Breanna Stewart and her New York Liberty teammates were confident they can rebound from the Game 1 collapse that put them down a game to Minnesota in the WNBA Finals.

NEW YORK — For the briefest of moments, Breanna Stewart put her hands on her head. Then she slapped them on her legs, bowed her head and gave a half-hearted high five to a New York Liberty teammate.

It was the perfect coda to Collier's virtuosic performance, tallying 21 points, eight rebounds, three steals and six blocks. She outplayed her marquee counterpart, Liberty's Breanna Stewart, who finished with 18 points on 6-of-21 shooting from the field.

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty were left thinking about what could have been. The Liberty had an 18-point lead in the first half and an 11-point advantage with 3:23 left in regulation before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals slipped away and with it homecourt advantage in the best-of-five series.

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx outlasted former UConn teammate Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty with a 95-93 win in overtime in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty are confident they can rebound from the Game 1 collapse against the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx wrapped up an improbable comeback in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on Thursday night, defeating the New York

The historic rally by the Lynx to beat New York 95-93 in a wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals ranks right up there as one of the best moments. “We’re the first team in WNBA playof