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WNBA: Top playoff seed still up for grabs, last postseason spot hangs in the balance as regular season wraps up

Published September 17, 2024, 4:00 PMPao Ambat
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There's no short of fireworks heading to the final week of WNBA action. | Photo: WNBA

It’s going to be a wild and busy week ahead, as the WNBA enters its final two game days with six teams still vying to lock their playoff spots.


Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, alongside Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury, have secured the sixth and seventh seeds, respectively, heading to the playoffs but their postseason opponents have yet to be determined. 


All 12 teams will be in action on Friday, September 20 (Philippine time) to close the regular season. The playoffs start on Monday, September 23 (PH time).

 

For now, Indiana’s return to the postseason will likely see the Fever face the Connecticut Sun, who now sit at no. 3 with a 27-11 slate, in the Eastern Conference opening round.  

Interestingly enough, Clark’s WNBA debut came against the Sun back in May, resulting in a 92-71 loss. Since then, the top pick of the recent draft embarked on a rookie season like no other as she shattered multiple records at an astounding rate. 

She set the WNBA single-season assist record, became the first rookie to record a triple-double, and broke the league’s rookie scoring record after Indiana's latest win against the Dallas Wings. 

 

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Clark dazzled with a career-high 35 points and broke Seimone Augustus’ rookie record of 744 points set in 2006 with the Minnesota Lynx. The superstar guard has 761 points so far in 39 games played this season.