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.
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| Dates | September 24–October 4 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx) | |||||||||
| Eastern Finals | Los Angeles Sparks defeated Phoenix Mercury, 3–0 (Note: the semifinal rounds as of 2016 were not divided by conference) | |||||||||
| Western Finals | Minnesota 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx - (1) | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 15–2 | 12–5 | 13–3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks - (2) | 26 | 8 | .765 | 1 | 16–1 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Phoenix Mercury - (5) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 7–9 |
| 4 | Dallas Wings - (7) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 11 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
| 5 | Seattle Storm - (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
| 6 | San Antonio Stars - e | 8 | 26 | .235 | 19 | 6–11 | 2–15 | 1–15 |
| # | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
| 2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
| 3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
| 4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
| 5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
| 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 Sparks | 3 | ||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||
4 Connecticut Sun | 83 | ||||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 88 | ||||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 79 | ||||||
8 Seattle Storm | 69 | ||||||
1 Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | ||||||
| Washington Mystics | 86 | ||||||
7 Dallas Wings | 76 | ||||||
3 New York Liberty | 68 | ||||||
6 Washington Mystics | 82 | ||||||
| Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||
6 Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
- Semifinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Lynx | 101 | 93 | 81 |
6 Washington Mystics | 81 | 83 | 70 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 79 | 86 | 89 |
5 Phoenix Mercury | 66 | 72 | 87 |
- WNBA Finals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Lynx | 84 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 85 |
2 Los Angeles Sparks | 85 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 76 |
References[edit]
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)
* 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