Wnba playoff brackets

While none of the playoff spots were up for grabs heading into the final day, plenty of variables around the seeding of the eight-team playoff field remained.

A thrilling and historic WNBA regular season has come to a close, and after an exciting final day all the seeding battles have been decided. In the middle of the pack, the Atlanta Dream, Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics all finished with identical records. Multi-team tiebreakers are settled by best combined record against the other teams. The Dream were in those games, the Lynx were and the Mystics were As a result, the Dream got the No. By virtue of having the worst combined record in the and seasons, the Fever have the best odds to win the No. In the new playoff format which debuted last season, there are no more byes.

Wnba playoff brackets

The new playoff format scraps the single-elimination games of the first two rounds in favor of a best-of-3 quarterfinal round. As a result, all eight playoff teams, seeded according to overall regular season record regardless of conference 1 vs. Since , seeds 3 and 4 received a bye to the second round single game and seeds 1 and 2 received a bye to the semifinals best-of In the first round series, the higher seeded team will host games 1 and 2, and the lower seeded team will host game 3 if necessary. In the semifinal round, no reseeding will take place, which means the winners of the 1 vs. The semifinal and final rounds will remain best-of-5 series in which the higher seeded team hosts games 1, 2 and if necessary 5 while the lower seeded team hosts games 3 and if necessary 4. By contrast, Washington's record against Atlanta and Minnesota put them at the seventh seed 2—5. For the first time since eliminating conferences for the playoffs, the Eastern Conference qualified more teams than the Western Conference. Six of the eight playoff teams were the same as in Las Vegas entered the series having won seven of their last ten games. Las Vegas secured the first seed on the last day of the season by virtue of defeating the Phoenix Mercury. The Chicago Sky entered the series having won six of their last ten games. Chicago secured the eighth and final playoff spot on the penultimate day of the season by defeating Minnesota.

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Only one playoff spot remains up for grabs as the WNBA heads into the final week of the season. For those unfamiliar with the WNBA's postseason structure, the eight best teams qualify regardless of conference. This is also the second year after the league reverted back to a traditional playoff structure. All eight teams compete in the opening round, and the top four seed no longer get a bye. The schedule isn't doing the Los Angeles Sparks any favors as they attempt to fed the Sky.

A thrilling and historic WNBA regular season has come to a close, and after an exciting final day all the seeding battles have been decided. In the middle of the pack, the Atlanta Dream, Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics all finished with identical records. Multi-team tiebreakers are settled by best combined record against the other teams. The Dream were in those games, the Lynx were and the Mystics were As a result, the Dream got the No. By virtue of having the worst combined record in the and seasons, the Fever have the best odds to win the No. In the new playoff format which debuted last season, there are no more byes. The eight teams are sorted into a standard bracket with the No. Teams will play best-of-three series in the first round and best-of-five series in the semifinals and Finals.

Wnba playoff brackets

Please visit our WNBA Finals schedule and results page for all the latest on the championship series. Las Vegas' return to the Finals -- the Aces lost to Seattle in the championship series -- ended the legendary WNBA career of Sue Bird , who retired after four titles and 19 seasons in the league. The Sun steamrolled the defending champion on Tuesday. Each of the two previous teams to do that went on to win the decisive game. Both rounds follow a format, wherein the higher seed hosts Games 1, 2 and 5 and the lower-seeded team will host Games 3 and 4.

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First round: Single elimination Aug. Scoring by quarter: 23— 24 , 29 —10, 18 —16, 31 — Dallas Wings , Atlanta Dream San Antonio. It will be interesting to see if the Connecticut Sun play the role of spoiler. The third quarter was a closer affair, which the Wings won 18— They've won more games this summer than they did in and combined, and they have a talented young core in Aliyah Boston, NaLyssa Smith and Kelsey Mitchell. Las Vegas Aces. The good news is they actually have their own first-round pick this year, and will get to make a lottery selection. Conference Finals: Best-of

While none of the playoff spots were up for grabs heading into the final day, plenty of variables around the seeding of the eight-team playoff field remained. Full schedule via Sports Media Watch.

Women's basketball league. September 5 [9]. The Sun had a more balanced attack with five players scoring in double figures, and were led by Alyssa Thomas with seventeen points. The teams played three times during the regular season, and Las Vegas won all three games. Toggle limited content width. She was setting career highs in points By Jack Maloney. Conference Semi-Finals Best-of Washington Mystics [note 1]. The eight teams are sorted into a standard bracket with the No. Jackie Young scored eighteen points, Kelsey Plum added sixteen, A'ja Wilson scored fourteen, and Alysha Clark rounded out the double digit scorers with thirteen points. Rebecca Allen scored eighteen points, and Tiffany Hayes and Natisha Hiedeman both scored twelve points.