Wnba Playoffs 2017 Standings

Following the WNBA regular season, eight teams in the entire league qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one to eight. Regular season records determine the seedings of the teams. The team with the best record receives seed one, the team with the next best record receives seed two, and so on. The WNBA kept its same playoff format with the top two teams receiving byes to the semifinals. The first two rounds of the playoffs are single elimination. Washington, Atlanta and New York would.

2017 WNBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Minnesota LynxCheryl Reeve3
Los Angeles SparksBrian Agler2
DatesSeptember 24–October 4
MVPSylvia Fowles
(Minnesota Lynx)
Eastern FinalsLos Angeles Sparks defeated Phoenix Mercury, 3–0 (Note: the semifinal rounds as of 2016 were not divided by conference)
Western FinalsMinnesota Lynx defeated Washington Mystics, 3–0
WNBA Finals

The 2017 WNBA Finals was the best-of-five championship series for the 2017 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), tipping off on September 24.[1] It was a rematch of last year's finals matchup. The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx held home court advantage in the Finals, and won three games to two against the second-seeded Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won a semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury to determine one of the Finals berths; the first-seeded Lynx defeated the Washington Mystics to earn the other. Sylvia Fowles was named the 2017 WNBA Finals MVP.

Road to the Finals[edit]

Standings and playoffs[edit]

#Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.79415–212–513–3
2Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6San Antonio Stars - e826.235196–112–151–15
#Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)
Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)
Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)
WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
Los Angeles Sparks3
5
Phoenix Mercury
0
4
Connecticut Sun
83
Phoenix Mercury88
Phoenix Mercury79
8
Seattle Storm
69
1
Minnesota Lynx
3
Los Angeles Sparks2
Washington Mystics86
7
Dallas Wings
76
3
New York Liberty
68
6
Washington Mystics
82
Minnesota Lynx3
6
Washington Mystics
0

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
Minnesota Lynx1019381
6
Washington Mystics
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Team123
Los Angeles Sparks798689
5
Phoenix Mercury
667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
Minnesota Lynx8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks
8568756976


2017 wnba season

References[edit]

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All tipoffs ET.

WNBA Finals

Best-of-five; 2-2-1 format
Sunday, Sept. 24
Game 1: Los Angeles 85, at Minnesota 84

Tuesday, Sept. 26
Game 2: At Minnesota 70, Los Angeles 68

Friday, Sept. 29
Game 3: At Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 64

Wnba Teams 2017

Sunday, Oct. 1
Game 4: Minnesota 80, at Los Angeles 69

Wednesday, Oct 4
Game 5*: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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* If needed

Wnba Schedule 2017

First Round

Single elimination
Wednesday, Sept. 6
At (6) Washington 86, (7) Dallas 76
(5) Phoenix 79, at (8) Seattle 69

2017 Wnba Season

Second Round

Single elimination
Sunday, Sept. 10
(5) Phoenix 88, at (4) Connecticut 83
(6) Washington 82, at (3) New York 68

Semifinals

Best-of-five; 2-2-1 format
All Minnesota home games will be played at Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Game 1: At (1) Minnesota 101, Washington 81
Game 1: At (2) Los Angeles 79, Phoenix 66

Thursday, Sept. 14
Game 2: At Minnesota 93, Washington 83
Game 2: At Los Angeles 86, Phoenix 72 (Walter Pyramid, Long Beach State University)

Sunday, Sept. 17
Game 3: Minnesota 81, at Washington 70
Game 3: Los Angeles 89, at Phoenix 87