This is my hardest preview yet because both teams are loaded with talent, chemistry, great coaches and a strong belief that it is their time. The Lynx have said all season long that they want to repeat as WNBA champs and have played consistent all season long.The Sparks believe they can be WNBA champs as well with a new coach, a new team and a healthy Candace Parker.
I really don’t want to talk about match ups in this blog. My mom always told me that if you don’t have nothing to say don’t make up things. All day I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to say and i have nothing. I’ve read the quotes from players and the statistics but tonight it will come down to simple who wants it more. I could talk about match ups but all the players are great at what they do for their teams.
With that being said I’m going to talk about some of the keys to the game for each team to get a win.The Lynx have to find a way to double team Parker in the post and make her into a passer. She has a variety of moves and I don’t think they have an answer to defend her one on one. I’m not saying Candace Parker can’t pass out of the double team but it will be a different look for players to get to this point and have the pressure of making wide open shots. They have to force L A to do something different and after a long lay over throwing a monkey wrench in their high octane offense may keep them off balance.
The Sparks on the other hand need to keep the ball out of Lindsay Whalen’s hands as much as possible and they have a great defender in Alana Beard that could do a good job of that. Lindsay is the key for the Lynx to advance to the Finals. Without her controlling the game it could be a long night for the Lynx.
This game could really go either way even with the Lynx playing at home as we saw that in the last home game that they barely won against the Storm. One thing I know is everyone will come to play tonight and it’s going to be a dog fight. With that being said the Lynx (part of the Wildcat Family) never lose in a dog fight.
This series will be one of the most entertaining, and most intense of the playoffs and if you like basketball you don’t want to miss this match-up tonight on ESPN 2 at 8pm If you’ve never watched a WNBA game this will give you a great preview of where the league is heading. I don’t know if you will love it but I guarantee you will like it.