This is it — the one for all the marbles. A remarkable WNBA Finals will finally be decided Sunday in New York. Minnesota aims for its first title post-dynasty. New York is gunning for its first championship ever. The top two teams in the WNBA for much of the season will do one final dance and see who’s still standing when the music stops. Here’s what needs to happen to make sure that team is the Lynx: -Bottle Ionescu: Sabrina Ionescu possesses the shot of the series — her game winner at the end of Game 3. But other than that, the star point guard has been largely ordinary through four games of these Finals. She was 5 for 15 from the field with four turnovers on Friday. She went 8 for 26 from the field in Game 1. Even in that Game 3, Ionescu had seven points before cashing a pair of triples in the closing minute. Her sole strong showing in this series came in Game 2, which was New York’s best team performance to date. When Ionescu is bottled up — something Kayla McBride has done masterfully through four games — pressure mounts on Breanna Stewart to do much of the team’s creating, usually having to manufacture her own shot. Given that responsibility, she herself has struggled. Slow down Ionescu, fluster New York’s typically potent offense. Keep it moving — Minnesota has been difficult to guard at various points in this series. But those stretches consistently hinge upon ball movement. When the Lynx share the ball and get into their actions, they tend to find open looks. New York still hasn’t found a way to consistently cover the Lynx’s pick and rolls. But too frequently over the first four games, Minnesota has stagnated offensively, stopped running actions, overdribbled and settled for long, contested jumpers. It nearly ended the Lynx’s title hopes in Game 4. Minnesota must play at least 35 minutes of good offense if its to win the title on the road Sunday. Rotation domination — Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve made a wise adjustment to her rotations Friday — No. 1, not sitting Napheesa Collier for even a minute. But the real change came with turning to Dorka Juhasz over Myisha Hines-Allen in the backup center minutes. Juhasz is a more mobile and allows Minnesota to maintain its extended defense. The Liberty struggled to score when she was on the floor Friday. Reeve also extended Cecilia Zandalasini’s minutes to 16, and she responded with a few key buckets and the best plus-minus of all Lynx players. Reeve’s lineup choices put Minnesota in the best possible position to win on Friday. More of the same will be required in Game 5. Related Articles Minnesota Lynx | Charley Walters: This low-key Minnesotan could be a Twins suitor Minnesota Lynx | WNBA Finals: Does Lynx forward Napheesa Collier have one more Iron Woman performance left for Game 5? Minnesota Lynx | WNBA Finals: For the fourth time in 10 years, the Lynx will play a Game 5 for a title. Here’s how the previous three went Minnesota Lynx | WNBA Finals: Liberty coach cries foul after Lynx’s Game 4 victory Minnesota Lynx | Jace Frederick: You knew these Lynx wouldn’t go down tamely