The No. 1-seed New York Liberty, just one win away from their first-ever WNBA championship, take on the No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx this Friday, Oct. 18 in Game 4 of the 2024 WNBA Finals. The nationally-televised matchup will be broadcast on ESPN and is scheduled to tip-off at approximately 8 p.m. ET.
New York is coming off an exhilarating 80-77 win in Game 3, one that saw All-WNBA First Team honoree Breanna Stewart play at her very best (30 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks) and Sabrina Ionescu hit what will go down as one of the most iconic shots in WNBA playoff history. While New York struggled to score efficiently for much of the game, Stewart put the team on her back in the second half to lead a double-digit comeback, and Ionescu nailed a deep 3-point shot with just one second remaining in regulation to put the Liberty up for good.
Now, the Liberty—one of the WNBA’s original franchises—are in position to win a title for the very first time. New York has previously made five Finals appearances (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2023), but came up short each time, so this year’s Liberty understand what a championship would mean for longtime fans. At the same time, the Liberty know they haven’t won anything just yet, and that they’ll need to play better than they…
