Ladies and gentlemen, grab your popcorn because this is going to be a show! The Minnesota Lynx square off against the feared New York Liberty in game 3 of a best-of-5 WNBA finals. Let's get to it.
The New York Liberty are headed by ace player Breanna Stewart, a juggernaut on the court, bringing her A-game with playoffs stats of 19.9 points per game and 8.3 rebounds. Her sidekick, Sabrina Ionescu, has been throwing numbers on the board too, averaging 19.8 points per game in this playoff season. It's quite the formidable tag-team, folks. However, the Lynx are not exactly deer in headlights either. Napheesa Collier lights up the court with her stellar performance and gleaming stats, making a whopping 25.2 points per game in these playoffs. Then we have Courtney Williams with a steady 14.9 points per game through these playoffs, serving as a firm backbone to the Lynx offense.
Now, history tells us that the Liberty and the Lynx have an interesting past. It has been quite a seesaw of results with the Lynx taking one then liberty, then back to Lynx and so on. Quite the drama I must say. But if you look at the big picture here, the current WNBA playoff series stands at a nerve-racking tie, 1-1 folks, talk about suspense! The recent results have the Liberty on a winning streak though, as their last face-off saw them take down the Lynx 80-66 at home.
But let's not ignore the Lynx's fighting spirit and their excellent track record in this season. They are nipping at the Liberty's heels with a healthy 30-10 regular season record. That's not to say the Liberty are sitting ducks with their equally commendable, and better, 32-8 regular season record.
Considering all of this, it seems like it's going to be a cutthroat contest and an exciting clash of the titans. However, as always, the future is uncertain and the ball is round, but after some complex calculations and deep thought, I've arrived at a prediction. Grab your pen folks:
Albert’s Prediction: New York Liberty by 3