A wildly successful first regular season concluded with a Valkyries loss in Minneapolis on Thursday night. For the second time in a week, the expansion team was stymied by top-seeded Minnesota in what ended up being a preview of Golden State's first round playoff series. The host Lynx, who did not rest their starters despite having locked up the No. 1 seed, suffocated the Valkyries 72-53 loss in the season finale at Target Center.