The highest-seeded Minnesota Lynx have been the one staff to brush their first-round sequence and remained undefeated within the postseason with an 82-69 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Sport 1 of their semifinal sequence on Sunday. After an excellent first three quarters, the Lynx dominated the fourth quarter to drag away and take a 1-0 sequence lead.
Courtney Williams led the best way for the Lynx with 23 factors, eight rebounds, seven assists and 5 steals, whereas Kayla McBride added 4 3-pointers and 21 factors. After a shaky first half, the Lynx locked in defensively and held the Mercury to simply 22 factors after the break.
That is the second consecutive season that the Lynx and Mercury are assembly within the postseason and the eighth time ever. The Lynx, who swept the Mercury within the first spherical final season, are 6-1 of their earlier seven playoff sequence towards their rivals.
Will the Lynx proceed their season-long dominance? Or will the Mercury lastly strike again on this rivalry? We’ll quickly discover out. Sport 2 of this best-of-five set is scheduled for Tuesday night time in Minneapolis.
No. 1 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 4 Phoenix Mercury
- Sport 1: Lynx 82, Mercury 69 (Lynx lead 1-0)
- Sport 2: Mercury at Lynx (-7.5) | Tuesday, Sept. 23 | 7:30 p.m. ET — ESPN / Fubo (Attempt without spending a dime)
- Sport 3: Lynx at Mercury | Friday, Sept. 26, TBD — ESPN2 / Fubo (Attempt without spending a dime)
- Sport 4*: Lynx at Mercury | Sunday, Sept. 28, TBD — TBD
- Sport 5*: Mercury at Lynx | Tuesday, Sept. 30, TBD — TBD
*If mandatory / Odds offered by FanDuel
Sport 2 prediction
Heading into the sequence, the final consensus was that though the Mercury are a handful to cope with, the Lynx are the higher staff and would show to be too good on each ends. That is principally what we noticed in Sport 1, and there is no motive to count on that to alter in Sport 2. If something, the Lynx are actually ready for the Mercury’s physicality. The Lynx are the clear decide to win, however whether or not they’ll cowl a sizeable 7.5-point unfold when is one other query. We’ll lean that manner, however with some hesitation. Choose: Lynx -7.5
