The offseason is over for one of Minnesota’s two pro basketball teams. The Lynx open the playoffs this afternoon at Target Center against the New York Liberty — the No. 8 seed that beat them for the 2024 title and won this year’s season series, which makes a 1-vs-8 opener feel like anything but. The Wolves, meanwhile, are a day from media day and the start of camp.
The Links
- Lynx.com: Everything you need to know about Game 1 vs. the Liberty — tip is 1 p.m. CT on ABC at Target Center, doors at noon, and Minnesota breaks out its Rebel Edition jerseys for the opener.
- WNBA.com: First-round series preview, No. 1 Lynx vs. No. 8 Liberty — not your average 1-vs-8: New York won the Commissioner’s Cup, took the season series 2-1, and beat Minnesota in the 2024 Finals.
- Yahoo Sports: 2026 WNBA playoffs first-round preview and predictions — how the national desk reads all four opening series, Minnesota-New York included.
- TWolves Blog: Lynx Open the Playoffs Against the Ghost of 2024 — our preview of the rematch nobody in the Minnesota locker room needed reminding about.
- TWolves Blog: Lynx 86, Fever 66 — Minnesota clinches the No. 1 seed — the finale that locked home court and set up this bracket.
- SI: The best trait each new Timberwolf brings to training camp — sizing up the newcomers as the Wolves open camp behind Monday’s media day.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — the daily pod as the Wolves head into Monday’s media day (Sept. 28) and the start of camp.
The Slate
- WNBA Playoffs, Round 1 — Lynx vs. New York Liberty (best-of-three): Game 1 today, Sunday, Sep. 27, 1:00 PM CT at Target Center (ABC); Game 2 Tuesday, Sep. 29, 7:30 PM CT at New York (USA/CNBC); Game 3, if needed, Thursday, Oct. 1 at Target Center.
- No Timberwolves games in the next seven days; media day is Monday, Sept. 28, with training camp to follow.
