Last year, when the Sun eliminated the Lynx in the playoffs’ best-of-three first round, Minnesota started the series with a 20% three-point shooting night, while the Sun made 16 of 30 threes. Then, the Lynx took Game 2 on the road, improving to 37.5% from beyond the arc.
Not the exact same roster, or same situation, but similar mentality.
“Everyone in our locker room has full trust and faith in each other,” Carleton said. “It’s a long series, five-game series, for a reason.”