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WNBA Playoff Picture

Through Games on Thursday, July 2, 2009

Standings | Tiebreakers | Tiebreaker Basis | Games Remaining

If The Playoffs Started Today

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

	vs.
	(1)PHOENIX vs. (4)Seattle
	(Seattle won 2-1)
	vs.
	(2)SAN ANTONIO vs. (3)Sacramento
	(Series tied 2-2)

	vs.
	(1)DETROIT vs. (4)New York
	(Series tied 2-2)
	vs.
	(2)INDIANA vs. (3)Connecticut
	(Connecticut won 4-0)

Standings

Eastern Conference
Team	W-L	PCT	DIV	CONF	HOME	AWAY	GB	>=.500 (H/A)*	<.500 (H/A)*	TIE BREAK BASIS
Detroit^e	24-10	0.706	0-0	14-6	12-5	12-5	0.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Indiana^x	21-13	0.618	0-0	12-8	12-5	9-8	3.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Connecticut^x	18-16	0.529	0-0	10-10	8-9	10-7	6.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
New York^x	16-18	0.471	0-0	10-10	10-7	6-11	8.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	1
Washington^o	16-18	0.471	0-0	8-12	8-9	8-9	8.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Chicago^o	14-20	0.412	0-0	6-14	6-11	8-9	10.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Western Conference
Team	W-L	PCT	DIV	CONF	HOME	AWAY	GB	>=.500 (H/A)*	<.500 (H/A)*	TIE BREAK BASIS
Phoenix^w	23-11	0.676	0-0	17-5	12-5	11-6	0.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
San Antonio^x	20-14	0.588	0-0	13-9	9-8	11-6	3.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Sacramento^x	19-15	0.559	0-0	12-10	12-5	7-10	4.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Seattle^x	17-17	0.500	0-0	11-11	12-5	5-12	6.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Houston^o	13-21	0.382	0-0	10-12	7-10	6-11	10.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Minnesota^o	10-24	0.294	0-0	8-14	7-10	3-14	13.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	2
Los Angeles^o	10-24	0.294	0-0	6-16	5-12	5-12	13.0	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)

TIEBREAKER BASIS:
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(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.
(6) Not in playoffs

e-Clinched Eastern Conference | w-Clinched Western Conference
x-Clinched Playoff Berth | o-Eliminated from Playoffs contention

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Tiebreakers (Season series won-lost and games remaining)

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

(3-1) vs. San Antonio
(4-0) vs. Sacramento
(1-2) vs. Seattle
(4-0) vs. Houston
(3-1) vs. Minnesota
(2-1) vs. Los Angeles

(2-2) vs. Sacramento
(4-0) vs. Seattle
(2-2) vs. Houston
(1-2) vs. Minnesota
(3-0) vs. Los Angeles

(3-0) vs. Seattle
(2-1) vs. Houston
(3-1) vs. Minnesota
(2-2) vs. Los Angeles

(3-1) vs. Houston
(2-2) vs. Minnesota
(4-0) vs. Los Angeles

(3-0) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Los Angeles

(2-2) vs. Los Angeles

(2-2) vs. Indiana
(4-0) vs. Connecticut
(2-2) vs. New York
(3-1) vs. Washington
(3-1) vs. Chicago

(0-4) vs. Connecticut
(3-1) vs. New York
(4-0) vs. Washington
(3-1) vs. Chicago

(2-2) vs. New York
(1-3) vs. Washington
(3-1) vs. Chicago

(3-1) vs. Washington
(2-2) vs. Chicago

(3-1) vs. Chicago

Tiebreaker Basis

More Than Two Teams Tied.
(1) Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
(2) Better winning percentage against teams within conference (if all teams are from the same conference) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (if one or more teams are in different conferences).
(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.

Games Remaining

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Atlanta ( 24 games remaining ) :
HOME: 11
ROAD: 13

Chicago ( 25 games remaining ) :
HOME: 12
ROAD: 13

Connecticut ( 26 games remaining ) :
HOME: 12
ROAD: 14

Detroit ( 26 games remaining ) :
HOME: 13
ROAD: 13

Indiana ( 25 games remaining ) :
HOME: 11
ROAD: 14

New York ( 25 games remaining ) :
HOME: 13
ROAD: 12

Washington ( 26 games remaining ) :
HOME: 14
ROAD: 12

Los Angeles ( 26 games remaining ) :
HOME: 14
ROAD: 12

Minnesota ( 23 games remaining ) :
HOME: 11
ROAD: 12

Phoenix ( 23 games remaining ) :
HOME: 10
ROAD: 13

Sacramento ( 24 games remaining ) :
HOME: 14
ROAD: 10

San Antonio ( 27 games remaining ) :
HOME: 13
ROAD: 14

Seattle ( 24 games remaining ) :
HOME: 14
ROAD: 10