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Lynx draw old nemesis Liberty for playoffs

Nick Halter

Two female basketball players leap toward the ball in a game: one in a dark Lynx jersey (No. 5) reaches up, the other in teal Brooklyn jersey (No. 23) defends; blurred crowd in background. — Olivia Miles drives on the New York Liberty's Marine Johannes during a Sept. 18 game. Photo: David Berding/Getty Images

The Lynx will host the New York Liberty on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Playoffs' first round.

State of play: Minnesota is the No. 1 overall seed in the postseason and remains the favorite to the win the championship, but there's plenty of cause for concern.

Catch up quick: The Lynx dominated much of the regular season, but have stumbled down the stretch. Before last night's meaningless regular season finale, they had lost four of their past five games.

Rookie phenom Olivia Miles missed the last two games with a calf injury and it's not yet clear whether she'll be 100% by Sunday.

Threat level: The Liberty aren't exactly first-round cupcakes. They won two of three regular season games against the Lynx this year.

They're also the team that bested Minnesota in a controversial deciding game of the 2024 WNBA Finals, stealing what would have been the Lynx franchise's fifth title.

How it works: The first round is a best-of-three series, with Minnesota hosting games 1 and 3 (if necessary).

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