2013 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 2013 WNBA playoffs 300px September 19 – October 10, 2013 Minnesota Lynx (Finals Champion) Atlanta Dream 7,575 per game Scoring leader (s) Maya Moore (Minnesota) 146 MVP Maya Moore (Minnesota) 2012 2014 The 2013 WNBA playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2013 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences will qualify 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 Minnesota Lynx won the 2013 WNBA Finals, sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. The Lynx became the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the WNBA adopted the best-of-five format for the finals. The Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, and the Seattle Storm in the conference semifinals. The Mercury had reached the Finals by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks in three games. The Atlanta Dream won the Eastern Conference sweeping the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever in two games. The Dream had defeated the Washington Mystics in the conference semifinals. The Fever had reached the Eastern Conference Finals by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Sky. The Lynx won their third straight Western Conference Championship and second WNBA title in three years. The Dream, meanwhile, failed to win a title despite making their third trip to the finals in four years.http://www.wnba.com/games/20131010/MINATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIlive Minnesota at Atlanta, October 10, 2013 October 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131011002754/http://www.wnba.com/games/20131010/MINATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIlive October 11, 2013 dead mdy-all 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 SeedTeamWLTiebreakerClinchedPlayoff berthConference homecourt 1 Chicago Sky 24 10 August 23 August 31 2 Atlanta Dream 17 17 3-2 vs. WAS September 4 3 Washington Mystics 17 17 2-3 vs. ATL September 10 4 Indiana Fever 16 18 September 7 Western Conference SeedTeamWLTiebreakerClinchedPlayoff berthConference homecourtLeague homecourt 1 Minnesota Lynx 26 8 August 22 September 10 September 14 2 Los Angeles Sparks 24 10 August 23 3 Phoenix Mercury 19 15 September 6 4 Seattle Storm 17 17 August 31 Bracket Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Chicago 0 E4 Indiana 2 E2 Atlanta 2 E3 Washington 1 W1 Minnesota 2 W4 Seattle 0 W2 Los Angeles 1 W3 Phoenix 2 E4 Indiana 0 E2 Atlanta 2 W1 Minnesota 2 W3 Phoenix 0 E2 Atlanta 0 W1 Minnesota 3Bold – Series winner Italics – Team with home-court advantage Eastern Conference Conference semifinals (1) Chicago Sky vs. (4) Indiana Fever #eee September 20 7:00 pm NBA TV Indiana Fever 85 Chicago Sky 72 Boxscore 25–22 25–15 22–21 13–14 Shavonte Zellous 20 Elena Delle Donne 20 Erlana Larkins 11 Sylvia Fowles 10 Briann January 6 Courtney Vandersloot 7 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 5,895 Maj Forsberg, Roy Gulbeyan, Byron Jarrett #fff September 22 3:00 pm ESPN2 Chicago Sky 57 Indiana Fever 79 Boxscore 14–22 13–25 16–20 14–12 Sylvia Fowles 14 Tamika Catchings 18 Sylvia Fowles 14 Tamika Catchings 12 Vandersloot and Delle Donne 2 Briann January 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7144 Lamont Simpson, Cameron Inouye, Tony Dawkins Indiana wins series, 2–0 Regular-season series Indiana won the regular-season series 3–1: #fffa June 22, 2013 Report Chicago Sky |score1=71 Indiana Fever 61 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 3, 2013 Report Chicago Sky 58 Indiana Fever |score2=79 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 6, 2013 Report Indiana Fever |score1=64 Chicago Sky 58 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa September 6, 2013 Report Indiana Fever |score1=82 Chicago Sky 77 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL (2) Atlanta Dream vs. (3) Washington Mystics #eee September 19 8:00 pm ESPN2 Washington Mystics 71 Atlanta Dream 56 Boxscore 16–12 15–12 26–13 14–19 Ivory Latta 14 Angel McCoughtry 20 Crystal Langhorne 15 Erika de Souza 12 Ivory Latta 7 Angel McCoughtry 3 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 3,862 Eric Brewton, Brenda Pantoja, Tom Mauer #fff September 21 7:00 pm NBA TV Atlanta Dream 63 Washington Mystics 45 Boxscore 17–9 19–12 10–15 17–9 Angel McCoughtry 20 Tayler Hill 11 Erika de Souza 15 Vaughn, Snow 6 Jasmine Thomas 6 Nadirah McKenith 3 7,065 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Kurt Walker, Lauren Holtkamp, Billy Smith #eee September 23 8:00 pm Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA NBA TV Washington Mystics 72 Atlanta Dream 80 Boxscore 22–20 19 14 17–27 Monique Currie 22 de Souza, Hayes 18 Crystal Langhorne 6 Erika de Souza 14 Matee Ajavon 5 Angel McCoughtry 7 4,078 Daryl Humphrey, Sue Blauch, Thomas Nunez Atlanta wins series, 2–1 Regular-season series Atlanta won the regular season series 3–2: #fffa June 2, 2013 Report Atlanta Dream |score1=73 Washington Mystics 63 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa June 28, 2013 Report Washington Mystics 75 Atlanta Dream |score2=86 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa August 18, 2013 Report Washington Mystics 58 Atlanta Dream |score2=76 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa August 23, 2013 Report Atlanta Dream 64 Washington Mystics |score2=74 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa August 28, 2013 Report Washington Mystics |score1=85 Atlanta Dream 76 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Conference finals (2) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Indiana Fever #eee September 26 7:00 pm Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA ESPN2 Indiana Fever 79 Atlanta Dream 84 Boxscore 26–27 14–15 16–20 23–22 Tamika Catchings 21 Tiffany Hayes 23 Erlana Larkins 12 Armintie Herrington 7 Christmas, Clarendon 4 Herrington, McCoughtry 5 4238 Cameron Inouye, Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg #fff September 29 4:00pm ET Boxscore Atlanta Dream 67 53 Indiana Fever 19-19 15-14 18-9 17-11 Angel McCoughtry 27 Tamika Catchings 24 Armintie Herrington 9 Erlana Larkins 7 Angel McCoughtry 3 Shavonte Zellous Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7051 Lamont Simpson, Roy Gulbeyan, Brenda Pantoja ESPN2 Atlanta wins series, 2–0 Regular-season series Atlanta won the regular season series 3–1: #fffa May 31, 2013 Report Atlanta Dream |score1=86 Indiana Fever 77 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa June 25, 2013 Report Indiana Fever 60 Atlanta Dream |score2=76 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa August 10, 2013 Report Atlanta Dream 66 Indiana Fever |score2=80 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 28, 2013 Report Indiana Fever 80 Atlanta Dream |score2=89 (OT) Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Western Conference Conference semifinals (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm #eee September 20 9:00pm ET Boxscore Seattle Storm 64 80 Minnesota Lynx 15-16 21-24 12-22 16-18 Temeka Johnson 14 Seimone Augustus 19 Tina Thompson 8 Rebekkah Brunson 9 Johnson and T. Wright 4 Maya Moore 6 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,832 Sue Blauch, Tony Dawkins, Thomas Nunez NBA TV #fff September 22 5:00pm ET Boxscore Minnesota Lynx 58 55 Seattle Storm 20-16 8-12 14-11 16-16 Maya Moore 22 Tanisha Wright 16 Rebekkah Brunson 13 Clark and Thompson 9 Janel McCarville 5 Johnson, Stricklen and Wright 2 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 3,457 Maj Forsberg, Roy Gulbeyan, Eric Brewton ESPN2 Minnesota wins series, 2–0 Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular season series 4–0: #fffa August 4, 2013 Report Seattle Storm 72 Minnesota Lynx |score2=90 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 31, 2013 Report Seattle Storm 74 Minnesota Lynx |score2=97 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa September 7, 2013 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=75 Seattle Storm 60 Key Arena, Seattle, WA #fffa September 10, 2013 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=73 Seattle Storm 60 Key Arena, Seattle, WA (2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) Phoenix Mercury #eee September 19 10:00 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA ESPN2 Phoenix Mercury 86 Los Angeles Sparks 75 Boxscore 20–26 18–17 27–17 21–15 Diana Taurasi 30 Candace Parker 28 Candice Dupree 7 Nneka Ogwumike 14 Diana Taurasi 7 Lindsey Harding 5 8,500 Lamont Simpson, Kurt Walker, Cameron Inouye #fff September 21 10:00 pm US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ NBA TV Los Angeles Sparks 82 Phoenix Mercury 73 Boxscore 17–13 27–17 21–25 17–18 Candace Parker 31 Diana Taurasi 20 Ogwumike, Parker 11 Candice Dupree 9 Lindsey Harding 4 Diana Taurasi 5 11,110 Daryl Humphrey, Michael Price, Brenda Pantoja #eee September 23 10:00 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA ESPN2 Phoenix Mercury 78 Los Angeles Sparks 77 Boxscore 19–19 23–21 24–24 12–13 Candice Dupree 22 Kristi Toliver 22 Bonner, Gilbreath 6 Nneka Ogwumike 10 Diana Taurasi 10 Toliver, Coleman 3 9,321 Tom Mauer, Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg Phoenix wins series, 2–1 Regular-season series Regular season series tied 2-2: #fffa June 14, 2013 Report L.A. Sparks 81 Phoenix Mercury |score2=97 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 14, 2013 Report L.A. Sparks |score1=88 Phoenix Mercury 76 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 18, 2013 Report Phoenix Mercury |score1=90 L.A. Sparks 84 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa September 15, 2013 Report Phoenix Mercury 55 L.A. Sparks |score2=89 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Conference finals (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) Phoenix Mercury #eee September 26 9:00pm ET Boxscore Phoenix Mercury 62 85 Minnesota Lynx 16-24 6-21 20-22 20-18 Diana Taurasi 15 M. Moore and Whalen 20 Brittney Griner 6 Lindsay Whalen 6 Bonner and Dupree 3 Lindsay Whalen 5 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 9013 Daryl Humphrey, Sue Blauch, Tom Mauer ESPN2 #fff September 29 5:00pm ET Boxscore Minnesota Lynx 72 65 Phoenix Mercury 19-21 19-14 15-10 19-20 Maya Moore 27 Diana Taurasi 21 Rebekkah Brunson 14 Brittney Griner 10 Lindsay Whalen 7 Diana Taurasi 6 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 8020 Michael Price, Denise Brooks, Kurt Walker ESPN2 Minnesota wins series, 2–0 Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular-season series 5-0: #fffa June 6, 2013 Report Phoenix Mercury 79 Minnesota Lynx |score2=99 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa June 19, 2013 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=80 Phoenix Mercury 69 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 7, 2013 Report Phoenix Mercury 59 Minnesota Lynx |score2=91 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa July 21, 2013 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=82 Phoenix Mercury 77 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 24, 2013 Report Phoenix Mercury 69 Minnesota Lynx |score2=81 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN WNBA Finals 2013 WNBA Finals Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream #eee October 6 8:30pm ET Boxscore Atlanta Dream 59 84 Minnesota Lynx 16-24 9-20 18-24 16-16 Angel McCoughtry 17 Maya Moore 23 Aneika Henry 14 Rebekkah Brunson 8 Armintie Herrington 3 Lindsay Whalen 5 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 13,804 Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Kurt Walker ESPN #eee October 8 8:00pm ET Boxscore Atlanta Dream 63 88 Minnesota Lynx 16-27 20-24 16-17 11-20 Angel McCoughtry 15 Seimone Augustus 20 Aneika Henry 6 Rebekkah Brunson 10 Angel McCoughtry 4 Lindsay Whalen 5 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 12,313 Eric Brewton, Sue Blauch, Daryl Humphrey ESPN2 #eee October 10 8:30pm ET Boxscore Minnesota Lynx 86 77 Atlanta Dream 25-17 15-20 26-19 20-21 Maya Moore 23 Tiffany Hayes 20 Rebekkah Brunson 12 Érika de Souza 9 Lindsay Whalen 6 Alex Bentley 6 Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA 5,040 Lamont Simpson, Denise Brooks, Brenda Pantoja ESPN2 Minnesota Wins Series 3-0 Regular Season Series The season series was tied, 1-1: #eee July 9, 2013 Report Atlanta Dream 72 Minnesota Lynx 94 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #eee August 20, 2013 Report Minnesota Lynx 75 Atlanta Dream |score2=88 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA References External links 2013 WNBA Playoffs Official Site Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs