To keep its “Drive for Five” alive, the Minnesota Lynx will need to rebound once again — and then again.

Following Friday’s 84-76 loss in Phoenix, top-seeded Minnesota trails 2-1 in the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series. Game 4 is Sunday in Arizona.

Coach Cheryl Reeve did not see the end of the game in person.

The Lynx boss was assessed her second technical foul of the game with 21.8 seconds left — and had to be restrained by other coaches — after Alyssa Thomas stole a ball from Napheesa Collier and drove in for an uncontested layup to, basically, ice the game.

On the collision between each team’s superstar, Collier badly rolled her left ankle and was lying on the floor and slapping it with her hand as Thomas made her drive.

Reeve’s first technical was being upset with the officials

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