2015 WNBA playoffs

November 2025 Professional women's basketball tournament 2015 WNBA playoffs September 17–October 14, 2015 Minnesota Lynx Indiana Fever 8,799 per game Scoring leader (s) Maya Moore (Minnesota) 23.4 PPG MVP Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota) 2014 2016 The 2015 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2015 season. Format Following the WNBA regular season, four teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs and are seeded one to four based on their regular season record. The first round of the playoffs, or Conference Semi-Finals, consisted of two match-ups in each conference based on the seedings (1-4 and 2-3). The two winners advanced to the second round, or Conference Finals, with a match-up between the 1-4 and 2-3 winners. At the conclusion of the Conference Finals, the winners of these series advanced to the WNBA Finals. The Conference Semi-Finals and the Conference Finals are each best-of-three series. Series are played in a 1-1-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage (better record) hosts games 1 and 3, while their opponent hosts game 2. The WNBA Finals are a best-of-five series played in a 2-2-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, and 5 while their opponent hosts games 3 and 4. 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 New York Liberty 23–11 August 28 September 6 September 9 2 Chicago Sky 21–13 August 29 —— 3 Indiana Fever 20–14 September 1 —— 4 Washington Mystics 18–16 September 8 —— Western Conference Seed Team Record ClinchedPlayoff berth Best record in Conference Best record in WNBA 1 Minnesota Lynx 22–12 August 11 September 8— 2 Phoenix Mercury 20–14 August 21 —— 3 Tulsa Shock 18–16 August 30 —— 4 Los Angeles Sparks 14–20 September 6 —— Bracket Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 New York 2 E4 Washington 1 E2 Chicago 1 E3 Indiana 2 W1 Minnesota 2 W4 Los Angeles 1 W2 Phoenix 2 W3 Tulsa 0 E1 New York 1 E3 Indiana 2 W1 Minnesota 2 W2 Phoenix 0 E3 Indiana 2 W1 Minnesota 3Bold – Series winner Italics – Team with home-court advantage Eastern Conference All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Conference semifinals (1) New York Liberty vs. (4) Washington Mystics #eee September 18 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 10,120 Michael Price, Cheryl Flores, Tom Mauer NBATV Washington Mystics 86 New York Liberty 83 2OT Game 1 14–21 22–15 19–20 14–13 7–7, 10–7 Latta 15 Prince 26 Meesseman 10 Swords 9 three tied 3 Charles 5 #fff September 20 1:00 PM Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. 6,619 Daryl Humphrey, Denise Brooks, Kurt Walker ESPN New York Liberty 86 Washington Mystics 68 Game 2 23–15 21–22 26–15 16–16 Charles 22 Hill 19 Stokes 7 Dolson, Meesseman 5 Wright 6 Ruffin-Pratt 4 #eee September 22 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9,255 Roy Gulbeyan, Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 Washington Mystics 74 New York Liberty 79 Game 3 25-15 12-30 20-12 17-22 Latta 18 Charles 22 Vaughn 9 Stokes 13 Latta 7 Wright 5 New York wins series 2-1 +Regular-season seriesWashington won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fffa June 6, 2015 Report New York Liberty 62 Washington Mystics |score2=67 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa June 14, 2015 Report Washington Mystics |score1=74 New York Liberty 59 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY #fffa July 9, 2015 Report New York Liberty | score1=79 Washington Mystics 76 (OT) Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fffa September 11, 2015 Report Washington Mystics |score1=82 New York Liberty 55 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (2) Chicago Sky vs. (3) Indiana Fever #eee September 17 8:00 PM UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL 4,098 Maj Forsberg, Jeff Smith, Eric Brewton ESPN2 Indiana Fever 72 Chicago Sky 77 Game 1 15–24 20–12 16–18 21–23 Catchings 21 Quigley 20 Larkins 10 Delle Donne 11 January 7 Quigley 6 #fff September 19 7:00 PM Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7,124 Amy Bonner, Lamont Simpson, Roy Gulbeyan NBATV Chicago Sky 82 Indiana Fever 89 Game 2 20–20 22–24 23–25 17–20 Vandersloot 19 Catchings 22 de Souza 8 Larkins 12 Vandersloot 6 Zellous 8 #eee September 21 8:00 PM Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 2,882 Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Thomas Nunez NBATV Indiana Fever 100 Chicago Sky 89 Game 3 28–28 24–19 19–16 29–26 Catchings 27 Delle Donne 40 Catchings 9 Breland 8 January 8 Vandersloot 14 Indiana wins series 2–1 +Regular-season seriesChicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fffa June 5, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 72 Chicago Sky |score2=95 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL #fffa June 14, 2015 Report Chicago Sky |score1=98 Indiana Fever 72 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa June 26, 2015 Report Chicago Sky |score1=83 Indiana Fever 77 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 4, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 82 Chicago Sky |score2=106 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL Conference Finals: (1) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever #eee September 23 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 7,229 Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Eric Brewton ESPN2 Indiana Fever 67 New York Liberty 84 Game 1 18–26 24–22 7–16 18–20 Johnson 12 Stokes 21 Zellous 5 Charles 7 four tied 4 Charles 9 #fff September 27 1:00 PM Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7,505 Sue Blauch, Maj Forsberg, Tom Mauer ESPN New York Liberty 64 Indiana Fever 70 Game 2 22–17 22–12 9–13 11–28 Charles 25 Tamika Catchings 25 Stokes 11 Catchings 7 Wright 5 January 4 #eee September 29 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 10,120 Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 Indiana Fever 66 New York Liberty 51 Game 3 15–13 18–9 16–18 17–11 Coleman 15 Wiggins 15 Larkins 8 Charles 10 January 8 Prince 4 Indiana wins series 2-1 +Regular-season seriesIndiana won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fffa June 9, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 79 New York Liberty |score2= 86 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY #fffa June 19, 2015 Report Indiana Fever |score1= 80 New York Liberty 63 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY #fffa July 29, 2015 Report New York Liberty 72 Indiana Fever |score2= 84 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa August 23, 2015 Report New York Liberty 79 Indiana Fever |score2= 80 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa September 13, 2015 Report New York Liberty 76 Indiana Fever |score2= 81 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Western Conference All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Conference semifinals (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks #eee September 18 9:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,333 Sue Blauch, Daryl Humphrey, Jeff Wooten NBATV Los Angeles Sparks 65 Minnesota Lynx 67 Game 1 15–22 21–11 13–22 16–12 Parker 16 Moore 33 Parker 9 Fowles 9 Parker 4 Cruz 5 #fff September 20 3:00 PM Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, CA 3,112 Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Michael Price ESPN Minnesota Lynx 71 Los Angeles Sparks 81 Game 2 23–24 12–29 20–10 16–18 Moore 27 Parker 25 three tied 7 Parker 10 Whalen 5 Dabović 7 #eee September 22 9:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 9,014 Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Tom Mauer ESPN2 Los Angeles Sparks 80 Minnesota Lynx 91 Game 3 10-18 20-25 27-20 23-28 Parker 28 Moore 20 Parker 13 Moore 8 Ogwumike, Parker 4 Brunson 5 Minnesota wins series 2-1 +Regular-season seriesMinnesota won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fffa June 16, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx |score1=67 Los Angeles Sparks 52 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa July 29, 2015 Report Los Angeles Sparks 76 Minnesota Lynx |score2=82 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 4, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 61 Los Angeles Sparks |score2=83 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA #fffa August 9, 2015 Report Los Angeles Sparks 64 Minnesota Lynx |score2=72 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) Tulsa Shock #eee September 17 10:00 PM Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 8,509 Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Thomas Nunez ESPN2 Tulsa Shock 55 Phoenix Mercury 88 Game 1 15–22 7–30 22–16 11–20 Sims 18 Griner 18 Paris 7 Griner 8 Sims 3 Mitchell 6 #fff September 19 9:00 PM BOK Center, Tulsa, OK 3,261 Sue Blauch, Tony Dawkins, Eric Brewton NBATV Phoenix Mercury 91 Tulsa Shock 67 Game 2 19–19 22–12 23–17 27–19 Griner 23 Sims 22 Griner 12 Paris 8 Xargay, Mitchell 3 Sims 7 Phoenix wins series 2–0 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fffa July 2, 2015 Report Tulsa Shock 55 Phoenix Mercury |score2=86 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa July 30, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury |score1=78 Tulsa Shock 66 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK #fffa August 4, 2015 Report Tulsa Shock 84 Phoenix Mercury |score2=87 (OT) US Airways Centers, Phoenix, AZ #fffa August 18, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 59 Tulsa Shock |score2=74 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK #fffa September 13, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 87 Tulsa Shock |score2=91 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK Conference Finals: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury #eee September 24 8:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 8,732 Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg ESPN2 Phoenix Mercury 60 Minnesota Lynx 67 Game 1 21–14 11–21 14–14 14–18 Bonner 21 Moore 19 Dupree 12 Brunson 19 Bonner 5 Whalen 5 #fff September 27 3:00 PM Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 9,871 Kurt Walker, Amy Bonner, Eric Brewton ESPN Minnesota Lynx 72 Phoenix Mercury 71 Game 2 25–15 16–26 17–18 14–12 Moore 40 Dupree 16 Fowles 14 Currie 7 Moore, Whalen 4 Currie 6 Minnesota wins series 2-0 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fffa June 14, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 66 Phoenix Mercury |score2= 81 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa June 27, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 56 Minnesota Lynx |score2= 71 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN #fffa August 7, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 66 Phoenix Mercury |score2= 73 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa August 23, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 67 Phoenix Mercury |score2= 79 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #fffa August 30, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 61 Minnesota Lynx |score2= 71 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN WNBA Finals 2015 WNBA Finals Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever #eee October 4 3:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 11,023 Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Kurt Walker ABC Indiana Fever 75 Minnesota Lynx 69 Game 1 10–10 25–19 19–18 21–22 January 19 Moore 27 Larkins 8 Moore 12 January 6 Augustus, Whalen 4 #fff October 6 8:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 12,134 Michael Price, Maj Forsberg, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 Indiana Fever 71 Minnesota Lynx 77 Game 2 24–20 17–19 18–24 12–14 January 17 Fowles 21 Catchings, Larkins 9 Fowles 9 Catchings, January 5 Cruz, Moore 5 #eee October 9 8:00 PM Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 16,332 Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan, Tom Mauer ESPN2 Minnesota Lynx 80 Indiana Fever 77 Game 3 20–19 18–23 21–15 21–20 Moore 24 Johnson 17 Fowles 11 Catchings 10 Cruz 5 January 8 #fff October 11 8:30 PM Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 10,582 Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg ESPN Minnesota Lynx 69 Indiana Fever 75 Game 4 20–15 12–21 14–22 23–17 Moore 20 Johnson 15 Moore 8 Larkins 6 six tied 2 January 5 #eee October 14 8:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 18,933 Michael Price, Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan ESPN2 Indiana Fever 52 Minnesota Lynx 69 Game 5 17–15 4–12 8–21 23–21 Catchings 18 Fowles 20 Catchings 11 Brunson 14 January, Zellous 3 Moore 5 Minnesota wins series 3-2 +Regular-season seriesMinnesota won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fffa June 6, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 78 Indiana Fever 69 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN #fffa September 4, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 65 Minnesota Lynx |score2= 81 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN References Category:WNBA playoffs Category:2015 WNBA season