The Atlanta Dream claimed the WNBA’s last playoff spot on Thursday evening to finish the league’s postseason subject.
Eighth-seeded Atlanta will face the top-seeded New York Liberty within the best-of-three first-round sequence, which begins Sunday in New York.
The three different matchups additionally will start Sunday. The second-seeded Minnesota Lynx drew the seventh-seeded Phoenix Mercury, the third-seeded Connecticut Solar face the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever and the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces battle the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.
The upper-seeded group hosts Video games 1 and a couple of. The decrease seed would host Sport 3, if mandatory.
Two-time defending champion Las Vegas was within the working for the No. 3 seed on Thursday earlier than Connecticut clinched the spot with an 87-54 rout of the Chicago Sky.
Las Vegas is seeking to develop into the primary group to win three straight titles for the reason that Houston Comets gained 4 in a row (1997-2000).
Atlanta secured the ultimate spot with a 78-67 upset of the Liberty. The Dream edged out the Washington Mystics, who posted a 92-91 dwelling win over the Indiana Fever.
“This yr is particular. This has positively been the hardest yr for us with every part that has gone on,” Dream coach Tanisha Wright stated afterward. “I’m actually pleased with our athletes for persevering with to struggle and by no means giving in as a result of I believe it’s straightforward to present in after the season that we’ve had.”
Sunday’s recreation between the Caitlin Clark-led Fever and Solar might be aired on ABC. The three different video games that day might be televised on ESPN.
Video games 2 and three of the Atlanta-New York and Seattle-Las Vegas sequence are slated for Tuesday and Thursday, pending whether or not a Sport 3 is critical. The Indiana-Connecticut and Phoenix-Minnesota sequence are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday video games, once more relying on whether or not Sport 3 is required.
The very best-of-five semifinals are slated to start Sept. 29.
The WNBA Finals, additionally a five-game sequence, will start Oct. 10. A Sport 5 can be held Oct. 20, if mandatory.
–Subject Stage Media