WNBA Finals Reach Decisive Game 5 for First Time Since 2019 as Liberty and Lynx Head to New York

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) reacts after missing a shot at the buzzer during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series in Minneapolis on Oct. 18, 2024. Abbie Parr/AP Photo

MINNEAPOLIS—It’s fitting that a record-breaking season for the WNBA would come down to a winner-take-all Game 5 of its Finals.

For the first time since 2019, the league championship will go the distance. This one will be in New York on Sunday night.