🏀Game. 5. For the Finals!

It was another intense back-and-forth game in the WNBA Finals last night, with the Lynx and Liberty battling for all four quarters. In the end, the Lynx were able to force a decisive game 5 in New York. Let’s look at what it all means for both squads.

The Liberty and the Lynx were the number one and two overall seeds heading into the postseason. It almost felt like the two were destined to meet head-to-head with the WNBA Finals Trophy on the line and for the right to call themselves champions.

The Lynx have a rich history of winning. After drafting Maya Moore in the late 2000’s, the Lynx began to put the pieces together. They won their first finals championship in 2011 and went on to win one every other year up until 2017 for a total of 4.

From 2011 to 2017, the Lynx were a mainstay in the finals, appearing in three in a row two separate times in those seven seasons. The one year they didn’t make the finals was in 2013 when they lost in the conference finals and were one game away from another trip. In the 2010s, the Lynx were the most dominant team in the league.

The Liberty are an original WNBA squad and were one of the best teams in the league right out of the gate. The only problem? They couldn’t win the big one. The Liberty lost in the finals in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002. From 1997 to 2015, the Liberty lost in either the Finals or Conference Finals THIRTEEN times.

This is the second year in a row the Liberty have made it to the finals, losing a crazy series to the Las Vegas Aces last year. They have a storied past, but everyone focuses on their inability to win the big one.

Now, both teams have the opportunity to etch their name in history. The Liberty can rewrite their past struggles, and the Lynx can add their name among the greats of the Lynx's storied past.

Lynx. Liberty. Brooklyn, NY. Tomorrow @ 8:00 PM.

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