▁a ▁season - high ▁ 2 4 ▁points ▁in ▁game ▁ 1 ▁against ▁Washington . ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁would ▁a ven ge ▁last ▁year ' s ▁Final s ▁loss ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁S par ks ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁fourth ▁championship ▁in ▁seven ▁seasons , ▁t ying ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁Houston ▁Com ets ▁for ▁most ▁champion ships ▁wins . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – present : ▁End ▁of ▁an ▁Era ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁would ▁start ▁showing ▁signs ▁of ▁age ▁as ▁their ▁days ▁of ▁year ly ▁championship ▁cont ention ▁started ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁They ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁hot ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁ 4 - 6 ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁games . ▁Despite ▁aver aging ▁a ▁career - low ▁in ▁scoring , ▁August us ▁would ▁still ▁be ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁W N BA ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁for ▁her ▁e ighth ▁all - star ▁game ▁appearance . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁ 7 ▁seed ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 - 1 6 ▁record , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 8 ▁years ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁ 2 ▁seed . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁elim ination ▁game , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁lost ▁ 7 5 - 6 8 ▁to ▁the ▁rival ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁S par ks ,