The final days of a thrilling and historic 2023 WNBA regular season, which will wrap up on Sunday, have arrived. As expected, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty have separated themselves from the pack, but there remains plenty to play for.
At the top of the standings, the Liberty pulled to within half a game of the Aces in the race for the No. 1 seed with their win over the Sparks on Thursday. But while both teams now have 32 wins — a single-season record — the Aces have a game in hand and play the Mercury twice to close out the season. That should allow them to hold off the Liberty for first place.
Below them, the Connecticut Sun are now locked into the No. 3 seed, while the Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics have all clinched playoff berths. But with just two games separating the Wings from the Mystics, seeding is still up in the air in the middle of the pack.
There is just one spot remaining, which will be contested by the Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks. After the Sparks’ defeat to the Liberty on Thursday, the Sky now have a half-game lead, a game in hand and the tiebreaker between the clubs. All they need now is one win or one…
