The 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx is all even at 1-1 as we head to Minneapolis for a pivotal Game 3 on Wednesday night. Will the Lynx bounce back from a Game 2 defeat and defend homecourt? Or will the Liberty carry their momentum on the road and take the lead in the series for the first time?
Ahead of Wednesday night’s action, here are three big questions that will determine the outcome of Game 3.
Can the Lynx get off to a better start?
In Game 1, it took the Liberty exactly six minutes to build a double-digit lead, and they were up by 13 at the end of the first quarter. In Game 2, the Liberty needed 9:16 to go up by double figures, and they led by 10 after the first.
Over the first two games, the Liberty are a combined 25 of 42 from the field in the first quarter and have hit 10 3-pointers. The 32 points the Liberty scored in Game 1 were the most the Lynx have allowed in a first quarter all season long, and the the 31 points they scored in Game 2 were tied for the second-most the Lynx have given up in the opening frame.
As impressive as the Lynx’s comebacks have been, it’s simply not sustainable to keep falling in a double-digit hole every game.
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