Minnesota Lynx pull off a rally and overtime victory over the New York Liberty in Game 1 WNBA Finals

Napheesa Collier hit a tiebreaking jumper with 8.8 seconds left in OT after the team overcame an 18-point deficit early and a 15-point deficit late.

There have been several seminal moments in the Minnesota Lynx’s rich, championship-laden history. Big plays, clutch performances. Maya Moore’s game-winning three, Sylvia Fowles dominating presence. Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen ...

We could go on.

Here are two more names to add to the pantheon: Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams.

In a game that the Lynx started by digging an amazingly deep hole, Collier and Williams dragged their team out, dominated down the stretch, forced overtime, won Game 1 of the WNBA Finals 95-93 over a stunned Liberty team and a jam-packed crowd at Barclays Center that started the game partying but finished it in stunned silence.

“It ranks pretty high,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “I think it defines our team, being able to get through difficult times. That’s what we’ve been talking about. You have to be mentally tough, resilient. You have to look inward, not blame other people. You have to give each other confidence. We were that team.”

It is the first time in finals history a team has trailed by 15 with five minutes left and won. Given that the Lynx were in six of those previous Finals series, that makes this one of the most dramatic victories (with apologies to Moore’s game-winner in Game 3 of 2015 against Indiana) in team history.

“We’ve been in these situations before, where we’ve had to lean on our defense,’’ Collier said. “Getting stops, in a row. Then scoring.’’