WNBA Playoffs Set: Top Seeds and High-Profile Matchups Defined

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The series beginning Sunday in Las Vegas will be a showcase between Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, and Clark, the 2024 rookie of the year and three-time All-Star.100-82, but dropped to the No. 3 seed with Golden State's win.

Indiana fell to the No. 6 seed with its 86-66 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.in the opening round. Minnesota clinched the top seed for the second straight season and will face eighth-seeded New York.

“Everybody in the playoffs are capable of winning on the road and stealing a series,” Atlanta coach Karl Smesko said. “I definitely think it’s an advantage to have to play in front of your home crowd. ”“You have to have a healthy dislike for one another and I think that exists,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.

“But also at the same time, a lot of respect. So it makes for great cinema and hopefully some great games for us, particularly at Target Center. ”“The margin for error throughout this regular season is incredibly small and you’ll see that in the playoffs,” Stewart said.

“Like one through eight you don’t know who will be playing at the end of October, which is exciting. I feel like for us we’re going to get a fresh start when it comes Sunday. ” With New York finishing at 26-18, this is only the second time in league history that all the playoff teams have won at least 59% of their games. The 1998 playoffs, which only had four teams, had all four teams at 60% or better.

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