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    WNBA playoff standings: Updated standings, clinching scenarios as Fever, Sky battle for postseason

    By Kyle Irving,

    16 hours ago

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    The 2024 WNBA season is coming to a close and the Fever and Sky are fighting to stay in the playoff picture.

    WNBA teams have anywhere between eight to 10 games remaining and we're starting to get more clarity on how the postseason might shake out.

    The Liberty, Lynx and Sun are the only teams that have clinched the playoffs, and the Storm and Aces are knocking on the door of a postseason berth. The Fever are creating separation from the first team out of the playoff picture, while the Sky, Dream and Mystics are battling for the final No. 8 seed.

    Ahead of another highly anticipated matchup between rookie superstars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese on Friday, take a look at the updated 2024 WNBA standings.

    Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 29.

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    Updated WNBA playoff picture, standings

    Rank Team W-L Win Pct. GB
    1. x-New York Liberty 26-6 .813
    2. x-Minnesota Lynx 23-8 .742 2.5
    3. x-Connecticut Sun 22-8 .733 3
    4. Seattle Storm 19-11 .633 6
    5. Las Vegas Aces 18-12 .600 7
    6. Phoenix Mercury 16-16 .500 10
    7. Indiana Fever 15-16 .484 10.5
    8. Chicago Sky 11-19 .367 14
    Atlanta Dream 10-20 .333 15
    Washington Mystics 9-22 .290 16.5
    Dallas Wings 8-22 .267 17
    Los Angeles Sparks 7-24 .226 18.5

    X: Clinched playoffs

    WNBA playoff tiebreakers

    The WNBA has five playoff seeding tiebreakers in place if two teams finish with the same record:

    1. Better record in head-to-head games
    2. Better winning percentage within own conference
    3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season
    4. Better point differential in head-to-head games
    5. Coin toss

    If there are more than two teams tied for the same seed, the tiebreakers are similar but have a slightly different twist:

    1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams
    2. Better winning percentage against teams within the conference (if all teams are from the same conference) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (if one or more teams are in different conferences)
    3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season
    4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams
    5. Coin toss

    Fever remaining schedule

    The Fever are starting to cement themselves in the playoff picture, sitting 4.5 games ahead of the last team out — the Atlanta Dream.

    Here's a look at the rest of Clark and Indiana's schedule.

    Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
    Friday, Aug. 30 at Sky 7:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 1 at Wings 4 p.m. NBA TV
    Wednesday, Sept. 4 vs. Sparks 7 p.m. CBSSN
    Friday, Sept. 6 vs. Lynx 7:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. Dream 4 p.m. ESPN3
    Wednesday, Sept. 11 vs. Aces 7 p.m. NBA TV
    Friday, Sept. 13 at Aces 7:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 15 vs. Wings 3 p.m. NBA TV
    Thursday, Sept. 19 at Mystics 7 p.m. Prime Video

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    Sky remaining schedule

    The Sky are fighting to keep the No. 8 seed with 10 games remaining in the season. They have a one-game lead over the Dream in ninth and a 2.5-game lead over the Mystics in 10th.

    You can find the rest of Reese and Chicago's schedule below.

    Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
    Friday, Aug. 30 vs. Fever 7:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 1 at Lynx 3 p.m. Bally Sports
    Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Aces 10 p.m. NBA TV
    Friday, Sept. 6 vs. Sparks 9:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. Wings 6 p.m.
    Wednesday, Sept. 11 vs. Mystics 8 p.m.
    Friday, Sept. 13 at Lynx 7:30 p.m. ION
    Sunday, Sept. 15 vs. Mercury 6 p.m.
    Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Dream 7:30 p.m.
    Thursday, Sept. 19 at Sun 7 p.m.
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