Minnesota Lynx Clinch a WNBA Playoff Berth
Despite not playing on Tuesday, the first-place Minnesota Lynx women’s basketball team became the first WNBA team to secure a playoff spot this season.
The Dallas Wings’ victory over the Indiana Fever with a score of 81-80 guaranteed Minnesota’s spot in the postseason.
MVP candidate Napheesa Collier hasn’t played since August 2nd due to an ankle injury, but this hasn’t slowed down the Lynx, who have a 27-5 record. Currently, the team is on a five-game winning streak and has won nine of their last ten games.
The next two Minnesota games will be against the New York Liberty, rivals in the 2024 WNBA Finals, on August 16th and 19th.
Founded in 1999, Minnesota, which has won four WNBA titles, will make its sixteenth postseason appearance, 14 of which have been in the last 15 years.
The WNBA regular season will end on September 11, with eight teams advancing to the playoffs. The first round will be a best-of-three series, the semifinals a best-of-five, and the Finals, for the first time, a best-of-seven.
