WNBA · Playoffs 2025updated 02:05 UTC

Minnesota vs Golden State

First round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

First round · Best of 3 · first to 2 wins

Minnesota Lynx against Golden State Valkyries

Seed 1Minnesota LynxMinnesota2 wins
Seed 8Golden State ValkyriesGolden State0 wins

Minnesota won 2⁠–⁠0

Head to head

2025 regular season: Minnesota 4, Golden State 0 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

None since 2021.

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Minnesota 93⁠–⁠95% to win the series (23 betting sites)
Before game 2, Minnesota leading 1⁠–⁠0: Minnesota 98% to win the series (23 betting sites)

Each from that game's last prices before it started. The market's view, not our pick.

Our picks in this series

We did not publish WNBA picks before 2026.

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes played in this series; an injured regular keeps her place. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists. The change row compares this series with her regular season; “same” means within about a tenth.

Minnesota Lynx

Napheesa CollierForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries32.422.06.53.0Season32.322.97.33.2ChangesamesamedownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kayla McBrideShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries32.017.53.52.0Season31.314.22.33.5ChangesameupupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Courtney WilliamsShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries27.68.54.55.5Season28.713.64.96.2ChangesamedownsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Natisha HiedemanPoint guardMinPtsRebAstSeries23.910.02.55.5Season18.99.11.92.8ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Alanna SmithCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries23.55.53.51.0Season26.59.65.12.9ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Bridget CarletonForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries21.87.02.52.0Season27.96.53.62.0ChangedownsamedownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Jessica ShepardPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries17.96.07.02.0Season20.98.07.32.6ChangedowndownsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
DiJonai CarringtonGuard/ForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries12.88.51.01.0Season21.99.84.01.5ChangedowndowndowndownHer season includes 17 games for another team.Played 2 of 2 games in this series.

Golden State Valkyries

Veronica BurtonPoint guardMinPtsRebAstSeries35.013.55.58.0Season29.411.94.46.0ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Janelle SalaunPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.713.55.00.5Season27.011.35.11.2ChangeupupsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Cecilia ZandalasiniShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries31.114.04.52.5Season23.710.52.91.7ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Iliana RupertCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries24.24.02.53.0Season23.29.33.91.6ChangesamedowndownupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kaila CharlesShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries22.63.52.52.0Season17.66.44.31.0ChangeupdowndownupHer season includes 16 games for another team.Played 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kate MartinMinPtsRebAstSeries16.08.01.51.0Season16.46.22.71.0ChangesameupdownsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Monique BillingsPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries14.57.52.00.0Season18.37.34.50.5ChangedownsamedowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Temi FagbenleCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries19.912.03.03.0Season23.77.44.91.6ChangedownupdownupPlayed 1 of 2 games in this series.