The Liberty defeated the Lynx in five games, winning their first WNBA Championship in franchise history.

As a result, all eight playoff teams, seeded according to overall regular season record regardless of conference (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5), will begin postseason play in the first round.

The Lynx won the regular season series between the two teams two games to one, and defeated New York in the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup.

The Lynx were the first team in playoff history to be down 15+ points in the final five minutes and come back to win the game.

The third quarter was low-scoring and the Lynx prevailed 14–12 to cut the Liberty's lead to eight heading into the final frame.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton scored twenty, Sabrina Ionescu added fifteen, and Jonquel Jones had fourteen points.

[11] The series moved to Minnesota for game three and the Lynx took advantage of having the home court, winning the first quarter 28–18.

The Liberty stormed out of the halftime break and won the third quarter 26–19 to cut the lead to one-point.

The Liberty drew within one game of winning their first WNBA title in front of a record crowd of 19,521 at the Target Center.

Leonie Fiebich, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones all scored thirteen points.

The Lynx also had four players score in double figures, and were led by Napheesa Collier with twenty-two points.

Defense was key for the Lynx as they held the Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu to a combined 10–36 shooting.

The Liberty had possession to end the game, but Ionescu was unable to make another game-winning shot.

However, the Lynx would not give up and won the fourth quarter 16–13, leaving the game tied at sixty.

The Liberty led the league in three pointers during the regular season, but only managed to make two in game 5, one by Ionescu in the fourth quarter, and one by Fiebich to start overtime.

The Liberty won game five by five points to claim their first WNBA title in their sixth finals appearance, which also marked the first championship for a professional basketball team in the New York area since the New York Nets won their second championship in the ABA in 1976.

Leonie Fiebich, Nyara Sabally, and Breanna Stewart all added thirteen points.

[20] The Liberty got a major boost in game five from their bench, as Nyara Sabally played seventeen minutes, a playoff high.

[21] The game's officiating came under heavy scrutiny, particularly the amount of free throw attempts the Liberty got compared to the Lynx and the foul call on Lynx center Alanna Smith with 5.2 seconds left in regulation, which led to Breanna Stewart making two free throw attempts that led the game into overtime.

In the post-game's news conference, Reeve claims the game was stolen from them and called for a third party that should be included in challenges going forward.

[22] Several prominent sports media figures as well as NBA and WNBA players such as LeBron James, Damian Lillard, Isaiah Thomas, Shakira Austin, and Rex Chapman all criticized the way the referees handled the game, with some pointing out on Smith's foul call that she had minimal contact and that Stewart traveled the ball up to her.

[23] Sabreena Merchant for The Athletic wrote the officiating will "leave a stain on what was otherwise an incredible series".