The Minnesota Lynx take on the Silver Stars in a huge regular-season matchup Tuesday at Target Center. Both teams have made the playoffs, but the Lynx hope to pad their two-game edge over San Antonio in the Western Conference.

The playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx ended the regular season with a thud, dropping their finale to San Antonio, 99-84. As a result, the Lynx missed a chance to match the best regular-season record in WNBA history.

They're now even in the first-round series of the playoffs. The Lynx had the league’s best regular-season record but has never won a playoff series. The deciding Game 3 will be Tuesday night at the Target Center.

The Lynx hope to be winners of a playoff series for the first time as they face San Antonio in Game 2 of their series. A win would put them in the western conference finals.

The key to a Lynx game three victory over San Antonio on Wednesday night will be defense. Minnesota led the league in scoring defense during the regular season, but on Sunday they melted down in game two of their best-of-three series. More specifically, a lot of pressure will be on Seimone Augustus to be a shut-down defender.

The Minnesota Lynx are moving on to the WNBA Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Lynx crushed San Antonio 85-67 Tuesday night in the decisive third game of the conference semifinals. Seimone Augustus led all scorers with 22 points.

The Minnesota Lynx avoided a game one loss in their best-of-three series against San Antonio with a 66-65 win on Friday night. Lindsay Whalen led Minnesota with 20-points and Seimone Augustus added 19 of her own. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon.