It’s hard to get Aces coach Becky Hammon and Lynx boss Cheryl Reeve to agree on something. I mean, they absolutely did not see eye to eye when it came to the MVP debate or the Defensive Player of the Year. After Allanna Smith and A’ja Wilson were crowned Co-defensive players of the year, Hammon took a subtle jab at Reeve and Smith. “A white-tailed deer looks really good until an elk walks in the room,” she said, suggesting that Wilson is the elk and Smith is the white-tailed deer in this metaphor. However, the two coaches might just form an unlikely duo against the league in their battle against physicality and the miserable officiating.

As Lynx faced the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of their semifinals, it was the same as almost every postseason game: very physical. By the end, Reeve cou

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