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Alexa Philippou
ESPN
- Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
The final day of the 2024 WNBA regular season is here, and one playoff spot remains up for grabs as all 12 teams head into Thursday’s finales. The No. 1 seed New York Liberty were the first to clinch a playoff berth, on Aug. 17. But they have had to wait a month to find out who they will face in the best-of-three first round, which begins Sunday on the home courts of the top four seeds.
The Atlanta Dream (14-25), Chicago Sky (13-26) and Washington Mystics (13-26) are all vying for the last playoff berth. The Dream travel to face the Liberty (7 p.m. ET, NBA TV), while the Sky are on the road at the Connecticut Sun (7 p.m. ET). Atlanta is 0-3 against New York this season, and Chicago is 0-3 vs. the Sun. Washington will host the
