2014 WNBA Playoffs

**2014 WNBA Playoffs**
Dates:	August 22 – September 12, 2014
Finals Champion:	Phoenix Mercury
Attendance:	8,200 per game
	Standings
	Standings
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
1st Atlanta Dream	1st Phoenix Mercury
2nd Indiana Fever	2nd Minnesota Lynx
3rd Washington Mystics	3rd San Antonio Stars
4th Chicago Sky	4th Los Angeles Sparks
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The 2014 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the 2014 WNBA season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.

The Phoenix Mercury won the 2014 WNBA Finals, sweeping the Chicago Sky in three games. The Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks in the conference semifinals before defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference Finals. The Mercury lost only one game in the entire playoffs.

The Chicago Sky attempted to complete a cinderella run by upsetting the Atlanta Dream in the conference semifinals and by upsetting the Indiana Fever in the Eastern Conference Finals, both in three games. However, the Sky were unable to complete their historic playoff run, as the Mercury won their third WNBA championship title.

Tiebreak procedures

Two-team tie

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

Three or more-team tie

Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
Coin toss.

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	y- Atlanta Dream	19	15	.559	-	34
2	x- Indiana Fever	16	18	.471	3.0	34
3	x-Washington Mystics	16	18	.471	3.0	34
4	x-Chicago Sky	15	19	.441	4.0	34

5	e-New York Liberty	15	19	.441	4.0	34
6	e-Connecticut Sun	13	21	.382	6.0	34

Western Conference

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	y-Phoenix Mercury	29	5	.853	-	34
2	x-Minnesota Lynx	25	9	.735	4.0	34
3	x-San Antonio Stars	16	18	.471	13.0	34
4	x-Los Angeles Sparks	16	18	.471	13.0	34

5	e-Tulsa Shock	12	22	.353	17.0	34
6	e-Seattle Storm	12	22	.353	17.0	34

Playoffs and Finals

Conference Semi-Finals:
Best-of-3

Conference Finals:
Best-of-3

WNBA Finals:
Best-of-5

E1

Atlanta

1

E4

Chicago

2

E4

Chicago

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Indiana

1

E2

Indiana

2

E3

Washington

0

E4

Chicago

0

W1

Phoenix

3

W1

Phoenix

2

W4

Los Angeles

0

W1

Phoenix

2

Western Conference

W2

Minnesota

1

W2

Minnesota

2

W3

San Antonio

0

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

(1) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Chicago Sky

NBATV

August 22
7:30pm ET

Game 1

Chicago Sky 80, Atlanta Dream 77
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–14, 21–21, 23–19
Pts: Delle Donne (21) Rebs: Fowles (14) Asts: Prince, Vandersloot (7)		Pts: McCoughtry (24) Rebs: Lyttle (14) Asts: Schimmel (6)

Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 5,985
Referees:
#11 Lauren Holtkamp
#21 Byron Jarrett
#38 Lamont Simpson

ESPN2

August 24
7:00pm ET

Game 2

Atlanta Dream 92, Chicago Sky 83
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 20–21, 24–18, 24–22
Pts: McCoughtry (39) Rebs: Lyttle, Thomas (7) Asts: Thomas (6)		Pts: Delle Donne (22) Rebs: Delle Donne, Fowles (6) Asts: Vandersloot (8)

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
Attendance: 4,546
Referees:
#4 Sue Blauch
#9 Denise Brooks
#42 Roy Gulbeyan

NBATV

August 26
7:30pm ET

Game 3

Chicago Sky 81, Atlanta Dream 80
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 24–24, 10–13, 30–13
Pts: Delle Donne (34) Rebs: Fowles (15) Asts: Vandersloot, Young (5)		Pts: de Souza (18) Rebs: Lyttle (13) Asts: Schimmel (6)
Chicago won the series, 2–1

Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,829
Referees:
#31 Amy Bonner
#39 Michael Price
#55 Eric Brewton

Regular-season series

Chicago won the regular-season series 3–2:

May 24, 2014

Washington Mystics 73, Indiana Fever 78
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 23–8, 14–17, 23–31
Pts: Latta (22) Rebs: Vaughn (8) Asts: Latta (5)		Pts: Catchings (22) Rebs: Larkins (11) Asts: Catchings, Christmas, January, Zellous (2)

Indiana Fever 81, Washington Mystics 76 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–15, 21–26, 15–13, Overtime: 15–10
Pts: Catchings (26) Rebs: Catchings, Larkins (11) Asts: January (7)		Pts: Lawson (20) Rebs: Meesseman (10) Asts: Hartley (5)
Indiana won the series, 2–0

Chicago Sky 70, Indiana Fever 77
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 15–21, 15–1 8, 22–17
Pts: Fowles (20) Rebs: Fowles (14) Asts: Vandersloot (4)		Pts: January (19) Rebs: Larkins (8) Asts: Catchings (4)

Indiana Fever 84, Chicago Sky 86 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 21–15, 13–17, 19–23, Overtime: 8–8, 5–7
Pts: Zellous (20) Rebs: Catchings (14) Asts: January (6)		Pts: Fowles (27) Rebs: Young (9) Asts: Prince, Quigley, Vandersloot (5)

Chicago Sky 75, Indiana Fever 62
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 22–18, 15–16, 23–17
Pts: Quigley (24) Rebs: Fowles (7) Asts: Vandersloot (9)		Pts: Zellous (16) Rebs: Larkins (11) Asts: Catchings, January (3)
Chicago won the series, 2–1

Los Angeles Sparks 72, Phoenix Mercury 75
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 22–22, 19–21, 19–19
Pts: Parker (22) Rebs: Lavender, Parker (7) Asts: Parker, Toliver (4)		Pts: Taurasi (34) Rebs: Dupree, Griner (7) Asts: Taylor (7)

Phoenix Mercury 93, Los Angeles Sparks 68
Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 22–19, 23–18, 18–17
Pts: Griner (21) Rebs: Dupree (8) Asts: Phillips, Taurasi (7)		Pts: Parker (21) Rebs: Ogwumike (6) Asts: Toliver (9)
Phoenix won the series, 2–0

San Antonio Stars 84, Minnesota Lynx 88
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 14–16, 23–25, 31–23
Pts: McBride (20) Rebs: Adams (10) Asts: Robinson (6)		Pts: Moore (26) Rebs: Brunson, Whalen (7) Asts: Whalen (11)

Minnesota Lynx 94, San Antonio Stars 89
Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 28–16, 27–20, 27–25
Pts: Whalen (31) Rebs: Moore (8) Asts: Moore (10)		Pts: McBride (25) Rebs: Appel (8) Asts: Robinson (6)
Minnesota won the series, 2–0

Minnesota Lynx 71, Phoenix Mercury 85
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 11–19, 16–25, 24–18
Pts: Whalen (25) Rebs: Brunson (8) Asts: Brunson, Moore (3)		Pts: Griner (23) Rebs: Taylor (13) Asts: Taylor (7)

Phoenix Mercury 77, Minnesota Lynx 82
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 22–27, 18–20, 15–26
Pts: Taurasi (23) Rebs: Dupree (9) Asts: Taurasi (5)		Pts: Moore (32) Rebs: Brunson (10) Asts: Whalen (7)

Minnesota Lynx 78, Phoenix Mercury 96
Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 21–22, 25–22, 11–24
Pts: Augustus (21) Rebs: Brunson (8) Asts: Whalen (6)		Pts: Taurasi (22) Rebs: Bonner (7) Asts: Taurasi (7)
Phoenix won the series, 2–1

Chicago Sky 62, Phoenix Mercury 83
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 12–27, 14–14, 28–27
Pts: Fowles (19) Rebs: Fowles (11) Asts: Vandersloot (5)		Pts: Dupree (26) Rebs: Griner (7) Asts: Taurasi (11)

Chicago Sky 68, Phoenix Mercury 97
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 22–30, 15–23, 17–23
Pts: Delle Donne (22) Rebs: Fowles (5) Asts: Vandersloot (4)		Pts: Griner (19) Rebs: Taylor (8) Asts: Taylor (6)

Phoenix Mercury 87, Chicago Sky 82
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 23–21, 16–20, 26–19
Pts: Dupree, Taurasi (24) Rebs: Bonner (9) Asts: Dupree (6)		Pts: Delle Donne (23) Rebs: Fowles (8) Asts: Vandersloot (11)
Phoenix win series, 3–0

2014 WNBA Playoffs

Contents

Tiebreak procedures

Two-team tie

Three or more-team tie

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Playoffs and Finals

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

(1) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Chicago Sky

(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Washington Mystics

Conference Finals

(2) Indiana Fever vs. (4) Chicago Sky

Western Conference

Conference Semifinals

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks

(2) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) San Antonio Stars

Conference Finals

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Finals

Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky

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