The 2024 WNBA Finals continues this Sunday, Oct. 13, when the No. 1-seed New York Liberty host the No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the series. Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ABC.
If Game 2 of the Finals is anything like the series opener, fans can expect another extremely close contest between the WNBA’s top two playoff seeds. While the Liberty were in control for the majority of Game 1, getting off to a hot start and withstanding several Lynx runs to maintain a double-digit lead late into the fourth quarter, Minnesota turned up its defensive intensity and made several clutch shots down the stretch to tie things up and eventually win in overtime.
The Lynx’s 18-point comeback in Game 1 tied the largest in WNBA postseason history (a record which, ironically, had been solely held by the Liberty since 1999), and proved to the nation what Minnesota faithful had known all summer long: There’s no quit in the Lynx.
“That’s what we’ve been talking about in all these interviews we’ve been giving,” Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve told media. “It defines our team in terms of being able to get through difficult times….you have to be mentally tough, and we were that team.” Lynx guard Courtney Williams, who…
