But on Tuesday night, after the Aces lost to the New York Liberty 88-84 — a defeat which pushed Las Vegas to 0-2 in the series and to the brink of elimination — coach Becky Hammon crafted another slogan: “It was Aces vs. Aces tonight. We were beating ourselves.”

The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces are a loss away from elimination after dropping Game 2 88-84 to the New York Liberty on Tuesday at Barclays Center. No WNBA team has come back from an 0-2 deficit to win a best-of-five series,

Rinse. Repeat — the New York Liberty are one victory away from redemption and a return trip to the WNBA Finals. Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 1:15 left, leading four players in double figures as the Liberty pushed the Las Vegas Aces to the brink of elimination,