The Minnesota Lynx secured the No. 1 seed in the WNBA standings after a second‑to‑last game of the season against the Indiana Fever. The win, combined with a loss by the Valkyries, gave the Lynx the top spot in the league.
Entering the game, the Lynx had a chance to wrap up the top seed. Despite the high stakes, head coach Cheryl Reeve chose to rest her regular starters during the second half of the contest.
Reeve’s decision meant that the team’s usual lineup was not on the floor for the final portion of the game, a move that was not expected by many fans and analysts.
Although the Lynx finished the game with a victory, the result was not the sole factor in clinching the top seed
<small>Source: ESPN — read the original story there.</small>
