Minnesota Clinches WNBA Playoff Spot at 27-7 as Seattle Falls Out at 7-28
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Updated · ESPN · Aug 11
Minnesota Clinches WNBA Playoff Spot at 27-7 as Seattle Falls Out at 7-28
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Aug 11
Summary
Minnesota became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, improving to 27-7 after double-digit wins over Las Vegas and Dallas despite a brief stumble that ended its 10-game streak.
Seattle, at 7-28, became the first team officially eliminated even after snapping an 11-game skid Monday with a 97-88 win over Chicago.
Dallas still holds the No. 8 seed at 19-14, but Portland is 5.5 games back at 13-19 and no team currently outside the field has a winning record over its past 10 games.
The seeding race above the cutoff is far tighter: Golden State and Las Vegas are separated by 1.5 games in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, with Indiana another 1.5 back.
With every team having 10 to 13 games left in the 44-game season, the league is splitting into a clear contender tier and a fading group running out of time.