Wednesday night is the second game for the Lynx in the first round of this year’s playoff series, and the excitement and intensity of the series opener has only grown.

If they win against the Valkyries after their triumph Sunday, it means they head to semifinals, facing off against the New York Liberty or Phoenix Mercury. If they lose, they head back to Minneapolis for the third and deciding game of the series.

Sunday’s game ended with a staggering nearly 30-point lead for the Lynx on their home court. Now in in San Francisco, the Lynx face off against the Valkyries at the Chase Center, which has regularly sold out for the team’s regular series games.

The arena seats 18,064 Golden State fans, which is nearly three times as many as the Lynx had Sunday.

“No one on this team thinks that t

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