Though disappointed they didn’t close out the finals in Minneapolis, Brondello remained optimistic of New York’s chances as the series flips a final time back to Brooklyn. The Liberty worked all season for what it has in front of them — a deciding game at home — and she knows what to expect.

After New York’s Game 3 victory, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was asked what Liberty forward Breanna Stewart did differently to get going offensively in the second half. “I don’t

Then, Bridget Carleton happened. The Canadian guard — who was a leading candidate for Most Improved Player this season — grabbed the offensive rebound over Sabrina Ionescu, and was fouled on the putback attempt. She calmly sunk both free throws, and a last-second Ionescu heave at the buzzer clanked off the glass.

Her college playing career at La Salle over, Cheryl Reeve was a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater in 1988 for coach John Miller. “I’ll never forget it,” Reeve said Thursday at Barclays Center,

Cheryl Reeve is back in familiar territory. One game to determine whether a title is won or lost. It’s one of the most dramatic stages in sports, and yet it may be old hat for the Lynx head

It took all of two practices in April for Cheryl Reeve to truly believe that this might work. The new pieces she had acquired through the WNBA offseason — not through high-profile signings or super-team denominations — and the remaining players developed in Minneapolis over the past few years might actually pan out in a way that felt like seasons past.