The Connecticut Sun will face the Minnesota Lynx in a best-of-five semifinal series starting Sunday with the chance to advance to the WNBA Finals on the line.

Last season, the Connecticut Sun knocked the Minnesota Lynx out of the playoffs in the first round. The stakes are higher this year, as the winner of the rematch will advance to the WNBA Finals. And,

The Connecticut Sun open their WNBA semifinal series against former UConn basketball star and MVP candidate Napheesa Collier and the Lynx on Sunday in Minnesota.

After sweeping the opening round, the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx begin a best-of-five battle against the third-seeded Connecticut Sun in the semifinal round and a trip to the WNBA Finals on the line.

Terry Horstman is a Minneapolis-based writer and covers the Minnesota Lynx beat for The Next. He previously wrote about the Minnesota Timberwolves for A Wolf Among Wolves, and his other basketball writing has been published by Flagrant Magazine,

You can watch Minnesota Lynx vs. Connecticut Sun with the WNBA League Pass. But keep in mind that the WNBA League Pass might not live stream locally televised games in the participating teams' local areas.

With the Minnesota Lynx possibly ending Diana Taurasi's storied basketball career, the 2024 WNBA playoff semifinals are set. The Lynx dispatched the Sun in two games and will meet the Connecticut Sun who similarly ended the Indiana Fever's season in a two-game sweep.