2024 WNBA Playoffs

[OCST]

No one is watching? Lynx up 2 with 3:00 left. Both teams look exhausted

 

[amh03]

Watching…another tie!

 

[OCST]

JJ old fashioned 3 point play & it’s tied.

Like a fight in a Rocky movie, trading haymakers

 

[OCST]

Shot clock violation on Stewart at 0:18. Inexcusable. Lynx can now hold for last shot.

Stewart looks spent

 

[CaptainLaddie]

This ending has been fun.

 

[aksoxfan]

Foul? Where?

 

[OCST]

Ugh. Lynx hold for last shot, miss, and Ionescu fouls. Lynx hit both FT and :02 left.

 

[OCST]

This ending has been fun.

fantastic series. one of the best in memory, any sport.

 

[amh03]

Damn…Game 5 in Brooklyn….

 

[riboflav]

never got a clear angle of the foul call

 

[riboflav]

This is one of the best Finals series ever, men or women.

 

[InstaFace]

Damn…Game 5 in Brooklyn….

I bet Geno shows his face. Too many of his players are stars on both these teams.

 

[riboflav]

In other news, 1/3 of every HC in the W has now been fired this season. Dallas coach the latest casualty.

 

[OCST]

In other news, 1/3 of every HC in the W has now been fired this season. Dallas coach the latest casualty.

That’s deserved.

 

[OCST]

never got a clear angle of the foul call

It wasn’t a hack but it was a foul. Ionescu backed into the rebounder.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

It wasn’t a hack but it was a foul. Ionescu backed into the rebounder.

Yeah, I wish we got a better angle on it -- one replay isn't cutting it.

 

[amh03]

It looked like she also wrapped her hands around the Lynx player…definitely seemed like a foul.

it was going to be tough to win 2 in Minnesota…should be an epic finish in NY.

 

[riboflav]

It looked like she also wrapped her hands around the Lynx player…definitely seemed like a foul.

it was going to be tough to win 2 in Minnesota…should be an epic finish in NY.

I have no doubt you're right. I just wish (it's more of a commentary on the W tv production) that we had more replays and angles of it. The NBA production would've had 5 replays and at least 3 different angles. I do wonder often though if the reason we don't see as many replays and angles of critical plays is because the W game moves much quicker. They just get in and out of stoppages very efficiently.. which I love; it makes the game more compelling.

The ref who called the foul I believe was the same ref who called the foul in game one at the end of regulation that netted Stewart her two FTs. Mad respect. The ref has the guts.

 

[riboflav]

Imagine game 5 with the Elam Ending. Clock turned off. It's 72-70. Winner has to reach 84. Go.

 

[BaseballJones]

It looked like she also wrapped her hands around the Lynx player…definitely seemed like a foul.

it was going to be tough to win 2 in Minnesota…should be an epic finish in NY.

Ionescu committed two fouls on that play. Displaced her AND wrapped both hands around her. Very easy call for a ref to make. Only thing hard about it was the timing, making that call in that spot. But clearly a foul.

This has indeed been an epic series. Anyone who loves basketball but says they don’t like women’s basketball should have their head examined. This has been incredible.

 

[Curtis Pride]

I've been rooting for the Lynx. They're underdogs, yet they still hang in there. I think Collier has one more big game in her.

 

[LA_33]

I was at the game last night with my kid (8 yo who loves the C’s/“Jaysom” Tatum, just getting into the W this year with this awesome Lynx team).

Electric atmosphere, louder than I’ve ever heard it for a Wolves game.

 

[Jace II]

Will be at Game 5 tonight, my first WNBA game

 

[Bunt4aTriple]

Will be at Game 5 tonight, my first WNBA game

So jealous. are you bringing any young ones? We went to game one of the first round at Barclays and hung out by the tunnel as soon as the doors opened. My daughter got all kinds of autographs.

 

[BaseballJones]

Will be at Game 5 tonight, my first WNBA game

Well you certainly picked a pretty good game to go to!

 

[Merkle's Boner]

Really amazing the Liberty has never won a title. Pulling for them to close it out tonight.

 

[OCST]

Liberty look frazzled. Shot selection is not great, finishing around the rim is ragged.

 

[amh03]

Will be at Game 5 tonight, my first WNBA game

SO fun!! Must be electric in there!!

 

[OCST]

First half almost over, Lynx by 9.

Stewart & Ionescu a combined 1/12.

Have to figure they won’t be that poor the whole way…. but Lynx defense is excellent. NY struggling for clean looks.

 

[OCST]

Lynx by 7 at the half. Fe weeks like it should be double that.

 

[Dollar]

Pretty great game so far, really awesome atmosphere. A million times more exciting than watching Rodgers and Wilson overthrow passes all night.

 

[OCST]

Liberty just took the lead for the first time and were close to the end of the third quarter.

 

[OCST]

Libs getting solid minutes from the end of their rotation in Thornton & Sabally.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

First to 60 wins - if even.

 

[Eastchop]

What a game. A little refball at the end here yikes

 

[InstaFace]

Libs getting solid minutes from the end of their rotation in Thornton & Sabally.

Surprised you're not there tonight in person. Or are you?

 

[Dollar]

Collier finally missed a shot. Wow.

 

[InstaFace]

What a game. A little refball at the end here yikes

Haven't seen any calls on either side that I thought were poor, not in a while. The one when Jones was backing down Carleton and they both fell over, was suspect, but it turns out Jones stepped on Carleton's foot.

 

[Eastchop]

Haven't seen any calls on either side that I thought were poor, not in a while. The one when Jones was backing down Carleton and they both fell over, was suspect, but it turns out Jones stepped on Carleton's foot.

Fair enough. Just seems like a different whistle in Q4. What a game and series

 

[Dollar]

Not sure you can overturn that call.

edit: it did look clean though... hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[ernieshore]

No commercial breaks here in the last few minutes is so very nice.

 

[InstaFace]

Not sure you can overturn that call.

edit: it did look clean though... hmmmmmmmmmmm

Looked clean to me and the ref explanation made no sense (who cares if she wasn't in a legal guarding position? She didn't make contact!).

But what do I know. This game and series deserves Overtime.

 

[Dollar]

Did the NY coach just forget to call timeout? Or would the player with the ball have to call it? Either way, that seems like a massive mistake.

 

[oumbi]

Two Lynx with 5 personal fouls and one Liberty. The big one is 5 on Napheesa Collier.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Not sure you can overturn that call.

edit: it did look clean though... hmmmmmmmmmmm

If anything, the optics of the defender's arms arching over Stewie rather than straight up meant they weren't overturning that. Not quite textbook defense.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Sorry, this is just painful basketball to watch.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Minnesota had their chance to seal it when Collier missed a layup...

 

[InstaFace]

Sorry, this is just painful basketball to watch.

I feel sad for you that you can't appreciate this.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I feel sad for you that you can't appreciate this.

Me too. This is a blast

 

[BaseballJones]

That was an awful call to give Stewart those two free throws. Not legal guarding position? Sure ok. But it doesn’t matter when the defender literally doesn’t make any contact with her.