The WNBA playoffs are just a few weeks away, and the race to secure the final playoff spots is heating up.
4 WNBA teams are battling for the final 3 playoff spots
The Golden State Valkyries, Seattle Storm, Indiana Fever, and Los Angeles Sparks are battling for the final three playoff spots.
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Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
As it currently stands, there are 9 teams in the mix for playoff positioning:
- Minnesota Lynx (32-8) — 4 games left to play
- Las Vegas Aces (26-14) — 4 games left to play
- Atlanta Dream (26-14) — 4 games left to play
- Phoenix Mercury (26-14) — 4 games left to play
- New York Liberty (24-17) — 3 games left to play
- Golden State Valkyries (22-18) — 4 games left to play
- Seattle Storm (22-20) — 2 games left to play
- Indiana Fever (21-20) — 3 games left to play
- Los Angeles Sparks (19-20) — 5 games left to play
The first five teams in the standings have secured a spot in the postseason, while the Valkyries, Storm, Fever, and Sparks are fighting for the final three spots. The Valkyries have won four consecutive games to improve their positioning, and the Sparks have won two in a row, while the Storm and Fever are both coming off losses.
Playoff first-round match-ups — as it stands today
So, if the playoffs were to begin today, the following first-round match-ups would take place:
- Lynx vs Fever
- Aces vs Storm
- Dream vs Valkyries
- Mercury vs Liberty
But playoff seeding is still up for grabs — with critical games slated for the coming days.
The Valkyries have upcoming games against the Wings (September 4th), Lynx (September 6th and 11th), and Storm (September 9th).
The Storm have games against the Liberty (September 5th) and the Aces (September 9th).
The Fever have games against the Sky (September 5th), Mystics (September 7th), and Lynx (September 9th).
The Sparks have games against the Dream (September 3rd and 5th), Mystics (September 7th), Mercury (September 9th), and Aces (September 11th).
The regular season concludes on Thursday, September 11th.
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