And then there were two. The No. 1-seed the New York Liberty will face the No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Finals.
New York is trying to win its first WNBA title in franchise history, with Minnesota is trying to win its fifth. As the best team in the WNBA, the Liberty will host Game 1 on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Which team will take the first game? And what’s the path to each team earning that first win?
How the Liberty will win
They have the best record, home court and Spike Lee. The Liberty have all the momentum in the world to take Game 1. Still, those are narratives; execution will be necessary.
That means Sabrina Ionescu taking on the Lynx guards, staying aggressive and getting Breanna Stewart involved early and often, as well as Jonquel Jones staying out of foul trouble. We should expect Leonie Fiebich to continue starting, as she has throughout this playoff run, and Courtney Vandersloot to keep coming off the bench.
In head-to-head matchups, the Lynx have beaten the Liberty, winning the season series 2-1. Minnesota also won the Commissioner’s Cup against New York, 94-89. So while New York has a lot going for them, they’ll have to be on top of their game, in addition to disrupting Naphessa Collier as much as possible, to come out with a…
