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.

The Lynx will face Golden State. Their 72-53 victory over the Valkyries at Target Center means they will face an expansion team they defeated in all four meetings this season. The best-of-three first-round series begins Sunday at Target Center.

Valkyries vs. Lynx sets the bottom end of the WNBA playoff bracket. Will this be a first-round preview? Or will Golden State climb higher?

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 2024 WNBA Finals ended in New York’s Barclays Center, where the Lynx fell in a tightly contested (and depending on your perspective, poorly officiated) game. A season later, Minnesota enters the playoffs as the No. 1 seed after clinching homecourt advantage throughout the postseason in late August.

The Lynx, who did not rest their starters despite already securing the No. 1 seed, handed the Valkyries a 72-53 loss in the season finale at Target Center.

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.

The top-seeded Lynx and the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries are first-round opponents in the WNBA playoffs. Game 1 of the best-of-three series is at Target Center on Sunday, and Game 2 is at 9 p.

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