-double from Gray, building a commanding 2-0 series lead. New York refused to fold, however, delivering the franchise's first Finals win since 1999 in Game 3, winning 87-73 as a suffocating third-quarter defensive stretch (holding Las Vegas to just 10 points while scoring 18) fueled the comeback; Jonquel Jones led all scorers with 27 points, and Breanna Stewart added 20 points and 12 rebounds. The series' deciding Game 4, in New York, was a thriller decided by a single point: Las Vegas won 70-69 despite playing without injured starting point guard Chelsea Gray, as a lockdown defensive third quarter (23-12) offset a late New York fourth-quarter push. A'ja Wilson delivered her third double-double of the Finals with 24 points and 16 rebounds to clinch both the championship and her second Finals MVP award, while New York got 19 points from Courtney Vandersloot and a striking off-night from regular-season MVP Breanna Stewart, who shot just 3-of-17 from the field. The repeat championship made Las Vegas just the third franchise in league history to win back-to-back titles, joining Houston's 1997-2000 run and Los Angeles's 2001-2002 back-to-back titles, ending a 21-year gap since any team had repeated. Jonquel Jones's postseason was historic in its own right, with seven double-doubles across the playoffs, the most ever recorded by a player in a single WNBA postseason. For New York, appearing in its first Finals since 2002 (and first overall since falling to Los Angeles in that earlier championship), the near-miss set the stage for the Liberty's eventual breakthrough the following year, when the same core would finally win the franchise's first championship in 2024.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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