Lynx are the talk of the town

Sid Hartman in a Lynx T-shirt? Maybe not in real life, but his statue outside Target Center has been modified to celebrate Minnesota's WNBA playoff run. One more win, and the Lynx are the WNBA champs.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Oct 6, 2011

The Minnesota Lynx are one win away from the WNBA title. If they win, it will be the first professional sports championship the state has seen since the Twins won the World Series in 1991. Couple the Lynx' success with the agony in every other sport, and the ladies have become the talk of the town.

The road to a possible championship hasn't been all bells and whistles for the Lynx. They've had to come from behind to win each of the first two games. Seimone Augustus has been the hero in each game.

Minnesota may have to rely even more on Augustus because Taj McWilliams-Franklin may not play in Friday night's game three in Atlanta. She sprained her knee late in the fourth quarter of game two.

Healthy or not, it might already be too late for the Dream to come back and win the series. No team in WNBA history has come back to win the championship trailing two-games-to-none.

Game three of the series is Friday night in Atlanta at 7:00 p.m.

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Lindsay Whalen clutches the WNBA Championship trophy as the Lynx parade through downtown Minneapolis Tuesday. The parade ended with a high-energy farewell rally at Target Center.

The Minnesota Lynx are entering the playoffs as the favorite to win the WNBA championship. Good reason backs up the odds as Minnesota became just the sixth team ever to win 27-regular season games. It can also be argued the Lynx have the best point guard and rookie in the league.

The Minnesota Lynx will face the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Finals. The Dream defeated Indiana 83-67 Tuesday night to advance to the championship series. The Lynx beat Atlanta by 11-points in both regular season match-ups. Game one is Sunday at Target Center.

The Minnesota Lynx are waiting to see who their opponent will be for the WNBA championship series. The winner of the Atlanta-Indiana game Tuesday night will go on to the finals. The Lynx locked down their first trip to the championship with a decisive 103-86 win over Phoenix Sunday.

Star Tribune writer Chip Scoggins describes the scene at Target Center Sunday where the Minnesota Lynx were handed their 2011 WNBA championship rings. In his words: "It reminded fans what a winner looks like."

The Lynx are the WNBA's best team. They beat the Atlanta Dream both times the teams met earlier this season. But that was before the Dream came into their own, going on their own winning tear.

It’s Game 2 of the WNBA Finals tonight at Target Center. Another win, and the Minnesota Lynx will take a commanding 2-0 lead in the the best-of-five series against the Atlanta Dream. Forward Rebekkah Brunson says the game plan is for the Lynx to play tough defense early and not let up.