WNBA Playoffs Articles - Page 6

PHOENIX– One 3-point shot by Phoenix Mercury center Kathryn Westbeld with 6:15 left in the fourth quarter and a seven-point lead might not have seemed that big of a deal. But it mattered more than some ought to admit in the Mercury’s 80-63 win over the New York Liberty. The shot came right after Liberty […]

With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 WNBA regular season, the Seattle Storm are on track to sneak into the back end of the playoffs. However, before beginning postseason play, head coach Noelle Quinn has a lot to address with her team if they are going to have any success. As August comes to […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have made some huge strides forward during the 2025 WNBA season. The addition of Kelsey Plum, and a healthy Cameron Brink, have made the Sparks a dangerous team. Los Angeles is not yet a superpower in the Western Conference, but they are finally showing signs of becoming a competitive team very […]

The Minnesota Lynx have officially secured their place in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, becoming the first team this season to clinch a berth. The confirmation came not from a Lynx game, but as a result of the Indiana Fever’s 81-80 loss to the Dallas Wings, which eliminated any remaining scenarios where Indiana could surpass Minnesota […]

Though the Minnesota Lynx aren’t playing on Tuesday, they can still come away victorious. Their depth filled roster, which is deep in talent, will be watching to see if they can be the first WNBA team to secure a playoff spot.  The Lynx can lock up their place in the postseason if either the Indiana […]

Women’s professional basketball pushed Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese off the scene in late September. Fans and front offices will worry about the WNBA’s looming CBA situation later. There are some huge milestones worth recognizing now. Specifically, some WNBA champions took center stage over the last week of October and set records the headlining rookies […]

It was Sabrina Ionescu’s fifth dribble — the one where she crossed over to her right hand, staring down her Minnesota Lynx defender, Kayla McBride. With time ticking down in a tie game, that’s when there was no doubt Ionescu would take the last shot for the New York Liberty. She just had that look. […]

The WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx got underway on Thursday for their best of five series. The series begins on the heels of an announcement that the WNBA playoffs will be restructured in 2025 with the WNBA Finals moving to a best of seven format. But when it comes […]

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve recently drew a comparison between her team’s journey to the WNBA Finals and one of the NBA’s most famous underdog stories — the 2004 Detroit Pistons. As the Lynx prepare to face the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the Finals, a team filled with marquee talent, Reeve […]

As the Minnesota Lynx secured their trip to the WNBA Finals, they received news from the league about their NBA counterpart, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Howard Megdal of TheNextHoops reported this. “League source tells TheNextHoops that the scheduled Friday, October 18 preseason game for the Minnesota Timberwolves is being rescheduled to accommodate Game 4 of the […]

Connecticut Sun star DeWanna Bonner delivered a brutal assessment of the Sun’s performance following their 88-77 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals on Tuesday, which ended the Sun’s playoff run. “I can’t even tell you what happened. I think they just kind of punched us in the face and […]

Stephanie White and the Connecticut Sun saw their season come to an end on Tuesday, as they lost the decisive Game 5 of their semifinal series against the hot-shooting Minnesota Lynx on the road 88-77. The loss ends Connecticut’s season just one round short of the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in the last […]

The Minnesota Lynx have booked their trip to the WNBA Finals after beating the Connecticut Sun in the deciding Game 5 of their semifinal series, 88-77. With the win, the Lynx will face the New York Liberty, who eliminated the Las Vegas Aces 3-1 in their own series. Moreover, Napheesa Collier showed her dominance in […]

The Connecticut Sun have their backs against the wall in Game 5 of their WNBA Playoff Semi-finals versus the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun found themselves down by 20 points with roughly three minutes left in the second quarter. However, the team’s woes worsened when Marina Mabrey was hit with an injury scare. Mabrey tweaked her […]

The Las Vegas Aces may have refused to go down without a fight, but in the end, their 2024 season met its premature end and their bid for a three-peat falls at the hands of the New York Liberty after suffering a 76-62 defeat in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals. Many believed that the […]

Following an eventful Game 4 between the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun, head coach Stephanie White made a clear message to her team ahead of their win-or-go home contest on Tuesday. “Tonight’s effort is not going to be good enough in a Game 5,” Sun coach Stephanie White said via Katie Barnes of ESPN. “At […]

As the Minnesota Lynx and the Connecticut Sun squared off on Sunday, Lynx forward Napheesa Collier described her urgency heading into a do-or-die Game 5. “We have to get back to what got us in this position in the first place, which is our defense,” Collier said via Katie Barnes of ESPN. “We’re not happy […]

Following the Connecticut Sun’s Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in their semifinal series of the WNBA Playoffs, Sun coach Stephanie White was asked about an apparent confrontation between her players and Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve after Game 1. And in Game 4 on Sunday, there was another exchange, this time in-game between Cheryl […]

The Connecticut Sun held off elimination and forced a deciding Game 5 against the Minnesota Lynx in their semifinal series of the WNBA Playoffs. The Lynx had used an impressive Game 3 to take control of the series. But the Sun used a big fourth quarter to seize momentum and pull off the 92-82 win. […]

One year ago, the Las Vegas Aces did more than just celebrate in Brooklyn. After defeating the New York Liberty to win their second straight WNBA championship, they paraded through the bowels of Barclays Center. Kelsey Plum had a boombox in hand and led other members of the team into the interview room to crash […]

Sabrina Ionescu led the New York Liberty with 22 points, helping her team defeat the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, 76-62 on Sunday in the semifinal series, to advance to the WNBA Finals. The Liberty’s win marks the end of the Aces’ hopes of securing back-to-back-to-back titles. Ionescu’s offensive outburst was supported by Breanna […]

The New York Liberty and Sabrina Ionescu had revenge on their minds in these WNBA playoffs. On Sunday, Ionescu had a big game to help the Liberty close out the Las Vegas Aces in four games and avenge their loss in the WNBA Finals a year ago. Ionescu had a team-high 22 points and seven […]

Shannon Sharpe has never been one to hold back an opinion on network television much less the Club Shay Shay Show. Get the NFL Hall of Fame on The Nightcap Show with co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and the true feelings come out. Sharpe took to the microphone and all but assured the lone voter against […]

The New York Liberty got off to a flaming hot start in their semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces, jumping out to a 2-0 lead with an impressive performance in Game 1 and a gritty win in Game 2. They came to Las Vegas with three chances to close out the two-time defending champs […]

Despite finishing the 2024 regular season with the best record in the WNBA, the New York Liberty faced their share of challenges. They lost games, lost players to injury, and even got kicked out of their own home arena for the Commissioner’s Cup championship game. However, after a humbling 95-81 road loss to the Las […]

The Las Vegas Aces stared at the face of elimination as they entered Game 3 of their WNBA Semifinals clash against the New York Liberty. The Liberty has gotten the best out of them over the past two games, with Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart doing whatever it takes to avenge their loss to the […]

The blockbuster semifinal series between the Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx got off to a fiery start in Game 1 on Sunday, as the experience and grit of the Sun helped them pull off an upset in Minnesota. With the win, the Sun claimed home-court advantage in the series and flipped the odds in […]

Fans of the Indiana Fever can always brag about how they got in on the ground floor of the WNBA’s meteoric rise in relevancy. The season unfortunately ended without a WNBA Playoffs win but the Fever can look forward to many more years of packed arenas thanks to the Caitlin Clark effect. Clark, who had […]

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon was clear about what frustrated her the most after the team’s Game 2 loss to the New York Liberty in the WNBA semifinals on Tuesday. It wasn’t the officiating or the performance of the Liberty; it was her own team’s defensive breakdowns, especially when it came to allowing […]

The tension between the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx was on full display during Game 2, especially between Lynx guard Courtney Williams and Sun guard Marina Mabrey. After Sun guard DiJonai Carrington had an on-court outburst against Lynx guard Kayla McBride, the game intensified. Williams and Mabrey were in a shouting match with each other. […]

In a Game 2 matchup that featured Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington’s on-court outburst against Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride, the series has presented many things. Toughness, trash-talk, and a striking resemblance to the physicality of premier NBA playoff matchups. As the Lynx secured the Game 2 win, it seems the matchup is only beginning. […]

As the saying goes, winning a championship is hard, but defending it is harder. The Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of elimination after the New York Liberty won Game 2 of their semifinal series in the WNBA Playoffs, going up 2-0 on the defending champions. After Breanna Stewart poured in 34 points to […]

The New York Liberty might be finally free of the Las Vegas Aces thanks to a historic Game 2 from Sabrina Ionescu. Well, much like last year’s WNBA Finals, they need one more win to feel good about the job done. That’s why Ionescu’s simple message to the locker room after taking a 2-0 series […]

The Las Vegas Aces are down to the last card in the season’s deck following a loss to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Playoffs. The Liberty needed history from Sabrina Ionescu but the scoreboard does not lie. Head coach Becky Hammon’s Aces are now in a 0-2 hole with their three-peak chances hanging […]

The semifinal series between the Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx has been extremely chippy through two games, with many players on both sides getting involved in scuffles and back-and-forth exchanges. In Game 2 on Tuesday night, Lynx star Kayla McBride took a hard foul on Sun guard DiJonai Carrington on a fast break, and […]

The New York Liberty have taken full control of their semifinal series against the defending champions Las Vegas Aces, winning Game 2 88-84. As the Liberty are one step closer to sweeping the team that beat them in the WNBA Finals last season, star Breanna Stewart celebrated the hard-fought win with former San Francisco 49ers […]

Marina Mabrey left no doubt about her role on the Connecticut Sun following their 73-70 win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals on Sunday. Mabrey, who scored 20 points and hit six crucial 3-pointers, helped the Sun secure a gritty win that came down to the final seconds. Her sharp […]

Alyssa Thomas sent a strong message to anyone overlooking the Connecticut Sun following their 73-70 win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals on Sunday. The Sun have continued to show that their disciplined, defense-oriented style that brought them success during the regular season is just as effective in the playoffs. […]

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon admitted her team’s biggest mistake in their 87-77 loss to the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals — allowing too many mismatches against Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones. Stewart scored 20 points in the first half, taking advantage of defensive switches that left smaller […]