Less than a week remains in the 2024 WNBA regular season, and the playoff picture is taking shape. Seven teams have clinched a postseason berth, while the Dallas Wings and the Los Angeles Sparks are officially heading to the lottery. That leaves three teams — the Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics — battling for the final playoff spot.
There was just one game on Thursday, which saw the Liberty crush the Wings and lower their magic number for the No. 1 seed to one. They will now clinch homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs with either one win or one Lynx loss. The Lynx play the Sky on Friday before a showdown with the Liberty in New York on Sunday.
The action will heat up on Friday night with five games, including a rematch between the Aces and Fever and a key game in the race for eighth between the Dream and Mystics.
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…
