New York Liberty notch statement win vs. Las Vegas Aces, 90-82

The pain of losing the 2023 WNBA Finals may never truly vanish for the New York Liberty, but in the week before their Saturday afternoon rematch with the Las Vegas Aces, some of the final remnants of that loss were dealt with.

Local media, for the first time since training camp and likely that last time — unless a NY-Vegas rematch unfolds in the 2024 Finals, still an eternity away — asked about the pain of that loss, falling short at the buzzer in a home Game 4.

Breanna Stewart, & Co. gave the answers you’d expect, with last year’s MVP confirming it “still stings” but that 2024 is indeed a “new year” and that team has “all learned from our mistakes, we’ve looked back on it and now we’re…