There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season. Only five teams have clinched spots in the postseason and just one knows its seeding with Connecticut locked in at No. 3.
Dallas and Minnesota have clinched playoff berths and most likely will meet in the best-of-three first round as the No. 4 and 5 seeds. The Wings hold a 1 1/2 game lead. The Lynx became just the second team to start 0-6 and qualify for the playoffs, joining the 2015 Los Angeles Sparks. The Sky have road games at Indiana and Connecticut sandwiched around a home game against the Lynx.Indiana, Seattle and Phoenix have all been eliminated from playoff contention.
Mystics coach Eric Thibault said after the game that “it’s not great, I don’t think. We’re not expecting good news. It’s just crappy. ... It’s pretty devastating.” The 36-year-old Toliver has only played in 11 games this year after being sidelined most of the season with plantar fasciitis. She’s only played in 30 games combined the previous two seasons because of injuries.New York remained the top team in the power poll and is riding a six-game winning streak heading into Dallas on Tuesday night. Las Vegas was second and Connecticut third. Dallas, Minnesota and Los Angeles followed the Sun. Washington, Atlanta and Chicago were next.
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