Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have clinched the sixth seed within the WNBA playoffs.
They received’t know the place they’re headed for the opening spherical till a minimum of Tuesday as six of the opposite seven postseason spots are nonetheless undecided. Diana Taurasi and Phoenix are locked into the seventh seed.
The WNBA common season comes right down to the ultimate 4 days this week with all 12 groups enjoying Thursday to shut it out. The postseason begins Sunday.
The Fever most probably might be headed to Connecticut, which proper now sits because the third seed. Clark’s WNBA profession received began towards Connecticut again in Could. Clark had an unbelievable season, setting each the WNBA single-season help document in addition to the league’s rookie scoring document.
She broke the scoring mark on Sunday when she had a season-high 35 factors, passing Seimone Augustus’ 744 set in 2006. Clark has 761 factors on the season.
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The Solar trails the Minnesota Lynx for the second seed by two video games with two left. The 2 groups play one another on Tuesday in Connecticut. The Solar does personal the tiebreaker between the 2 groups.
Minnesota might nonetheless earn the highest total seed after Sunday’s win over New York. The Lynx trails the Liberty by two video games and owns the tiebreaker. New York must lose at Washington on Tuesday and at residence to Atlanta on Thursday, in addition to Minnesota win its last two video games for that to occur.
Who the eventual prime seeded staff performs can also be nonetheless up within the air.
Chicago, Washington and Atlanta all sit tied in eighth proper now for the ultimate playoff spot. The Dream stayed alive by beating the Mystics in additional time Sunday. Chicago had an opportunity to go a leg up on the opposite two groups, however misplaced at residence to Phoenix.
Chicago performs at Atlanta on Tuesday with the winner having the higher hand for the ultimate playoff spot. Washington hosts league-leading New York on Tuesday and Clark and the Fever on Thursday. Chicago visits Connecticut that very same evening.
Las Vegas is at present the fourth seed. The 2-time defending champion might transfer as much as third with two wins and in addition two losses by Connecticut. Assuming that doesn’t occur, it’ll face Seattle. The Aces has a one-game lead on the Storm and the 2 groups play one another on Tuesday in Seattle.