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WNBA semifinals: Why Liberty, Lynx, Sun, Aces can win title -- or fall short - ESPN

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Four sweeps. Little drama. Every series in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs was over in two games. But as the semifinals extend to a best-of-five format, all four remaining teams are legitimate title contenders.

The New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun are going for their first championships in franchise history. The Las Vegas Aces are hoping to be just the second team to win three in a row.

And the Minnesota Lynx are trying to become the first franchise to win five. The Liberty had the best regular-season record in the league, but this race for a ring doesn't appear to have a clear-cut favorite.

The semifinal matchups are as intriguing as they are close. New York vs. Las Vegas, a rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals, features the two highest-scoring teams in the league, while Connecticut and Minnesota ranked 1-2 in points allowed.

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