Lynx, Mercury counting on 'clutch' payers as WNBA semifinals begin
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It should be clear that the Minnesota Lynx won't just sail through the postseason as they did in much of the regular season.
The expansion Golden State Valkyries showed that as they pushed the Lynx in the second game of the best-of-three first round, with Minnesota winning 75-74.
Their next challenge comes in the semifina