The WNBA playoffs begin on Sunday, and the Minnesota Lynx have earned the top seed.

But don’t tell coach Cheryl Reeve that her squad can simply coast to the finish line.

“More than anything it’s understanding who we are,” she said pregame Tuesday. “More than anything it’s shoring up what we consider areas that need to be shored up. I’m obviously not going to reveal all those things, but we’ve taken a deep dive on ourselves. We’re trying to use these games to get a little bit better to gain some momentum going into the playoffs.”

Then came an 83-72 loss at Indiana.

The Lynx are still a league-best 33-10, but 5-5 in their past 10 outings and 3-3 in their past six.

Minnesota made 33 of 74 shots (44.6%), but a season-low two on 20 3-point attempts. The league’s top 3-point shooting team a

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