🏀 Here’s Why You Need to Tune into the WNBA Finals

Maybe you saw the shot heard around the social media world last night when Sabrina Ionescu hit a game-winning three pointed with a second left on the clock. But if you didn’t here’s what you need to know:

The New York Liberty are up 2 games to 1 on the Minnesota Lynx in a 5 game series, with the next game taking place tomorrow night. The Lynx have their back against the wall, but they have their home crowd to cheer them on and hopefully extend the series to a decisive game 5.

Some of the best players in the WNBA are in this series, most notably Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart of the Liberty and Napheesa Collier of the Lynx. These woman are UNREAL, they play the game the right way and can light up the stats sheet at any moment. Not only do these teams have some big names, they have not so big names that are absolute ballers.

The Liberty are rounded out by WNBA veteran Courtney Vandersloot, Second-Team All WNBA Jonquel Jones, and Leonie Fiebich, who never shys away from contact. On the other side of the court, the Lynx have Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride, two prolific scorers who can take over a game in the blink of an eye.

So why watch? Why NOT watch! These girls can absolutely ball. And outside of that, the games have been iconic. Games one and three were highlighted by massive comebacks. One by the Lynx, one by the Liberty. There’s been big shots, crazy plays, clutch shots, and controversial calls. It has everything you want.

The energy in the arenas have been amazing. Both the Liberty and the Lynx have set record attendance marks this series, and the fans come LOUD. Plus, both these teams have some interesting history. The Liberty have been to 5 WNBA Finals, and have yet to win one.

The Liberty made it into the the championship series in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2023. The Lynx kind of have the opposite luck, they started their WNBA existence really poorly. From 1999 to 2010, they only made the playoffs twice. Then all of a sudden in 2011, they broke through and won their first WNBA Finals. Well, it wasn’t really all of a sudden. The Lynx drafted UConn star Maya Moore and never looked back. Winning 4 WNBA championships in 7 years. This is their first appearance back in the Finals since 2017.

If that’s not enough to get you fired up about Game 4 tomorrow in Minnesota, then I don’t think you have a pulse.

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