The Minnesota Lynx made a historic comeback against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. Trailing the Liberty by 15 points (81-66) with five minutes left in regulation, the Lynx went on an incredible 18-3 run to tie the game at 81 to force overtime. Then, Minnesota's forward Naphessa Collier and Courtney Williams led the Lynx to an overtime win. The epic 15-point comeback is a feat that was never accomplished despite the 183 times in league history that the scenario has presented itself, according to ESPN's Stats & Info.

“The Lynx trailed by 15 points with fewer than five minutes remaining They are the first team in WNBA postseason history to win a game after trailing by 15+ points in the final five minutes of regulation,” ESPN confirmed. “Entering tonight, teams were 0-183 in that scenario.”

After Williams' layup gave the Lynx a four-point lead with 48.5 seconds left in overtime, the Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu responded with a six-foot jumper before Jonquel Jones stripped the ball from Bridget Carleton and made a layup to tie the game at 93. Then, Collier's go-ahead jumper sealed the Lynx's historic Finals comeback, holding off the Liberty in the final 8.4 seconds of Game 1 in arguably the most improbable win in basketball history.

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Courtney Williams' 23 points led the Lynx in Game 1‘s historic stunning Finals victory. According to ESPN Analytics, when the New York Liberty grabbed a 15-point lead, they had beyond a 99% chance of beating the Minnesota Lynx and winning the Final opener, per ESPN's Alexa Philippou.

“According to ESPN Analytics, the Liberty had a 99.2% win probability after taking an 81-66 lead with 5:20 remaining in the 4th quarter,” Philippou highlighted after the win.

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between the Lynx and the Liberty is on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.