LAS VEGAS >> Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Jonquel Jones registered a double-double with 10 points and 17 rebounds and the New York Liberty clinched a playoff berth with a 79-67 win over the Las Vegas Aces in a highly anticipated matchup many believe could be a preview of the WNBA Finals.

The Liberty (23-4), who lost to the Aces (16-9) in four games in last year’s WNBA Finals, are three games in front of the Connecticut Sun for the overall No. 1 seed.

Las Vegas hosts the Lynx on Wednesday.

The game featured six players who were members of the U.S. team that held off France 67-66 to win an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal in women’s basketball last Sunday.

“I think that’s the beautiful thing about our league, is we kind of flip that switch in those moments,” said Aces star A’ja Wilson, who had 24 points and 11 rebounds. “We all know what we want to go after now. We checked off the box of the gold medal, now it’s really time to go.”