Overview

• Tip-off is 7 p.m. PT at SAP Center in San Jose, with national TV coverage on ESPN.
• Minnesota leads the best-of-three 1-0 and can clinch the series with a win; a Valkyries victory would force a deciding Game 3 in Minneapolis.
• The Lynx routed Golden State 101-72 in Game 1, with MVP candidate Napheesa Collier scoring 20 points and spark plug Natisha Hiedeman continuing her hot streak.
• Golden State transported its hardwood and matched seating risers to SAP Center (36 pallets, roughly 400 panels) and will stage a building-wide ‘violet-out’ with T-shirts for all fans.
• Head coach Natalie Nakase said she was fined after criticizing Game 1 officiating, and the Valkyries emphasized defensive fixes against Minnesota’s guard penetration.