Countdown to the playoffs: WNBA results for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015

Current Standings

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot  Washington Mystics (16-15) 21 14 12 20 67  >>Atlanta Dream (13-18) 26 15 18 14 73

Notes

• Following today Atlanta needs wins in each of its last three games and three losses by Washington to clinch a playoff berth.
• DeLisha Milton-Jones was listed as inactive (concussion).
• Roneeka Hodges did not play for the eighth consecutive game (calf).
• Following today’s 73-67 setback, Washington has dropped four straight games and six of its last seven overall.
• Sunday’s 73-67 loss extended the Mystics current road losing streak to five consecutive games.
• The Mystics will face Indiana (home/Tuesday) and New York (road/Friday) before rematch with Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 13 at Verizon Center in DC.

Dream

• Tiffany Hayes 19 points
• Angel McCoughtry 18 points, 4 steals
• Sancho Lyttle 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists

Mystics

• Ivory Latta 22 points, 5 assists
• Emma Meesseman 15 points, 5 rebounds
• Bria Hartley 11 points

By the Numbers

Points in the Paint: Mystics 28, Dream 28
Second Chance Points: Mystics 11, Dream 14
Fastbreak Points: Mystics 15, Dream 13
Biggest Lead: Mystics 2, Dream 14
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot  Tulsa Shock (16-15) 19 18 21 15 73  >>Los Angeles Sparks (14-18) 22 27 22 21 92

Notes

• The Los Angeles Sparks clinched the final playoff spot in the Western conference after defeating the Tulsa Shock, 92-73. The appearance will be the Sparks 15th postseason appearance in franchise history – the most by a team in WNBA history.
• The Sparks extended its win streak to three consecutive games while the Shock ended a six-game win streak.

that dated back to August 15

Sparks

• Candace Parker 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
• Nneka Ogwumike 26 points, 9 rebounds
• Jantel Lavender 10 points, 9 rebounds
• Ana Dabovic 10 points,

Shock

• Odyseey Sims 21 points, 6 assists
• Plenette Pierson 21 points

By the Numbers

Points in the Paint: Shock 26, Sparks 50
Second Chance Points: Shock 6, Sparks 9
Fastbreak Points: Shock 6, Sparks 4
Biggest Lead: Shock 2, Sparks 21
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 4

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot  Seattle Storm (9-22) 15 20 15 15 65  >>Chicago Sky (20-12) 26 25 17 25 93

Notes

• Elena Delle Donne reached 1,500 career points. She also received her Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award pregame.

Chicago

• Allie Quigley 17 points
• Jamierra Faulkner 14 points, 6 assists, 6 steals
• Elena Delle Donne 13 points, 7 rebounds
• Courtney Vandersloot 10 points, 6 assists

Seattle

• Jewell Loyd 21 points
• Jenna O’Hea 13 points
• Crystal Langhorne 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals

By the Numbers

Points in the Paint: Storm 28, Sky 44
Second Chance Points: Storm 2, Sky 11
Fastbreak Points: Storm 8, Sky 19
Biggest Lead: Storm 0, Sky 28
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot  >>New York Liberty (22-9) 19 20 24 12 75  Minnesota Lynx (21-11) 21 22 16 12 71

Notes

• With the win New York clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2002.
• The Liberty are now 1.5 games ahead of the Lynx (21-11) for playoff home court advantage.
• New York matched the franchise record for wins, set in 2010 when it went 22-12 and finished second in the East.
• First win at Minnesota for the Liberty since 2011.

New York

• Tina Charles 18 points, 14 rebounds
• Epiphanny Prince 18 points, 6 assists
• Tanisha Wright 16 points, 7 assists
• Sugar Rodgers 11 points

Minnesota

• Maya Moore 23 points, 5 rebounds
• Sylvia Fowles 19 points, 9 rebounds
• Renee Montgomery 14 points, 7 assists

By the Numbers

Points in the Paint: Liberty 28, Lynx 28
Second Chance Points: Liberty 9, Lynx 5
Fastbreak Points: Liberty 11, Lynx 14
Biggest Lead: Liberty 10, Lynx 6
Lead Changes: 14
Times Tied: 6

Current Standings

Eastern Conference

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	CONF	HOME	ROAD	L-10	STREAK
New York Liberty – e	22	9	0.710	0	12-7	11-4	11-5	7-3	W 1
Chicago Sky – x	20	12	0.625	2.5	14-7	12-4	8-8	7-3	W 2
Indiana Fever – x	18	13	0.581	4	11-8	10-6	8-7	6-4	L 1
Washington Mystics	16	15	0.516	6	8-11	10-5	6-10	3-7	L 4
Connecticut Sun – o	14	18	0.438	8.5	5-15	7-9	7-9	2-8	W 1
Atlanta Dream	13	18	0.419	9	9-11	8-7	5-11	6-4	W 1

Western Conference

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	CONF	HOME	ROAD	L-10	STREAK
Minnesota Lynx – x	21	11	0.656	0	15-5	12-4	9-7	5-5	L 1
Phoenix Mercury – x	19	13	0.594	2	14-6	12-4	7-9	5-5	W 2
Tulsa Shock – x	16	15	0.516	4.5	9-11	10-5	6-10	6-4	L 1
Los Angeles Sparks – x	14	18	0.438	7	10-11	9-8	5-10	7-3	W 3
Seattle Storm – o	9	22	0.290	11.5	7-12	7-8	2-14	4-6	L 2
San Antonio Stars – o	7	25	0.219	14	5-15	7-10	0-15	1-9	L 9

x: Clinched Playoffs Berth
e: Clinched Eastern Conference
w: Clinched Western Conference
o: Eliminated from Playoffs contention