NEW YORK — The New York Liberty were the best team in the WNBA this year, but there was one squad that was the closest thing to a thorn in their side: the Minnesota Lynx, the only group to beat them multiple times this season.
To win the franchise’s first championship — after coming up short in the 2023 WNBA Finals — the Liberty must get through that same Lynx squad in the 2024 Finals, which begin with Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET Thursday.
“They’re a great team, they’re a really good team. … Obviously, they’ve beaten us a few [times]. I don’t think they’ve seen us at our best,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said Wednesday. “So now it’s about it’s a new season now. We have to bring our best, and hopefully that’s enough.”
The Liberty’s 32-8 regular-season record was best in the league, but two of those losses came against Minnesota. Another came in the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup Championship in late June, though New York avenged that defeat a week later at Barclays…
