The losses were stacking up in an unsightly pile against their partner in last year’s WNBA Finals.

The Liberty were shorthanded and dropped the first three in the four-game season series against Minnesota, with two-time MVP Breanna Stewart among the missing due to a knee injury.

But after scoring 30 in the first matchup, MVP candidate Napheesa Collier missed the next two against the Liberty due to an ankle injury and the Lynx managed to overcome that.

Both stars were still out and the Liberty were also again without a couple of important reserves up front at Barclays Center Tuesday night when the defending champs tried to salvage the final regular-season meeting against the Lynx, the top team in the league to date.

This time, the Liberty managed to beat Minnesota, building a 15-point l

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