New York Liberty back on track, Las Vegas Aces keep rolling

NEW YORK -- Tuesday's WNBA semifinals went how they were mostly projected to play out: The New York Liberty evened things up against the Connecticut Sun, avoiding a disastrous 0-2 start despite hosting the first two games of their best-of-five series.

And in the nightcap, the Las Vegas Aces took care of business against the Dallas Wings 91-84 to go up 2-0. The Aces are one win away from clinching a spot in the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years.

In Brooklyn, Game 2 started similarly to Game 1. Connecticut set the tone early and the Liberty had difficulty slowing down a Sun guard, in this case Tiffany Hayes. But this time New York responded with a…