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First place is still a possibility. But the Liberty would have to go 0-3 to end the season and the Lynx 3-0. That would tie the teams atop the standings, but the Lynx would win the head-to-head tiebreaker.
The most likely scenario is a battle for the second seed.
Because the Sun have already won the first two games vs. the Lynx, the Lynx needs to finish ahead of Connecticut, not tied, to get the No. 2 seed. The Lynx finish the season at home vs. Los Angeles. The Sun play at Las Vegas on Sunday, play host to the Lynx on Tuesday and finish the season against Chicago.
Sunday in New York, the Lynx get a Liberty team they have played three times. Each won a regular-season game against the other at home. The Lynx also defeated the Liberty in the Commissioner’s Cup championship, which doesn’t count in the standings.
“Their offense is better than ours, in terms of overall ratings,” Reeve said. “We’ll have to find a way. We can’t just be average offensively. Your defense gets harder and harder [as the opposition improves].”
Friday’s victory was vintage Lynx. They had assists on 25 of 33 made baskets. There was one play in the third quarter that center Alanna Smith called emblematic of the team. Cecilia Zandalasini got the ball, wide open, on the perimeter. Instead of taking the three, she spied Myisha Hines-Allen all alone under the basket and fed her for the score.
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