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Michael Rosenberg

The New York Liberty Have a WNBA Finals Problem

After an impressive semifinals showing against the Aces, Ionescu came up short for the Liberty in Game 1 of the Finals. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Next year, the WNBA will expand its Finals from best-of-five to best-of-seven, which seemed like a big deal until the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty played seven Finals games in one night. By the time Thursday’s tussle finally ended, it was a nonsensical riddle with an inexplicable answer.

Q. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if Peter Piper ate a Russian novel while crossing the International Date Line?

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