There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season.
Only five teams have clinched berths in the postseason and just one knows its seeding with Connecticut locked in at No. 3. The rest will be decided over the next six days.
Las Vegas and New York are battling for the top seed with the Aces having a 1 1/2 game lead and two games remaining: a home and home versus Phoenix. The Liberty visit Dallas on Tuesday before hosting Los Angeles on Thursday and Washington on Sunday. The Sparks are clinging to the eighth and final spot, leading Chicago by a game. The Sky hold the tiebreaker if the teams finish with the same record. Los Angeles caps off the season with road games at Connecticut, New York and Seattle.
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.
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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