WNBA playoffs
The gist
Four of eight 2026 WNBA playoff seeds are set, the rest decided Thursday.
Minnesota opens as No. 1 against New York in a 2024 Finals rematch.
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2026All eight 2026 playoff teams were already decided, but seeding was undetermined. Dallas beat Phoenix 87-82 behind Paige Bueckers' game-high 26 points, moving the Wings from No. 8 to No. 6 temporarily.
- Sep 22, 2026Indiana beat Minnesota 96-77 in Indianapolis; Lynx point guard Olivia Miles did not play because of a calf injury.
- Sep 23, 2026Atlanta beat New York 83-65, putting the Dream at No. 4 and the Liberty at No. 8 and locking Dallas into No. 7. The win clinched fourth place for Atlanta and eliminated Indiana from a shot at home-court advantage in the first round.