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(WNBA). On August 26, vegasinsider.com projected that the Minnesota Lynx has the highest odds to win the series (11/10).WNBA Future Sportsbook Betting Odds at Vegasinsider.com
/ref> The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Lynx held

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as they had a better regular season record (22–12) than the Fever (20–14).

2015 WNBA regular season

2015 WNBA Playoffs

Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever finished 20–14, good for third place in the Eastern Conference. The Fever lost their first playoff game against the

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, but rallied to win two straight elimination games, setting up a conference final against the New York Liberty. Once again, Indiana lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win two straight to reach the finals for the third time in franchise history, which gave Stephanie White the first rookie head coach to lead her team to the

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Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the Western Conference for the fourth time in five year, finishing with a 22–12 record. With the mid-season addition of Sylvia Fowles from the

, the Lynx eliminated the

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in three games. The Lynx then swept the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals after a controversial foul called on Mercury guard

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with 1.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter in Game 2, which gave them a chance to win their third WNBA title in five years.

Regular-season series

The Minnesota Lynx won the season series 2–0:

Series summary

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( UTC−4).''

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Rosters

References

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