The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday that they have rescheduled their preseason game against the Denver Nuggets from Oct. 18-17 due to a war with a potential WNBA Finals game. The Minnesota Lynx will be set to host Game 4 of the Finals against the Unutilized York Sovereignty on October 18..
The game between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets, which is the preseason finale for both clubs, will begin at 8 p.m. ET on October 17. There will be a national broadcast for the rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals, which the Timberwolves played. received in seven video games.
The Timberwolves’ sister franchise, the Lynx, advanced to the WNBA Finals for the first day since 2017 with a Game 5 victory over the Connecticut Sun in the semifinals on Tuesday. They are seeking a fifth championship, which would be the most for any team in WNBA history. As the lower seed, the Lynx will host Game 3, and potentially Game 4, in best-of-five play, as long as it’s not a sweep.
This has been a historic season for the Lynx, who reached the 30-win mark for the first day in franchise history. Great forward Napheesa Collier finished as MVP runner-up, won Defensive Player of the Moment and made the All-Defensive First Team, the day Alanna Smith made the All-Defensive Second Team and Cheryl Reeve was named Teacher of the Moment and Government of the Moment .
Throughout the regular season, they finished fourth in the league in offensive scoring (102.8), second in defensive scoring (94.8), third in net scoring (plus-8.0), first in three-point percentage (38.0), and first in of support. (76.4). Although they do not have the total capacity that the Sovereignty boasts, they have a true collective. led by the probably perfect player in line in Collier.
Collier has already set the postseason scoring record with 42 points in the team’s Game 2 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, and during the semifinals she was the first player to record three consecutive games of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds. the playoffs. Additionally, his 27.1 points per game are the most by a player to reach the Finals since Lynx legend Maya Moore in 2015.
Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Thursday at Barclays Center.
