2014 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament 2014 WNBA playoffs August 21 – September 12, 2014 Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky 8,200 per game Scoring leader (s) Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) 175 MVP Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) 2013 2015 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 Seed Team Record ClinchedPlayoff berth Best record in Conference Best record in WNBA 1 Atlanta Dream 19–15 August 2 August 13 — 2 Indiana Fever 16–18Indiana Fever clinched #2 seed over Washington Mystics based on Eastern Conference winning percentage. (.545 vs .500) lower-alpha note_a August 14 —— 3 Washington Mystics 16–18 August 15 —— 4 Chicago Sky 15–19Chicago Sky clinched #4 seed over New York Liberty based on a 4–0 regular season series record. lower-alpha note_b August 15 —— Western Conference Seed Team Record ClinchedPlayoff berth Best record in Conference Best record in WNBA 1 Phoenix Mercury 29–5 July 22 August 12 August 12 2 Minnesota Lynx 25–9 July 24 —— 3 San Antonio Stars 16–18San Antonio Stars clinched #3 seed over Los Angeles Sparks based on a 3–1 regular season series record. lower-alpha note_c August 15 —— 4 Los Angeles Sparks 16–18 August 12 —— Notes lower-alpha Bracket Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Atlanta 1 E4 Chicago 2 E2 Indiana 2 E3 Washington 0 W1 Phoenix 2 W4 Los Angeles 0 W2 Minnesota 2 W3 San Antonio 0 E4 Chicago 2 E2 Indiana 1 W1 Phoenix 2 W2 Minnesota 1 E4 Chicago 0 W1 Phoenix 3Bold – Series winner Italics – Team with home-court advantage Eastern Conference Conference semifinals (1) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Chicago Sky #eee August 22 7:30pm ET Game 1 Chicago Sky 80 77 Atlanta Dream 18–23 18–14 21–21 23–19 Delle Donne (21) McCoughtry (24) Fowles (14) Lyttle (14) Prince, Vandersloot (7) Schimmel (6) Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 5,985 #11 Lauren Holtkamp#21 Byron Jarrett#38 Lamont Simpson NBATV #fff August 24 7:00pm ET Game 2 Atlanta Dream 92 83 Chicago Sky 24–22 20–21 24–18 24–22 McCoughtry (39) Delle Donne (22) Lyttle, Thomas (7) Delle Donne, Fowles (6) Thomas (6) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 4,546 #4 Sue Blauch#9 Denise Brooks#42 Roy Gulbeyan ESPN2 #eee August 26 7:30pm ET Game 3 Chicago Sky 81 80 Atlanta Dream 17–30 24–24 10–13 30–13 Delle Donne (34) de Souza (18) Fowles (15) Lyttle (13) Vandersloot, Young (5) Schimmel (6) Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 4,829 #31 Amy Bonner#39 Michael Price#55 Eric Brewton NBATV Chicago won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series Chicago won the regular-season series 3–2: #fffa May 24, 2014 Report Atlanta Dream 73 Chicago Sky 87 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa June 7, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 59 Atlanta Dream 97 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA #fffa July 13, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 79 Atlanta Dream 81 (OT) Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA #fffa July 25, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 79 Atlanta Dream 75 Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA #fffa August 10, 2014 Report Atlanta Dream 69 Chicago Sky 80 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL (2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Washington Mystics #eee August 21 7:00pm ET Game 1 Washington Mystics 73 78 Indiana Fever 13–22 23–8 14–17 23–31 Latta (22) Catchings (22) Vaughn (8) Larkins (11) Latta (5) Catchings, Christmas, January, Zellous (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 5,576 #8 Daryl Humphrey#9 Denise Brooks#45 Tom Mauer ESPN2 #fff August 23 5:00pm ET Game 2 Indiana Fever 81 76 OT Washington Mystics 16–12 14–15 21–26 15–13 15–10 Catchings (26) Lawson (20) Catchings, Larkins (11) Meesseman (10) January (7) Hartley (5) Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. 6,124 #13 Cameron Inouye#24 Tony Dawkins#55 Eric Brewton ESPN2 Indiana won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series The regular season series was tied 2–2: #fffa May 23, 2014 Report Washington Mystics 79 Indiana Fever 63 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa June 6, 2014 Report Indiana Fever 64 Washington Mystics 61 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa July 2, 2014 Report Indiana Fever 80 Washington Mystics 77 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa August 8, 2014 Report Atlanta Dream 74 Indiana Fever 61 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Conference finals (2) Indiana Fever vs. (4) Chicago Sky #eee August 30 7:00pm ET Game 1 Chicago Sky 70 77 Indiana Fever 18–21 15–21 15–1 8 22–17 Fowles (20) January (19) Fowles (14) Larkins (8) Vandersloot (4) Catchings (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7,557 #9 Denise Brooks#34 Maj Forsberg#42 Roy Gulbeyan NBATV #fff September 1 4:00pm ET Game 2 Indiana Fever 84 86 Chicago Sky 2OT 18–16 21–15 13–17 19–23 8–8, 5–7 Zellous (20) Fowles (27) Catchings (14) Young (9) January (6) Prince, Quigley, Vandersloot (5) Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 6,019 #11 Lauren Holtkamp#13 Cameron Inouye#18 Kurt Walker NBATV #eee September 3 7:00pm ET Game 3 Chicago Sky 75 62 Indiana Fever 15–11 22–18 15–16 23–17 Quigley (24) Zellous (16) Fowles (7) Larkins (11) Vandersloot (9) Catchings, January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7,705 #4 Sue Blauch#45 Tom Mauer#55 Eric Brewton NBATV Chicago won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series Indiana won the regular season series 3–2: #fffa May 16, 2014 Report Indiana Fever 71 Chicago Sky 74 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa June 20, 2014 Report Indiana Fever 83 Chicago Sky 75 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa July 17, 2015 Report Chicago Sky 64 Indiana Fever 82 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa July 22, 2014 Report Indiana Fever 57 Chicago Sky 60 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa August 16, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 67 Indiana Fever 71 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Western Conference Conference semifinals (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks #eee August 22 10:00pm ET Game 1 Los Angeles Sparks 72 75 Phoenix Mercury 12–13 22–22 19–21 19–19 Parker (22) Taurasi (34) Lavender, Parker (7) Dupree, Griner (7) Parker, Toliver (4) Taylor (7) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 11,591 #4 Sue Blauch#30 Thomas Nunez#35 Billy Smith NBATV #fff August 24 9:00pm ET Game 2 Phoenix Mercury 93 68 Los Angeles Sparks 30–14 22–19 23–18 18–17 Griner (21) Parker (21) Dupree (8) Ogwumike (6) Phillips, Taurasi (7) Toliver (9) Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 7,449 #34 Maj Forsberg#39 Michael Price#62 Jeff Wooten ESPN2 Phoenix won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series Phoenix won the regular-season series 5–0: #fffa May 18, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 74 Los Angeles Sparks 69 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa July 6, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 94 Los Angeles Sparks 89 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa July 24, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 93 Los Angeles Sparks 73 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa July 29, 2014 Report Los Angeles Sparks 69 Phoenix Mercury 90 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa August 16, 2014 Report Los Angeles Sparks 69 Phoenix Mercury 76 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ (2) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) San Antonio Stars #eee August 21 9:00pm ET Game 1 San Antonio Stars 84 88 Minnesota Lynx 16–24 14–16 23–25 31–23 McBride (20) Moore (26) Adams (10) Brunson, Whalen (7) Robinson (6) Whalen (11) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,523 #34 Maj Forsberg#39 Michael Price#53 Jeff Smith ESPN2 #fff August 23 7:00pm ET Game 2 Minnesota Lynx 94 89 San Antonio Stars 12–28 28–16 27–20 27–25 Whalen (31) McBride (25) Moore (8) Appel (8) Moore (10) Robinson (6) AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 7,085 #8 Daryl Humphrey#18 Kurt Walker#31 Amy Bonner ESPN2 Minnesota won the series, 2–0 Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular-season series 4–1: #fffa May 30, 2014 Report San Antonio Stars 72 Minnesota Lynx 88 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa June 1, 2014 Report Minnesota Lynx 87 San Antonio Stars 79 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX #fffa July 3, 2014 Report San Antonio Stars 84 Minnesota Lynx 91 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa July 25, 2014 Report San Antonio Stars 78 Minnesota Lynx 88 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 15, 2014 Report Minnesota Lynx 76 San Antonio Stars 92 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX Conference finals (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx #eee August 29 10:00pm ET Game 1 Minnesota Lynx 71 85 Phoenix Mercury 20–23 11–19 16–25 24–18 Whalen (25) Griner (23) Brunson (8) Taylor (13) Brunson, Moore (3) Taylor (7) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 10,376 #4 Sue Blauch#39 Michael Price#45 Tom Mauer NBA TV #fff August 31 3:30pm ET Game 2 Phoenix Mercury 77 82 Minnesota Lynx 22–9 22–27 18–20 15–26 Taurasi (23) Moore (32) Dupree (9) Brunson (10) Taurasi (5) Whalen (7) Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 10,513 #31 Amy Bonner#38 Lamont Simpson#55 Eric Brewton ABC #eee September 2 10:00pm ET Game 3 Minnesota Lynx 78 96 Phoenix Mercury 21–28 21–22 25–22 11–24 Augustus (21) Taurasi (22) Brunson (8) Bonner (7) Whalen (6) Taurasi (7) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 9,749 #9 Denise Brooks#39 Michael Price#42 Roy Gulbeyan NBATV Phoenix won the series, 2–1 Regular-season series Phoenix won the regular-season series 3–1: #fffa June 15, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 80 Minnesota Lynx 72 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa June 18, 2014 Report Minnesota Lynx 79 Phoenix Mercury 92 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 31, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 67 Minnesota Lynx 75 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 9, 2014 Report Minnesota Lynx 80 Phoenix Mercury 82 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ WNBA Finals 2014 WNBA Finals Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky #eee September 7 3:30pm ET Report Chicago Sky 62 83 Phoenix Mercury 8–15 12–27 14–14 28–27 Fowles (19) Dupree (26) Fowles (11) Griner (7) Vandersloot (5) Taurasi (11) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 13,263 #31 Amy Bonner#38 Lamont Simpson#42 Roy Gulbeyan ABC #fff September 9 9:00pm ET Report Chicago Sky 68 97 Phoenix Mercury 14–21 22–30 15–23 17–23 Delle Donne (22) Griner (19) Fowles (5) Taylor (8) Vandersloot (4) Taylor (6) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 13,348 #4 Sue Blauch#18 Kurt Walker#55 Eric Brewton ESPN #eee September 12 8:00pm ET Report Phoenix Mercury 87 82 Chicago Sky 22–22 23–21 16–20 26–19 Dupree, Taurasi (24) Delle Donne (23) Bonner (9) Fowles (8) Dupree (6) Vandersloot (11) UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL 7,365 #9 Denise Brooks#34 Maj Forsberg#39 Michael Price ESPN2 Phoenix wins series, 3–0 Regular-season series Phoenix won the regular-season series 2–0: #eee July 2, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 69 Phoenix Mercury 87 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #eee July 11, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 72 Chicago Sky 66 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL References Category:WNBA playoffs Category:2014 WNBA season