Minnesota Lynx to Host Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m. at Target Center
September 30, 2015 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - After finishing a two-game sweep of the Phoenix Mercury with Sunday's 72-71 win to clinch its fourth Western Conference title, the Minnesota Lynx will host Game 1 of the WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mobile on Sunday, October 4 at Target Center (2 p.m. CT tip) against the Indiana Fever.
The entire schedule for the best-of-five WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mobile is as follows:
Game Date Location Time (CT) TV/Radio
Game 1 Sunday, Oct. 4 Minnesota 2:00 p.m. ABC/BOB 106.1
Game 2 Tuesday, Oct. 6 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. ESPN2/BOB 106.1
Game 3 Friday, Oct. 9 Indiana 7:00 p.m. ESPN2/BOB 106.1
Game 4* Sunday, Oct. 11 Indiana 7:30 p.m. ESPN/BOB 106.1
Game 5* Wednesday, Oct. 14 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. ESPN2/BOB 106.1
* if necessary
Minnesota finished 2-0 against the Fever this season. This year's postseason meeting will be the second time the two clubs have met in the WNBA Finals, also facing off in the 2012 WNBA Finals. Indiana won the series, 3-1.
The Lynx (22-12) finished the regular season with the second-best overall record in the league, securing homecourt advantage throughout the WNBA Finals against Indiana. Minnesota has put together 127 regular season wins since 2011, the second-most-prolific five-year haul in the WNBA history (Los Angeles, 130 games from 2000-04). This season marks the fifth consecutive season the Lynx put together 20+ wins, which is the second longest such stretch in WNBA history (Los Angeles - 6, 1999-2004).
Single-game tickets for the WNBA Finals are available for purchase by calling the Lynx at 612-673-8400 or by visiting lynxbasketball.com/lynxtix.
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