Early in the evening, the Lynx used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from the Valkyries for a 72-53 win to tie the 2023 Aces for the most wins in a season in league history with 34. Napheesa Collier made her own history in the process by joining Elena Delle Donne as the only WNBA players to record a 50/40/90 season.

After last year’s heartbreaking loss in the WNBA Finals, the Lynx have gone from hunter to hunted following a dominant regular season and the No. 1 overall seed in the WNBA playoffs.

With that sharpshooting, Collier joined the 50/40/90 club. The WNBA regular season concluded with Collier shooting 53% from the floor, 40.3% from 3-point range and 91% from the foul line. She's the second player in league history to go 50/40/90, along with Elena Della Donne in 2019. Collier is the first to do it while averaging 20 points per game.

The WNBA playoffs are set to begin Sunday with New York looking to become the fourth team to repeat as champions and Minnesota trying to avenge last season’s heartbreaking loss in the Finals.

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said it best back in June of 2025: 'Phee's great at everything.' The MVP candidate and superstar of the Lynx has continue

Napheesa Collier led the Minnesota Lynx to the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs with a season that's a first of its kind.

At their current odds, the Lynx will begin the postseason as bigger championship favorites than the Liberty were at this time last year. New York started Round 1 with a +120 price tag of winning the title. Las Vegas, meanwhile, was -145 to win the championship at the start of the 2023 playoffs.

For the last three games, the Minnesota Lynx have been playing without standout guard DiJonai Carrington, and fans are growing worried about her injury status h