It was the perfect coda to Collier's virtuosic performance, tallying 21 points, eight rebounds, three steals and six blocks. She outplayed her marquee counterpart, Liberty's Breanna Stewart, who finished with 18 points on 6-of-21 shooting from the field.

NEW YORK — For the briefest of moments, Breanna Stewart put her hands on her head. Then she slapped them on her legs, bowed her head and gave a half-hearted high five to a New York Liberty teammate.

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty were left thinking about what could have been. The Liberty had an 18-point lead in the first half and an 11-point advantage with 3:23 left in regulation before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals slipped away and with it homecourt advantage in the best-of-five series.

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx outlasted former UConn teammate Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty with a 95-93 win in overtime in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

Napheesa Collier’s turnaround jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime helped the Lynx overcome an 18-point deficit to steal Game 1 in New York.

Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart won a championship together at UConn, and were teammates at the Olympics. They’re now opposing superstars in the WNBA Finals.

The Liberty did not trail during the first 39 minutes and 55 seconds of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. But that wasn’t enough.

Napheesa Collier’s turnaround jumper with 8.8 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx wrapped up an improbable comeback in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on Thursday night, defeating the New York