Lynx vs. Valkyries opens with history, and Minnesota has already been rude about it

Lynx vs. Valkyries opens with history, and Minnesota has already been rude about it

Minnesota's first-round matchup with the Valkyries comes with a built-in mood swing: the Lynx went 4-0 against the Valkyries in the regular season, including a 19-point home win in Thursday night's finale. The Lynx are back in the playoffs for the third straight season and 14th time in 15 seasons under Cheryl Reeve, with 50 postseason wins — the most in WNBA history. On the other side, Golden State is the 8 seed and the first expansion team to make the playoffs in league history, which is a nice milestone right up until Minnesota shows up acting like the matchup was preloaded.

Gobble's Take: Expansion history is cute; a 4-0 regular-season sweep is the part that actually punches the air out of the room. Source: Perplexity Search

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