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What’s Trending is your one-stop shop for all things W, from which teams are making a championship push and which players are coming up clutch to the buzz going on off the court.

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Here’s What’s Trending on Thursday, September 24:

#BurnBright: Liberty Take Command in Game 1 of East Finals

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Not many teams could handle playing a do-or-die Game 3 one night and a pivotal Game 1 the next. The New York Liberty made it look easy, controlling the action from the jump to take a 1-0 series lead over the Indiana Fever in the Eastern Conference Finals.

#ESPN2: Mercury, Lynx Tip Off Western Conference Finals Tonight (8 PM ET)

The next chapter in the Phoenix-Minnesota rivalry begins Thursday night at the Target Center.

This series — the fourth time in five years these teams have met in the Conference Finals — is loaded with star power as the Phoenix Big 3 of Brittney Griner, DeWanna Bonner and Candice Dupree squares off with Minnesota’s Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.

WNBA.com’s Western Conference Finals Preview

#WNBADraftLottery: Begins at Halftime of Tonight’s Game

Four WNBA franchises — the Seattle Storm, San Antonio Stars, Connecticut Sun and Atlanta Dream — are holding their breath as the WNBA Draft Lottery approaches.

The stakes are always high with the top two picks in April on the line, but tonight’s stakes are even higher with a potential superstar in UConn forward/center Breanna Stewart coming through the pipeline.

MORE: What You Need to Know About Thursday Night’s Draft Lottery

#WeAreFever: Indiana Preps for Must-Win Game 2

The Fever put forth a rare sloppy effort at Madison Square Garden, but a Tamika Catchings-led team can never be counted out.

Shenise Johnson’s #anklebreaking crossover highlighted Game 1:

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#PhantomCam: Watch Stars Charles, Catchings in Super Slo-Mo

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#RoarWithUs: Lynx Eyeing Third Finals Trip in Five Seasons

It’s sure to be a charged-up atmosphere at the Target Center, where Minnesota owns one of the league’s best home-court advantages. The Lynx are an incredible 90-13 at home since drafting Maya Moore in 2011.

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#TogetherWeWill: Mercury Look to Move One Step Closer to Repeat Title

The Mercury are five wins away from becoming the third team in WNBA history to repeat as champion, and they got an assist in that countdown from new Suns center Tyson Chandler:

MORE: Chandler Offers Fans Special Ticket Deal

#WNBAPlayoffs: Relive the Top Moments of the First Round

#AllAccess: Inside the Liberty’s Victory Over the Mystics

#WNBAKicks: Sole Collector Counts Down the Top 30 of the Playoffs