As the clock ticked under two minutes to play in Saturday's WNBA Finals rematch, the Minnesota Lynx trailed the New York Liberty by one and needed someone to make a play. Courtney Williams, never afraid of the moment,

Jonquel Jones admitted she was caught off guard by Courtney Williams' "punk-a** team" comment as tensions grow between the Liberty and Lynx.

The Minnesota Lynx (28-5) visit the New York Liberty (21-13) on Tuesday at Barclays Center in a WNBA clash with major playoff seeding on the line.

Thus ends the series of Finals rematches between the Liberty and Lynx, who played to a five-game thriller last fall in what became New York's first postseason championship run. None of the four games featured Liberty star Breanna Stewart while her fellow UConn alum and Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier missed the latter three.

Lynx All-Star Courtney Williams makes it clear how she feels whenever the defending champion Liberty take the court

Sandy Brondello made her feelings clear about the WNBA Finals rematch between the Liberty and Lynx on Tuesday.

If the reigning champion New York Liberty and league-leading Minnesota Lynx didn't already have an official rivalry, they do now thanks to recent comments from Lynx guard Courtney Williams and Liberty coach Sandy Brondello.

Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80.