After meeting in last year's WNBA Finals, the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty didn't play again until 2½ months into the 2025 season. Now they've played four games in a three-week span -- wrapping up their regular-season series Tuesday with an 85-75 Liberty victory after three Lynx wins. What did we learn from this marquee matchup?

New York coach Sandy Brondello said Tuesday she wasn't thinking too much about the playoffs or what it would be like to potentially face Minnesota again in the postseason. But she added of the first-place Lynx, "The closer you play them to the end of the year, I think that helps."

The Liberty (22-13) still have nine games left in the regular season and are trying to secure a second-place finish behind the 28-6 Lynx, who've been parked atop the standing

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