The 2024 WNBA regular season is winding down to the final two weeks, and the playoff picture is taking shape. Seven teams have clinched a postseason berth, while on Friday the Los Angeles Sparks officially became the first team eliminated from playoff contention. That leaves four teams, the Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings battling for the final spot.
Friday night was a busy one across the league, with four games on the docket. Early on, the Dream pulled off a huge comeback to stun the Wings in overtime, the Lynx cooled off the red-hot Fever and the Aces picked up a big win over the Sun. In the finale, the Sky made easy work of the Sparks.
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…
