2012 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball championship August 2023 2012 WNBA playoffs 250px September 27 – October 21, 2012 Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx Scoring leader (s) Tamika Catchings (Indiana) 190 MVP Tamika Catchings (Indiana) 2011 2013 The 2012 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2012 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 Minnesota Lynx qualified as the overall top seed, and the Los Angeles Sparks, San Antonio Silver Stars, and Seattle Storm also qualified in the West. The Connecticut Sun were the top seed in the East, joined by the Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, and New York Liberty.http://www.wnba.com/games/20120819/TULMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore Lynx beat Shock 83–59, clinch playoff berth 2012-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820162308/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120819/TULMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 2012-08-20 dead WNBA Standings https://web.archive.org/web/20061113135528/http://www.wnba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html November 13, 2006 Minnesota won the Western Conference championship, and Indiana won the Eastern Conference championship. The Fever won the 2012 WNBA Finals, winning three games to the Lynx's one. 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 Connecticut Sun 25 9 – August 28 September 17 2 Indiana Fever 22 12 – August 31 – 3 Atlanta Dream 19 15 – September 14 – 4 New York Liberty 15 19 – September 18 – Western Conference SeedTeamWLTiebreakerClinchedPlayoff berthLeague homecourt 1 Minnesota Lynx 27 7 – August 19 September 15 2 Los Angeles Sparks 24 10 – August 23 – 3 San Antonio Silver Stars 21 13 – August 25 – 4 Seattle Storm 16 18 – September 9 – Bracket Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Connecticut 2 E4 New York 0 E2 Indiana 2 E3 Atlanta 1 W1 Minnesota 2 W4 Seattle 1 W2 Los Angeles 2 W3 San Antonio 0 E1 Connecticut 1 E2 Indiana 2 W1 Minnesota 2 W2 Los Angeles 0 E2 Indiana 3 W1 Minnesota 1Bold – Series winner Italic – Team with home-court advantage Eastern Conference Conference semifinals (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) New York Liberty #eee September 27 8:00pm ET Game 1 New York Liberty 60 65 Connecticut Sun 13–23 21–18 11–8 15–16 Pondexter (14) Charles (17) Pierson (9) Mims (7) Pondexter (6) Hightower, Lawson (5) Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 5,520 #55 Eric Brewton, #24 Tony Dawkins, #34 Maj Forsberg ESPN2 #fff September 29 7:00pm ET Game 2 Connecticut Sun 75 62 New York Liberty 11–22 16–11 23–19 25–10 Charles (25) Pondexter (20) Charles (14) Vaughn (9) Lawson (6) Pierson (5) Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 7,854 #44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #45 Tom Mauer NBATV Connecticut won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series Connecticut won the regular-season series 4–1: #fffa May 19, 2012 Report Connecticut Sun |score1=78 New York Liberty 73 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY #fffa May 20, 2012 Report New York Liberty 77 Connecticut Sun |score2=92 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT #fffa June 15, 2012 Report New York Liberty 55 Connecticut Sun |score2=97 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT #fffa August 16, 2012 Report Connecticut Sun 66 New York Liberty |score2=79 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ #fffa August 18, 2012 Report New York Liberty 74 Connecticut Sun |score2=85 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT (2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Atlanta Dream #eee September 28 7:00pm ET Game 1 Atlanta Dream 75 66 Indiana Fever 25–15 16–17 18–14 16–20 Harding (23) Douglas (13) Lyttle, McCoughtry (9) Catchings (11) Harding (7) Catchings, January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7,776 #38 Lamont Simpson, #9 Denise Brooks, #21 Byron Jarrett ESPN2 #fff September 30 4:00pm ET Game 2 Indiana Fever 103 88 Atlanta Dream 22–24 25–21 31–20 25–23 Catchings (25) McCoughtry (22) Catchings (13) de Souza (9) January (7) Harding (6) Philips Arena, Atlanta 6,890 #4 Sue Blauch, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #49 Kevin Sparrock ESPN2 #eee October 2 7:00pm ET Game 3 Atlanta Dream 64 75 Indiana Fever 17–25 22–14 12–15 13–21 Harding (17) Douglas (24) de Souza, Harding (7) Larkins (20) Price (4) January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 6,840 #39 Michael Price, #43 Brenda Pantoja, #45 Tom Mauer NBATV Indiana won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series Indiana won the regular season series 3–2: #fffa May 19, 2012 Report Atlanta Dream 84 Indiana Fever |score2=92 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa May 27, 2012 Report Indiana Fever 78 Atlanta Dream 62 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa June 26, 2012 Report Indiana Fever 58 Atlanta Dream |score2=70 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa August 18, 2012 Report Atlanta Dream 72 Indiana Fever |score2=86 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa September 6, 2011 Report Indiana Fever 64 Atlanta Dream |score2=71 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Conference finals (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Indiana Fever #eee October 5 8:00pm ET Game 1 Indiana Fever 64 76 Connecticut Sun 22–14 8–16 13–22 21–24 Douglas (27) Charles (18) Catchings (9) Charles (15) Catchings (5) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 7,599 #4 Sue Blauch, #38 Lamont Simpson, #7 Clarke Stevens ESPN2 #fff October 8 8:00pm ET Game 2 Connecticut Sun 76 78 Indiana Fever 24–20 19–26 14–10 19–22 Lawson (18) Douglas (24) Jones (10) Larkins (11) Jones, Montgomery (4) Douglas, January (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 9,225 #39 Michael Price, #18 Kurt Walker, #43 Brenda Pantoja ESPN2 #eee October 11 8:30pm ET Game 3 Indiana Fever 87 71 Connecticut Sun 18–10 25–14 25–24 19–23 Catchings (22) Charles (18) Catchings (13) Charles (10) Catchings, January (4) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 6,516 #55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks, #42 Roy Gulbeyan ESPN2 Indiana won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series The Connecticut Sun won 3–1 in the regular season series: #fffa June 8, 2012 Report Connecticut Sun |score1=89 Indiana Fever 81 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa June 19, 2012 Report Indiana Fever 85 Connecticut Sun |score2=88 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT #fffa June 21, 2012 Report Connecticut Sun 61 Indiana Fever |score2=95 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 19, 2012 Report Indiana Fever 67 Connecticut Sun |score2=73 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT Western Conference Conference semifinals (2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars #eee September 27 10:00pm ET Game 1* San Antonio Silver Stars 86 93 Los Angeles Sparks 25–24 19–16 23–25 19–28 Hammon (19) Toliver (29) Appel (7) Parker (9) Hammon (6) Beard (3) Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA 5,013 #39 Michael Price, #53 Jeff Smith, #13 Cameron Inouye ESPN2 #fff September 29 3:00pm ET Game 2 Los Angeles Sparks 101 94 San Antonio Silver Stars 26–16 25–24 31–26 19–28 Parker (32) Young (28) Parker (9) Adams (8) Parker (6) Robinson (5) Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX 5,293 #31 Amy Bonner, #35 Billy Smith, #55 Eric Brewton NBATV Los Angeles won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series San Antonio won the regular-season series 3–1: #fffa June 16, 2012 Report Los Angeles Sparks 85 San Antonio Silver Stars |score2=98 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX #fffa June 24, 2012 Report San Antonio Silver Stars |score1=91 Los Angeles Sparks 71 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa June 28, 2012 Report Los Angeles Sparks 80 San Antonio Silver Stars |score2=94 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX #fffa August 23, 2012 Report San Antonio Silver Stars 77 Los Angeles Sparks |score2=101 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm #eee September 28 9:00pm ET Game 1 Seattle Storm 70 78 Minnesota Lynx 15–18 12–15 24–27 19–18 Stricklen (13) Whalen (20) Stricklen, Thompson (7) Brunson (11) Wright (7) Whalen (6) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 9,213 #4 Sue Blauch, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #49 Kevin Sparrock ESPN2 #fff September 30 9:00pm ET Game 2 Minnesota Lynx 79 86 2OT Seattle Storm 27–18 10–18 22–17 11–17 9–16 Brunson (22) Bird (22) Brunson (15) Jackson (14) Whalen (5) Wright (7) KeyArena, Seattle, WA 8,479 #7 Clarke Stevens, #39 Michael Price, #43 Brenda Pantoja ESPN #eee October 2 9:00 PM ET Game 3 Seattle Storm 72 73 Minnesota Lynx 14–22 21–14 17–20 20–17 Bird (19) Augustus (21) Jackson (6) Brunson (9) Bird (11) McWilliams-Franklin (4) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,023 #55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks, #38 Lamont Simpson ESPN2 Minnesota won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular-season series 3–1: #fffa May 27, 2012 Report Seattle Storm 71 Minnesota Lynx |score2=84 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa June 6, 2012 Report Seattle Storm 55 Minnesota Lynx |score2=79 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 16, 2011 Report Minnesota Lynx 62 Seattle Storm |score2=55 KeyArena, Seattle, WA #fffa September 9, 2011 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=86 Seattle Storm 73 KeyArena, Seattle, WA Conference finals (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Los Angeles Sparks #eee October 4 8:00pm ET Game 1 Los Angeles Sparks 77 94 Minnesota Lynx 15–16 16–32 22–18 24–28 Parker (25) Moore (20) Parker (11) Brunson (10) Parker (4) Augustus (7) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,513 #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #44 Felicia Grinter ESPN2 #fff October 7 3:30pm ET Game 2 Minnesota Lynx 80 79 Los Angeles Sparks 25–17 15–22 17–26 23–14 Augustus (21) Parker (33) Brunson (10) Parker (15) McWilliams-Franklin, Whalen (5) Beard (7) Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 10,791 #55 Eric Brewton, #45 Tom Mauer, #9 Denise Brooks ABC Minnesota won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series The regular season series was tied 2–2: #fffa May 24, 2012 Report Los Angeles Sparks 84 Minnesota Lynx 92 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa July 5, 2012 Report Minnesota Lynx 90 Los Angeles Sparks |score2=96 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa August 5, 2012 Report Los Angeles Sparks 77 Minnesota Lynx |score2=88 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa September 20, 2012 Report Minnesota Lynx 76 Los Angeles Sparks |score2=92 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA WNBA Finals 2012 WNBA Finals Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever #eee October 14 8:00pm ET Report Indiana Fever 76 70 Minnesota Lynx 25–20 18–20 13–18 20–12 Catchings (20) Augustus (23) Larkins (15) Brunson, Moore (10) January (6) Whalen (4) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 14,322 #4 Sue Blauch, #18 Kurt Walker, #45 Tom Mauer ESPN2 Indiana lead series, 1–0 #fff October 17 8:00pm ET Report Indiana Fever 71 83 Minnesota Lynx 18–11 15–20 22–29 16–23 Catchings (27) Augustus (27) Catchings (8) Brunson (7) Phillips (4) McWilliams-Franklin, Moore, Whalen (4) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 13,478 #39 Michael Price, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #43 Brenda Pantoja ESPN Series tied 1–1 #eee October 19 8:00pm ET Report Minnesota Lynx 59 76 Indiana Fever 16–21 11–24 11–25 21–6 Brunson (12) Zellous (30) Brunson (9) Larkins (12) Wiggins (3) Davenport (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 18,165 #9 Denise Brooks, #38 Lamont Simpson, #55 Eric Brewton ESPN2 Indiana lead series, 2–1 #fff October 21 8:00pm ET Report Minnesota Lynx 78 87 Indiana Fever 18–25 24–22 16–18 20–24 Whalen (24) Catchings (28) Augustus (7) Larkins (13) Whalen (8) Catchings (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 15,213 #4 Sue Blauch, #39 Michael Price, #42 Roy Gulbeyan ESPN2 Indiana win series, 3–1 Regular-season series The Minnesota Lynx won the season series 2–0: #eee September 14, 2012 Report Minnesota Lynx 66 Indiana Fever 64 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #eee September 17, 2012 Report Indiana Fever 79 Minnesota Lynx |score2=86 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN References Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs