What’s Trending: #WNBAFinals Are Upon Us

Jack Maloney

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Here’s What’s Trending on October 8, 2016:

#WNBAFinals: Minnesota Lynx vs. Los Angeles Sparks

From their regular season meetings, to the star players, to the most important stats, check out all you need to know before the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks get the WNBA Finals underway on Sunday.

#WNBAPlayoffs: How Did The Lynx And Sparks Get Here?

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The Lynx and Sparks were the two best teams all season long in the W. Ahead of their long-awaited meeting, take a look back at how these teams navigated the regular season.

Minnesota Lynx: From starting out 13-0, to sending four Olympians (and a coach) to Rio, to locking up the number one seed, this summer was smooth sailing for the Lynx.

Los Angeles Sparks: Like Minnesota, L.A. had a brilliant start, going 11-0 before matching the 1998 Houston Comets for the best start in WNBA history at 20-1. Not long after that they clinched the number two seed for the playoffs.

#WNBATopPlays: Lynx & Sparks Have A Lengthy Highlight Reel

With no shortage of talent up and down both rosters, these two teams produced plenty of top plays this year. Recently, the WNBA’s Vine account took us down memory lane with some of the best plays from the Sparks and Lynx in 2016.

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#InsideTheW: Five Reasons Each Team Could Win

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WNBA.com’s Michelle Smith has been taking us “Inside The W” all season long. In her latest edition, she details five reasons each team could take home the title this season.

#WeRise: Candace Parker Celebrates Her Finals Debut

Candace Parker has had a brilliant career, but until now she had never made a WNBA Finals. Thanks to her 29-point performance in Game 4 of the semifinal series against the Chicago Sky, however, that all changed. Understandably, Parker was pretty excited about the achievement.

#RegularSzn: Lynx 2, Sparks 1 In Regular Season

These two teams know each other well, having played three times in the regular season. The Lynx were 2-1 in those meetings, but that won’t give them an advantage on Sunday. Before Game 1, take a few minutes to review those first meetings, including the top plays.

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#UnderTheRadar: Bench Spark or Missing Lynx?

From Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus, to Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, everyone knows about the star power that will be on the court, but each team has reserves who will be key in this series. Take a closer look at two of the most important bench players: Jantel Lavender for the Sparks, and Natasha Howard for the Lynx.

#FilmRoom: A Closer Look At Key Matchups

How will the Sparks try to slow down Maya Moore? What is the key to the Sparks’ brilliant outside shooting? Which players drive Minnesota’s unrelenting offensive rebounding attack? Find out the answer by taking a trip to the WNBA Finals Film Room.

#WeTalkinBoutPractice?: Lynx And Sparks Prepare For Sunday

Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen discuss strategy with Cheryl Reeve.

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The Sparks were keeping it loose following their practice session.

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#WPlayerPick: WNBA Fantasy Arrives

WNBA fantasy is here! Each night during the Finals you can play along with other WNBA fans by downloading “W Player Pick” in the app store on your mobile device.

Click here to download from the App Store

Click here to download from Google Play

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