The New York Liberty are looking for their first title on Sunday night having lost in the Finals five times. The team was one of the original eight franchises when the league began in 1997 and is the only one of that group not to have won it all.
ByABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News StreamThe WNBA Finals have come down to a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday night with both New York and Minnesota looking to make history.
The Liberty are looking for their first title having lost in the Finals five times. The team was one of the original eight franchises when the league began in 1997 and is the only one left of that group not to have won it all. A win by the Lynx would give them five championships and break a tie with Seattle and Houston for the most in WNBA history.This is the first time since 2019 that the WNBA Finals have gone the distance.
Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has been a part of six of those winner-take-all games. She's had mixed success splitting a pair as an assistant with the Detroit Shock in 2006 and 2007. She won two of three with Minnesota in 2015-2017.AP Photo/Abbie ParrThis series has been a fitting conclusion to a record-breaking season for the league.
The first three games each had over a million viewers on average, with the audience growing for each contest. They also have had huge crowds in attendance.Copyright © 2024 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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