The WNBA regular season comes to a close on Sunday with every team playing at either 1 p.m. ET or 3 p.m ET. With all eight playoff spots secured, all that’s left to decide is the exact seeding. Even with just one game left, several playoff seeds remain in question, particularly in the fourth through eighth range.
The Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks will be playing for pride, as all been eliminated from playoff contention. Here’s a rundown of all the action:
Dallas Wings (21-8) vs. Atlanta Dream (19-20)
Atlanta hosts Dallas to kick off Sunday’s games, looking to end the year at .500 and secure the No. 5 seed. For Dallas, the game is virtually meaningless, as they will be the No. 4 seed regardless of any result. Will Rhyne Howard close out the season in dominant fashion and lead the Dream to their third win in a row, or will Satou Sabally and the Wings protect homecourt?
Chicago Sky (17-22) vs. Connecticut Sun (27-12)
With the Connecticut Sun locked in as the No. 3 seed and the Chicago Sky at No. 8, it will be interesting to see this game’s intensity, as well as players’ availability on both sides. Chicago will be without Kahleah Copper, so a big game from Marina Mabrey will be needed to compensate for Copper’s absence and take…
