2014 WNBA Playoffs explained

Standings
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
1st Atlanta Dream	1st Phoenix Mercury
2nd Indiana Fever	2nd Minnesota Lynx
3rd Washington Mystics	3rd San Antonio Stars
4th Chicago Sky	4th Los Angeles Sparks

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.

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.

Tiebreak procedures

Two-team tie

1. Better record in head-to-head games.
2. Better winning percentage within own conference.
3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
4. Better point differential in games head-to-head.
5. Coin toss.

Three or more-team tie

1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
2. Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
5. Coin toss.

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff berth	Best record in Conference	Best record in WNBA
1		19–15	August 2	August 13	—
2		16–18	August 14	—	—
3		16–18	August 15	—	—
4		15–19	August 15	—	—

Western Conference

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff berth	Best record in Conference	Best record in WNBA
1		29–5	July 22	August 12	August 12
2		25–9	July 24	—	—
3		16–18	August 15	—	—
4		16–18	August 12	—	—

Notes

Playoffs and finals

See also: 2014 WNBA Finals.

Eastern Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Chicago Sky

Regular-season seriesChicago won the regular-season series 3–2:

(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Washington Mystics

Regular-season seriesThe regular season series was tied 2–2:

Conference finals

(2) Indiana Fever vs. (4) Chicago Sky

Regular-season seriesIndiana won the regular season series 3–2:

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks

Regular-season seriesPhoenix won the regular-season series 5–0:

(2) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) San Antonio Stars

Regular-season seriesMinnesota won the regular-season series 4–1:

Conference finals

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx

Regular-season seriesPhoenix won the regular-season series 3–1:

WNBA Finals

Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky

See main article: 2014 WNBA Finals.

Regular-season seriesPhoenix won the regular-season series 2–0:

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