For the first time since 2019, the WNBA Finals are going to a Game 5. On Sunday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN) in Brooklyn, NY, the No. 1-seed New York Liberty host the No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx for the right to raise the WNBA championship trophy.
Twists, turns and thrills from the previous four games got us to Sunday’s winner-take-all affair. But when the two teams take the court, all that is rendered irrelevant, as only the ensuing 40 minutes will matter. And when the buzzer sounds, either New York will have earned the franchise’s first title or Minnesota will own a WNBA-record five championships.
Here’s what’s at stake for the Liberty and the Lynx:
All the pressure is on New York
This is supposed to be the year for the Liberty. Right?
Following a year of superteam seasoning, New York, from start to finish, established themselves as the league’s best team. Along the way, they also vanquished their biggest rival, sweeping the Las Vegas Aces in the regular season before eliminating them in the semifinals. The stage seemingly is set for…
