Lynx exit leaves rookie Olivia Miles weighing lessons from playoff loss
Minnesota’s 87–71 defeat by New York ended its first-round campaign, while Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles said she was grateful for the experience and would learn from it.
The Minnesota Lynx were eliminated from the WNBA playoffs after an 87–71 loss to the New York Liberty in Game 2 of their first-round series at Barclays Center. The result ended the campaign for a team that the supplied report identifies as the league’s No. 1 seed.
Rookie Olivia Miles said the loss was part of the learning process. “I think it’s beautiful as much as it hurts learning in this way,” she said, adding that she would remember how the defeat felt.
Miles averaged eight points on 4-of-20 shooting and one assist across the best-of-three series, according to Yahoo Sports’ ClutchPoints report. Those figures were below her regular-season averages of 19.8 points and six assists per game, cited in the supplied background.
The No. 2 pick said she was grateful for what the Lynx accomplished and acknowledged that, as a rookie, she was still learning the team’s movement and her role. She said she needed to give herself more grace while taking the experience forward.
Miles was named WNBA Rookie of the Year. Her reflections came as Minnesota’s season ended in a first-round exit.
