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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 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 ...
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.
Game 1 of the WNBA championship series between the Liberty and Lynx is Thursday at 8 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. ... the Lynx won four WNBA championships (2011, 2013, 2015 ...
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 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 New York Liberty are WNBA champions for the first time, and the celebration was 28 years in the making.. New York City held a ticker tape parade and City Hall celebration as part of a full day ...
The current format was adopted in 2022 and features the top 8 teams in the league (regardless of conference) playing a three-round series for the championship. The first round is a best-of-three series with the higher seed hosting both of the first two games, while the Semifinals and Finals remain a best-of-five series.