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The New York Liberty are finally WNBA champions after they defeated the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5.
In Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, the New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx to win the franchise's first-ever championship.
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05:05 - 19.10.2024
Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty to force Game 5 in 2024 WNBA Finals
In Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, Bridget Carleton made two free throws in the closing seconds to give the Lynx the victory over the Liberty.
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04:55 - 17.10.2024
WNBA: Sabrina Ionescu drains logo shot as Liberty beat Lynx to take Game 3
In Game 3 of the WNBA finals, Sabrina Ionescu drained a logo shot for the Liberty to beat the Lynx.
Minnesota took a double-digit lead early on before New York rallied in the third quarter to take the lead before Breanna Stewart's clutch free throws forced overtime.
New York Liberty win 2024 WNBA title
This was the first winner-take-all overtime game in WNBA Finals history, as Minnesota began the five-minute session slowly and Courtney Williams was unable to convert several times while New York built a 7-2 advantage to win 67-62.
Defensive Player of the Year and WNBA FIrst team star Napheesa Collier led Minnesota and finished with 22 points on 11 of 23 shots.
She also added seven rebounds, two blocks, two assists, and a steal, but had zero free-throw attempts.
The only other Lynx player who was effective was Kayla McBride, who scored 21 points on a 7 of 13 clip, adding five rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
In addition to contributing everywhere else to win her third WNBA championship, Stewart, a two-time Finals MVP, finished with 13 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and a steal.
Sabrina Ionescu shot just 1 of 19 from downtown, with a 1-for-10 clip but added eight assists, seven rebounds, two steals, and a block.
As the unsung hero, Nyara Sabally scored 17 points while Jonquel Jones added 17 points and was crowned finals MVP.
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