The first two games of New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals have been addictive, as anybody who watched their three regular-season matchups and Minnesota’s Commissioner’s Cup victory over New York would have expected.
But uh, otherwise?
After vanquishing the Las Vegas Aces, I thought New York would be over their late-game jitters, specifically that old tendency of turning into headlight-enveloped deer on offense. In this critical possession from overtime of Game 1, a little ball-pressure from Minnesota shuts everything down...
They run ball-screens just to run ‘em, Jonquel Jones rolls but doesn’t attempt to seal, and the ball doesn’t find its way below the 3-point line until it’s time for Sabrina Ionescu to chuck up a desperation heave through two defenders.