Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 88-77 and into the WNBA Finals for the first time in seven years.

Connecticut, which shot only 38.5 percent from the floor and was flustered into 19 turnovers, trailed by double digits for all but 12 seconds of the final three quarters in its latest season to end short of the franchise's first championship.

The 2024 WNBA playoffs will continue on Tuesday night when the Minnesota Lynx host the Connecticut Sun in a winner-take-all Game 5 in their semifinal series. This is the first time that there's been a Game 5 since 2022,