The New York Liberty (15-3) will play for their second-consecutive WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship when they host the Minnesota Lynx (13-3) this Tuesday, June 25. The game will be streamed via Prime Video, and tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
One of the aims of the Commissioner’s Cup is to showcase the WNBA’s top talent, and it’s fair to say that the Cup’s recently-revamped qualification system succeeded in that regard. The Liberty and Lynx are currently No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, in the WNBA standings, while they rank No. 2 and No. 1 in the league in net rating. On the surface, it seems as if Tuesday’s game will be an even matchup.
The Lynx defeated the Liberty handily, however, in their first meeting of the season. Minnesota was scorching-hot from behind the arc, hitting 14 3-pointers, while New York’s offense was uncharacteristically poor, with 2023 MVP Breanna Stewart’s 20-point, 11-rebound performance the lone highlight.
Since then, New York…
