Bridget Carleton broke the tie with two successful free throws with two seconds on the clock and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the New York Liberty 82-20 on Friday to force a fifth and final game in the final of the WBNA.
The deciding game of the series will be held Sunday evening in New York. This will be the first ultimate game in the WNBA Finals since 2019.
Kayla McBride had 19 points and Courtney Williams added 15 for Minnesota, whose defense forced New York stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu into a tough shooting night.
Heroine of match no. 3 with a victorious throw of the logo, this time Ionescu missed her chance at the sound of the siren. His shot from downtown didn’t even hit the ring.
Unlike the first three games of the series, the meeting was very close. The two teams exchanged leads 14 times and the score was tied 13 times. No team held a lead of more than six points.
Finalist last year, Liberty will try to win the first title in its history on Sunday.
The Lynx will look to secure the WNBA record by winning their fifth championship. Its most recent was acquired in 2017.
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