A wildly successful first regular season concluded with a Valkyries loss in Minneapolis on Thursday night.

For the second time in a week, the expansion team was stymied by top-seeded Minnesota in what ended up being a preview of Golden State’s first round playoff series.

The host Lynx, who did not rest their starters despite having locked up the No. 1 seed, suffocated the Valkyries 72-53 loss in the season finale at Target Center.

The Valkyries, which would have secured the No. 6 seed with a victory, shot a ghastly 28.8% from the field, committed 21 turnovers and started 0 of 17 from 3-point distance as it slid into the No. 8 slot.

Even if the visitors had been able to manufacture easier baskets, they still would have had no answer for arguably the game’s best player.

Napheesa Collier

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