WNBA: Is Sunday’s Liberty-Lynx showdown a Finals preview?

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The final Sunday of regular-season action will not be short on intense WNBA games.

A six-pack is ready to be served starting at 3 p.m. ET, with a flight featuring the Indiana Fever hosting the Dallas Wings on NBA TV, the New York Liberty taking on the Minnesota Lynx and the Washington Mystics welcoming the Atlanta Dream.

The evening will be capped off with the remaining three games at 6 p.m. ET—the biggest of those three matchups being the Las Vegas Aces against the Connecticut Sun on CBS Sports Network. In Chicago, the Sky will fight to keep playoff hopes alive against the Phoenix Mercury, while the Seattle Storm play the Los Angeles Sparks for the second time in three games.

A Finals preview?

The Liberty have been the best team in the WNBA all season. Yes, the Aces are the champs, but the numbers lean New York’s way. On Sunday, they can remind us why that is by beating the No. 2 seed Lynx.

Napheesa Collier has been having a MVP-esque season for the Lynx, leading the team to the sixth-best winning percentage in franchise’s storied history. The seasons they had a higher percentage ended in a Finals appearance, at a minimum, and three championships.

New York will have home court, but expect this rematch of the Commissioner’s Cup Championship, which was won by…

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