NEW YORK — Cheryl Reeve knows how to win better than anybody in the WNBA.She proved as much Wednesday night as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun on the road 86-80, making her the winningest coach in WNBA history. Reeve, who already owns the WNBA’s playoff wins record, tied Mike Thibault (379-289) for the WNBA’s record for most regular-season wins with the Lynx’s win over the Dallas Wings on June 28.Her 380th victory isolates her atop the mountain.“I’m so glad this is over,” Reeve said on the postgame broadcast.“I learned a lot from Mike through the years,” she added. “Tremendous coach. So much respect that we’ve had for each other through the years. I know he’s happy for me. And somebody’s going to pass me and I’ll be happy for them, too.”This season’s 16-6 record especially validates her coaching prowess.Reeve, a four-time WNBA champion, has missed the playoffs only twice in her 17-year tenure as the Lynx coach — her first season in 2010 and in 2022. Even though the Lynx were expected to have a down year entering 2026, Reeve’s resume makes it hard to doubt her.The Lynx, after all, lost two key contributors in Alanna Smith — 2025 Co-Defensive Player of the Year — and forward Jessica Shepard, both of whom signed with the Dallas Wings as unrestricted free agents. Reeve took a swing at 11-time All-Star and 2016 WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike and struck out. And although she re-signed her second- and third-leading scorers in Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride, respectively, legitimate questions lingered about what the Lynx would look like without MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier, who has been sidelined after undergoing offseason surgery on both ankles.Yet where many saw question marks, Reeve had answers.She brought back Natasha Howard, the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year, and signed 10-year WNBA journeywoman Nia Coffey, inking both of them to two-year deals. Reeve’s biggest coup, however, was her 2024 draft-day trade with the Chicago Sky, which translated to the No. 2 pick in the 2026 draft, which she used to select Olivia Miles.