While one WNBA semifinal is trending towards a sweep , the other is guaranteed to go no fewer than four games. After the Connecticut Sun walked into the Target Center during Game 1 of their series against the Minnesota Lynx , all eyes were on whether or not the Sun would return to their building with a chance to pick up a sweep. Instead, behind a stout defensive effort, Minnesota was able to pick up a 77-70 win to tie up the series at one game each.
The two best defenses in the WNBA showed off their ability to put the clamps on their opponents in the first half. It was a low-scoring affair, particularly at the end of the first quarter, when Minnesota held onto a 12-10 lead — neither team scored from the field until the 6:22 mark of the period, when Courtney Williams converted a layup.
While both teams were able to find their footing a bit on the offensive end in the second quarter, neither side let their tenacity slip one bit on defense. By the time the horn went off and sent each team to the locker room for halftime, the Lynx held onto a 36-30 lead, in large part because the Sun especially struggled to score, going 10-for-35 (28.6 percent) from the field and 3-for-11 (27.3 percent) from behind the three-point line…