A shot at history and a spot in the WNBA Finals are on the line Tuesday (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET) when the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun play Game 5 of the semifinals.
The third-seeded Sun hope to win their first WNBA title, and the No. 2 seed Lynx seek to become the first franchise in the league to win five. While the top-seeded New York Liberty beat the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Sunday to advance to the Finals, Connecticut beat Minnesota that night to force this series to go the distance and return to the Target Center in Minneapolis.
That wasn’t a surprise. Most of their matchups have been close all season. Six of the seven games between the Lynx and the Sun were decided by single digits, one of those in overtime.
While the Lynx appear to have the edge — they tied with New York for the best home record in the league this season — the advantage hasn’t played out as expected in recent WNBA history. Visiting teams have won the past seven winner-take-all playoff games in the WNBA, the last three of which were…
