Lynx All-Star Courtney Williams makes it clear how she feels whenever the defending champion Liberty take the court

The Lynx never trailed again and pulled away in the final minute for an 86-80 win, their sixth in a row and third over the Liberty this season. Now 28-5, the Lynx have opened up a seven-game lead in the race for the No. 1 overall seed, which comes with homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.

Williams scored a season-high 26 points, while Alanna Smith recorded 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, at the start of which Minnesota were trailing by six points