Top-seeded Minnesota Lynx see dream season end early after frustrating 3-game tailspinBy Canadian Press on September 28, 2025. The top-seeded Lynx saw their season come to an end Sunday when they lost 86-81 to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the playoff semifinal. Minnesota lost its third straight game, blowing a 13-point lead to start the fourth quarter to end the best-of-five series. The short-handed Lynx played Sunday without suspended coach Cheryl Reeve and All-Star guard Napheesa Collier, who suffered an ankle injury near the end of Game 3. But the Lynx coughed up a 20-point lead in Game 2, falling 89-83 in overtime, starting a tailspin.