MINNEAPOLIS — Cheryl Reeve is familiar with what the hours leading up to Sunday night will bring.
The Minnesota Lynx coach has participated in five of the last seven Game 5s in the WNBA Finals. Each of her three assistants was with her for at least one of those contests, too.
What’s ahead of her and her staff when the Lynx and New York Liberty play (at least) 40 more minutes to decide this year’s champion isn’t necessarily a surprise. A grinding, tightly contested affair seems all but guaranteed. Three of the four games in this series have been decided by one possession. The lone exception (Game 2) was a 2-point game with 3 minutes and 40 seconds to play before New York’s lead ballooned to double digits.
Minnesota’s 82-80 Game 4 win Friday night was the series’ closest game from start to finish. It featured 13 ties and 14 lead changes. Neither team led by more than 6 points. The reason?
“I’m going to say probably information gathered in the three games,” Reeve said. “Everything is getting harder. There’s no secrets at this point.”
There are no mysteries, no tricks and no stunners — only a thrilling series that will reach its deserved conclusion when the league’s top two teams tip off one more time at 8 p.m. in Brooklyn. In a historic season for the
