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The WNBA playoffs are group aft a thrilling last nighttime of nan regular season.
Caitlin Clark and nan Indiana Fever were beaten by nan Washington Mystics connected Thursday night, but nan rookie still put up a record-breaking performance.
The Fever were already done to nan postseason but now cognize they will return connected the Connecticut Sun aft nan standings were finalized.
Atlanta needed a triumph connected Thursday nighttime to clinch a spot and nan Dream did conscionable that by beating New York 78-67. The Liberty had already clinched nan apical seed.
The postseason originates Sunday pinch 4 best-of-three matchups but nan Dream's prize for sneaking into nan playoffs is different gathering pinch New York.
Caitlin Clark and nan Indiana Fever will play nan Connecticut Sun successful nan WNBA playoffs
Atlanta needed a triumph to clinch a spot and nan Dream did conscionable that by beating New York
Elsewhere, nan Minnesota Lynx, nan No. 2 seed, will big nan No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury.
The last opening information matchup is nan two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, nan No. 4 seed, hosting nan fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.
Las Vegas is trying to go nan first squad to triumph 3 titles successful a statement since Houston won 4 consecutive successful nan first 4 seasons of nan WNBA - from 1997 to 2000.
The amended seeded squad will big nan first 2 games of nan bid pinch a imaginable decisive 3rd crippled to beryllium played astatine nan tract of nan little seeded squad.
There will beryllium nary postseason action for nan Chicago Sky, whose connected sublime rookie Angel Reese is presently injured.
Defeat by nan Connecticut Sun connected Thursday ensured nan Sky finished on a five-game losing streak and will miss nan postseason for nan first clip since 2018.
Undermanned and injured, nan Sky continued to play without prima Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, arsenic good arsenic cardinal veterans Chennedy Carter and Diamond DeShields.
