Game 1 of the Lynx-Sun series came down to the final possession with Minnesota star Napheesa Collier missing a potential game-tying 3-pointer with a second remaining in the contest. As it ended, Connecticut star Alyssa Thomas flexed, yelled and marched toward her team’s sideline basking in the victory.

Cheryl Reeve’s 2010 rookie season as a head coach in Minnesota was rocky, but it netted the franchise a No. 1 overall pick to select Maya Moore, ushering in a decade of excellence. That wavered the last two seasons when the Lynx fell below .

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve confronted Connecticut Sun players near their locker room following her club's Game 1 defeat Sunday, sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania and Ben Pickman.The reigning Coach and Executive of the Year reportedly objected to the way Connecticut celebrated winning the first game of the semifinal series.