Minnesota forward Maya Moore, facing right, and Minnesota forward Rebekkah Brunson lead a cheer before the start of game 5 of the 2015 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Wednesday, October 14, 2015.
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On top of that, the Fever scored only four points in the entire second quarter-a WNBA Finals record low, per the Indianapolis Star’s David Woods.
The Comets have the most ever, having won the first four WNBA crowns from 1997-2000.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Tears streamed down the face of Seimone Augustus.
The fans were in a celebratory mood and grew louder when Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen, a native Minnesotan, held the ball and saluted them in the closing seconds. The location of where the Minnesota Lynx will play during the shut down has not yet been determined. Sylvia Fowles, a former all-star center, joined the starting five this season.
That opportunity is still something the Lynx have never accomplished. Tamika Catchings led Indiana with 18 points, while Briann January added 13. Owner Glen Taylor hugged Reeve, and Moore leaped on to the scorer’s table and pumped her fists toward the crowd. “We kept grinding and working despite everything that we’ve been through”.
It was a stunning collapse for the previously unflappable Fever, who had staved off elimination five straight times in these playoffs leading into Game 5.
The Fever led 17-15 after one quarter but crumbled thereafter. He finished with 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting Tuesday.
The Fever were looking for their second championship and first under rookie coach Stephanie White.
With the team’s last game of the season being played on the court, Mary Sheehan suddenly became wistful.
Fowles, a midseason acquisition for Minnesota, was named the WNBA Finals MVP.
In a community that has suffered through so much sports heartache over the last two decades, the Lynx have cemented themselves as a welcome respite.
Minnesota jumped out to an early 11-6 lead in the first quarter, but Indiana responded quickly with a pair of three point baskets. They lost to the Fever 3-1 in the best-of-five finals of 2012. “At the same time it made them appreciate things”. In fact, they didn’t score any other way in the opening period.
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“This will be like winning the ’87 World Series if they win”, said Mary Sheehan.
