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The Las Vegas Aces lost in Game 3 against the New York Liberty. Game 4 up next.

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(KTNV) — The Las Vegas Aces lost to the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

Liberty put one win on the board so far against the Aces. In Game 4, the Aces still have a chance to win the title as they only need one more win in a best-of-five series.

The Aces are at Barclays Center in New York for Game 4 Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. PT.

Missed the game? Read our recap here:

The tip-off was at 12 p.m. at Barclays Center.

In the first quarter, there were back-to-back triples by Liberty. New York took an 18-10 lead over the Aces with 2:44 left in the first quarter.

Aces Kelsey Plum was on a 6-0 run as she made it a 3-point game for Vegas. Liberty up 21-18 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Plum made it a 9-0 run, sinking a 3 to tie it at 21. Liberty took a 33-26 lead in the second quarter. New York is on a 13-5 run with only 5 minutes left in the second quarter.

The Las Vegas Aces have not shot the ball as well as they have the previous two games. They were just a Plum three-pointer away from being tied at the half.

The second quarter ended with 43-40 Liberty.

Liberty starts the third quarter with Courtney Vandersloot followed by Betnijah Laney and Breanna Stewart to make the score 49-40.

5 minutes left to go in the third quarter and the Las Vegas Aces have only scored three points. Liberty has been strong on the defensive end, translating to points off.

Liberty's Jonquel Jones with a game-high 24 points as New York takes a 60-48 lead. There's 1:20 minutes left in the third.

Liberty leads Aces 61-50 at the end of quarter three.

In the fourth quarter, Chelsea Gray was walked off the court back to the locker room. This could be a crushing blow to the Aces.

The Las Vegas Aces lost to Liberty 87-73.

The post-game conference:

Head Coach Becky Hammon says she cannot give an update on Gray after she was seen limping to the locker room. Hammon believes something happened with Gray's foot.

SO FAR IN THE WNBA FINALS:

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