Minnesota Lynx praise Valkyries fans, SAP Center atmosphere: ‘They willed them at times’

SAN JOSE The Golden State Valkyries pushed Minnesota to the absolute brink on Wednesday night The Lynx who finished the WNBA season four games ahead of every other association in the league are a rigid test for any squad Playing in front of an informed crowd of fans at SAP Center the Valkyries nearly passed Even in a - defeat they won Minnesota s respect losing only when Cecilia Zandalasini s midrange jumper rimmed out as the final buzzer sounded on Golden State s historic first year in the WNBA I m super proud of us to come here to the craziness that Ballhalla is and credit to them Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve reported Shoutout to the fans That s exactly what the club requirements Their potency their passion they re in it the entire way You can tell they re watching the contest and willed them at times The fans and the group built a -point lead in the third quarter and had the Sharks home arena playing its part as Ballhalla South But the Lynx are the WNBA s best unit for a reason and they gradually whittled down the deficit until they took a slim fourth-quarter lead Afterward Minnesota s players noted just how hard it was for their group of five to overcome the collective will of thousands They play so hard guard Kayla McBride revealed You can definitely tell that they re well coached They know who they are They have an identity and they stick to it It s a lot of players that believe in each other The resource and the atmosphere in there is amazing Unbelievable forward Napheesa Collier announced So loud so fun What they ve built here is incredible The fans are awesome It s a really fun context to play in I like this as an opposing competitor playing in environments like this It s really fun and I m sure it was really fun for them being home to hear people screaming for you It was great Reeve did express regret that the contest was moved from Chase Center to San Jose The WNBA has moved numerous playoff games over the years due to scheduling conflicts and this was the latest example Related Articles Valkyries season ends as Golden State collapses in decisive Battle vs Lynx Valkyries bring potency pageantry to San Jose dub SAP Center Ballhalla South for historic WNBA playoff championship Valkyries Natalie Nakase named WNBA coach of the year Valkyries take playoff battle to San Jose where women s hoops has plenty of history Win or go home Valkyries face monumental Encounter vs Lynx Minnesota s coach hopes the days of evicting WNBA teams from their home arenas for premium playoff games are now over It s obviously unfortunate Reeve stated I think we re beyond this but despite that the setting was just as good But that s unfortunate for the organization That shouldn t be the occurrence Hopefully all the WNBA teams we can get to this space where we re not getting bounced at the the greater part essential time of the year I don t know what all went into this but we re at the point where this is good business You can t tell me that there s anything else coming into Chase Center that s better than what you re getting from the WNBA revenue The setting was just as electric just as passionate Sounds a little bit different like a hockey rink The hockey rinks are just a little bit different Subscribe to our special Valkyries newsletter for battle analysis scores and everything you want to know about the association from Ballhalla