Liberty defeated the Aces in the thriller and moved closer to winning a return to the WNBA Finals

No team in WNBA history has ever come back from an 0-2 hole in a five-game playoff series, and the Liberty certainly understood the task on Tuesday night.

The league's No. 1 seed held and held serve on his home court and took control of this semifinal series, avenging last year's final loss to arch-nemesis Aces with a thrilling 88-84 win in Game 2 at Barclays Center .

The series moves to Las Vegas for Game 3 on Friday.

Leading scorer Breanna Stewart followed her 34-point burst in the opening game with 15 points, eight assists and a season-high two game-winning free throws in the final seconds.

Sabrina Ionescu overcame a slow start to finish with a team-best 24 points, while Jonquel Jones added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Former starter Courtney Vandersloot scored 12 points off the bench for the Liberty, who scored a total of 22 points on 13 turnovers by the Aces.

League MVP A'ja Wilson scored just six points in the first half before finishing with a team-best 24 points.

Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray scored 17 and 14 points, respectively, for Las Vegas, but Kelsey Plum was held to six points on 2-for-9 shooting.