Less than a month remains in the 2024 WNBA season, and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. The Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx clinched playoff spots on Saturday, joining the New York Liberty as confirmed postseason teams. While no one has officially been eliminated, there’s a big gap for the three teams at the bottom.
There was just one game on Tuesday, and it was an upset, as the Wings took down the scuffling Aces despite 42 points from A’ja Wilson. The rest of the league will be in action on Wednesday. There are five games in store, including the Sun against the Fever, the Lynx versus and Mercury and the Dream taking on the Storm.
As a refresher, the top eight teams, regardless of conference affiliation, make the playoffs in the WNBA. Under the current playoff format, the teams are placed into a standard bracket with the No. 1 seed playing No. 8 in the first round, No. 2 vs. No. 7 and so on. Teams will play a best-of-three series in the first round and best-of-five series in the semifinals and Finals. Notably, the first round is a 2-1 format, which means the higher seed gets the first two games at home, while the lower seed gets the deciding Game 3 at home should the series go that…
