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The 2011 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2011 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Minnesota Lynx, champions of the Western Conference, swept the champions of the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Dream in three games. The WNBA Finals was under a 2–2–1 ...
The Lynx finished the season with a 27–7 record, best in the WNBA and the best regular-season record in franchise history. They then defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games and the Phoenix Mercury in two to reach the 2011 WNBA Finals. The Lynx swept the Atlanta Dream to win their first WNBA championship.
The finale series was known as the WNBA Championship from 1997 to 2001, before changing to WNBA Finals to reflect its NBA counterpart. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a best-of-five format. In 2016, the WNBA began seeding teams #1 through #8 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams ...
Sabrina Ionescu reacts after hitting a game-winning three point shot to defeat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 in game three of the WNBA Finals. David Berding/Getty Images
The WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx is all even at 1-1 as the series shifts to Minnesota for Game 3 on Wednesday.. The Lynx were able to overcome an 18-point deficit ...
The 2024 WNBA Finals marks the Lynx's first championship appearance since their 2017 title. 2024 WNBA Finals schedule. Game 1: Lynx 95, Liberty 93. Game 2: Liberty 80, Lynx 66. Game 3: Liberty 80 ...
Round One is a best-of-three series, played with a homecourt pattern of 2–1 (the higher seed hosts games 1 and 2, while the lower seed hosts game 3, if necessary). The Semifinals and Finals are both best-of-five, played with a homecourt pattern of 2–2–1 (the higher seed hosts games 1, 2, and 5, while the lower seed hosts games 3 and 4). [1]
The 2011 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2011 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.