Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty
WNBA Finals - Game 5 • NY wins series 3-2
30-10, 14-6 Away
62
30-10, 14-6 Away
32-8, 16-4 Home
67
32-8, 16-4 Home
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 41 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -4 | |
| 36 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -6 | |
| 44 | 22 | 11-23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | |
| 43 | 21 | 7-13 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -5 | |
| 30 | 4 | 2-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | |
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62 | 26-70 | 3-19 | 7-8 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | |||
37% | 16% | 88% | ||||||||||||
New York Liberty
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 45 | 13 | 4-15 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | +5 | |
| 40 | 13 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +9 | |
| 42 | 17 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +10 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | |
| 40 | 5 | 1-19 | 1-10 | 2-2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +2 | |
| 17 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
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67 | 22-72 | 2-23 | 21-25 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 17 | |||
31% | 9% | 84% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
MIN @ NY Videos
Stephen A. blasts Lynx coach for complaining about officials
Matchups
Game Information
Brooklyn, NY
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Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Tim Greene
Referee:Isaac Barnett
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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