Wednesday night is the second game for the Lynx in the first round of this year’s playoff series. If they win against the Valkyries Tuesday after their triumph Sunday, it means they head to semifinals, facing off against the New York Liberty or Phoenix Mercury.
The Minnesota Lynx are back in the playoffs after a dominating regular season. Fueling the fire of the players, coaches and fans is last year’s gut-wrenching loss in the finals to the New York Liberty — that some say was unfair and even rigged.
Napheesa Collier scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures and the Minnesota Lynx breezed to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round WNBA series. Fans decked out in pink wigs and Lynx merch from now and decades ago were ceaseless in their support. They want one thing: “We gotta get the ring.”
The WNBA playoffs tip off Sunday and one thing is clear: The Minnesota Lynx worked fiercely to make it back for the postseason. Their first faceoff is on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis at 12 p.m. against Golden State Valkyries, who rallied for 8th seed in their inaugural season.
Natisha Hiedeman scored 21 points, Napheesa Collier had 19 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Golden State Valkyries 72-53 to set a franchise record with 34 wins. Minnesota had already cliched home-court advantage in the playoffs, locking up the No. 1 seed with a win over Connecticut. The Lynx tied the 2023 Las Vegas Aces for the most regular-season wins in WNBA history.
Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles helped lead Minnesota to WNBA greatness as part of the Lynx dynasty that won four titles in seven years. Now the two will enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend when they are enshrined as part of the 2025 class, along with Sue Bird.
The Las Vegas Aces extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games with a 97-87 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. This win highlights their strong postseason intentions, challenging the top-seeded Lynx.
The trio of Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore will be the most dominant class of women’s basketball players to ever enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when they are enshrined this weekend.
There’s four games remaining in the league’s regular season, and while the Lynx were the first team to clinch a playoff spot, the team remains committed to closing the season off strong. Monday night, the Lynx rallied against the Dallas Wings for a 96-71 win beating Minnesota-native Paige Bueckers.
Skylar Diggins scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half, Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and nine rebounds, and the Seattle Storm rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-79.
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