2015 WNBA playoffs

2015 WNBA Playoffs

Dates	September 17–October 14, 2015
Final positions
Champions	Minnesota Lynx (Finals Champion)
East champion	Indiana Fever (Coach: Stephanie White)
West champion	Minnesota Lynx (Coach: Cheryl Reeve)
Tournament statistics
Attendance	8,799 per game
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The 2015 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2015 season.

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.

1. Better record in head-to-head games.
2. Better winning percentage within own conference.
3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
4. Better point differential in games head-to-head.
5. Coin toss.

1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
2. Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
5. Coin toss.

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff 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	—	—

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff 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	—	—

Conference Semi-Finals: Best-of-3

Conference Finals: Best-of-3

WNBA Finals: Best-of-5

E1

New York

2

E4

Washington

1

E1

New York

1

Eastern Conference

E3

Indiana

2

E2

Chicago

1

E3

Indiana

2

E3

Indiana

2

W1

Minnesota

3

W1

Minnesota

2

W4

Los Angeles

1

W1

Minnesota

2

Western Conference

W2

Phoenix

0

W2

Phoenix

2

W3

Tulsa

0

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Regular-season series

Washington won 3–1 in the regular-season series

June 6, 2015 Report New York Liberty 62, Washington Mystics 67 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. June 14, 2015 Report Washington Mystics 74, New York Liberty 59 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY July 9, 2015 Report New York Liberty 79, Washington Mystics 76 (OT) Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. September 11, 2015 Report Washington Mystics 82, New York Liberty 55 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Regular-season series

Chicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series
June 5, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 72, Chicago Sky 95 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL June 14, 2015 Report Chicago Sky 98, Indiana Fever 72 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN June 26, 2015 Report Chicago Sky 83, Indiana Fever 77 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN August 4, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 82, Chicago Sky 106 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL

Regular-season series

Indiana won 4–1 in the regular-season series

June 9, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 79, New York Liberty 86 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY June 19, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 80, New York Liberty 63 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY July 29, 2015 Report New York Liberty 72, Indiana Fever 84 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN August 23, 2015 Report New York Liberty 79, Indiana Fever 80 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN September 13, 2015 Report New York Liberty 76, Indiana Fever 81 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Regular-season series

Minnesota won 3–1 in the regular-season series
June 16, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 67, Los Angeles Sparks 52 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA July 29, 2015 Report Los Angeles Sparks 76, Minnesota Lynx 82 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN August 4, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 61, Los Angeles Sparks 83 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA August 9, 2015 Report Los Angeles Sparks 64, Minnesota Lynx 72 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Regular-season series

Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series

July 2, 2015 Report Tulsa Shock 55, Phoenix Mercury 86 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ July 30, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 78, Tulsa Shock 66 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK August 4, 2015 Report Tulsa Shock 84, Phoenix Mercury 87 (OT) US Airways Centers, Phoenix, AZ August 18, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 59, Tulsa Shock 74 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK September 13, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 87, Tulsa Shock 91 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK

Regular-season series

Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series

June 14, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 66, Phoenix Mercury 81 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ June 27, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 56, Minnesota Lynx 71 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN August 7, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 66, Phoenix Mercury 73 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ August 23, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 67, Phoenix Mercury 79 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ August 30, 2015 Report Phoenix Mercury 61, Minnesota Lynx 71 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Regular-season series

Minnesota won 2–0 in the regular-season series
June 6, 2015 Report Minnesota Lynx 78, Indiana Fever 69 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN September 4, 2015 Report Indiana Fever 65, Minnesota Lynx 81 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN