Conference Conf. Champion East Chicago Sky Attendance 8,200 per game | Conf. Champion Coach West Phoenix Mercury | |
Dates August 22 – September 12, 2014 | ||
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.
Contents
- Two team tie
- Three or more team tie
- Western Conference
- 1 Atlanta Dream vs 4 Chicago Sky
- 2 Indiana Fever vs 3 Washington Mystics
- 2 Indiana Fever vs 4 Chicago Sky
- 1 Phoenix Mercury vs 4 Los Angeles Sparks
- 2 Minnesota Lynx vs 3 San Antonio Stars
- 1 Phoenix Mercury vs 2 Minnesota Lynx
- Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky
- References
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.
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.
Western Conference
(1) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Chicago Sky
Chicago won the regular-season series 3–2:
(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Washington Mystics
The regular season series was tied 2–2:
(2) Indiana Fever vs. (4) Chicago Sky
Indiana won the regular season series 3–2:
(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks
Phoenix won the regular-season series 5–0:
(2) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) San Antonio Stars
Minnesota won the regular-season series 4–1:
(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx
Phoenix won the regular-season series 3–1:
Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky
Phoenix won the regular-season series 2–0: