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Playoff Implications

WNBA Playoff Bracket Set as Aces Clinch No. 2 and Lynx Enter as Top Seed

The postseason opens Sept. 14 under a revised format that guarantees both teams a home game in each first-round series.

Fever Close at 24-20, Set Franchise Wins Mark and Clinch No. 7 Seed With Win Over No. 1 Lynx

Caitlin Clark Ruled Out for Rest of Season After Late Return Bid Falls Short

Stewart’s Late Push Lifts Short-Handed Liberty Past Storm 84-76, Delaying Seattle’s Clinch

Rhyne Howard Ties 3-Point Record as Dream Rout Sparks to Seize No. 2 Seed

Caitlin Clark Still Out as Fever Keep No-Contact Status, Late-Season Return Unclear

Valkyries Close In on Playoffs as Sparks Rally Tightens WNBA Race

Atlanta Dream Clinch Playoffs With 100-78 Win, Take East Lead

Dream Clinch Postseason and Mercury Lock Spot as Health Shapes WNBA Race

Fever Climb to Sixth as Clark’s Return Remains Uncertain

Shorthanded Liberty Stumble in Atlanta as Dream Set Franchise Wins Record

Kelsey Plum’s Buzzer-Beater Lifts Sparks Over Wings as Paige Bueckers Scores 44

Liberty Stop Lynx, 85–75, to Avoid Sweep and End Minnesota’s Six-Game Run

Liberty Score Season-High 105 in Victory Over Sparks, Then Narrowly Fall to Aces

Valkyries Secure Eighth Seed Tiebreaker; Sparks Respond With Hamby Heroics

Sparks Halt Fever’s Five-Game Run with 100-91 Victory