The 2024 WNBA Finals kicked off with one for the record books, and it didn't stop there. After the Minnesota Lynx fought back from 18 points down to take Game 1 vs. the New York Liberty, the Liberty had a comeback of their own by erasing a 15-point deficit to win Game 3. The Liberty then came back from 12 points down to capture their first WNBA title in Game 5.
These historic wins join a number of come-from-behind victories during the Finals. Here are the biggest comebacks in WNBA Finals history:
Minnesota Lynx (95) vs. New York Liberty (93), 18 points, Oct. 10, 2024
New York Liberty (68) vs. Houston Comets (67), 18 points, Sept. 4, 1999
New York Liberty (80) vs. Minnesota Lynx (77), 15 points, Oct. 16, 2024
Chicago Sky (80) vs. Phoenix Mercury (74), 14 points, Oct. 17, 2021
New York Liberty (67) vs. Minnesota Lynx (62), 12 points, Oct. 20, 2024
Las Vegas Aces (70) vs. New York Liberty (69), 12 points, Oct. 18, 2023
Houston Comets (74) vs. Phoenix Mercury (69), 12 points, Aug. 29, 1998
Minnesota Lynx (88) vs. Atlanta Dream (74), 12 points, Oct. 2, 2011
Minnesota Lynx (83) vs. Indiana Fever (71), 12 points, Oct. 17, 2012
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