Good analysis, but it might be a bit excessive to call the Aces’ victory a “worst-case scenario” for the Liberty. The Aces, despite their struggles this year, are still a very good team with, as you note, the best player in the league. It would have been unreasonable for the Liberty to think that they would sweep; one might have expected Las Vegas to win a game at home, and that’s all that they have done so far. And the Liberty can reasonably expect a much better performance from Ionescu.
Good analysis, but it might be a bit excessive to call the Aces’ victory a “worst-case scenario” for the Liberty. The Aces, despite their struggles this year, are still a very good team with, as you note, the best player in the league. It would have been unreasonable for the Liberty to think that they would sweep; one might have expected Las Vegas to win a game at home, and that’s all that they have done so far. And the Liberty can reasonably expect a much better performance from Ionescu.
worse case scenario in terms of what could have happened in Game 3 alone. Clearly the Liberty have not let the Aces carry over the momentum