2026 WNBA Playoffs: Semifinal Bracket, Schedule and Results So Far
Update log (6)
- — The first round is over and both semifinals are set. Golden State beat Dallas 77-73 in the decisive Game 3 at Chase Center on Friday 2 October, winning the series 2-1 for the franchise's first playoff series victory. The Valkyries trailed by 16 points in the third quarter and outscored Dallas 23-14 in the fourth; Gabby Williams scored 19 and Arike Ogunbowale had 30 for Dallas. The semifinals are Atlanta (No. 4) against New York (No. 8) and Golden State (No. 2) against Las Vegas (No. 3), and the higher seed has home court in each, so Atlanta and Golden State host Games 1 and 2. Both series open Sunday 4 October, Atlanta-New York at 2 p.m. ET on ABC and Golden State-Las Vegas at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) on NBC and Peacock. The schedule is now published series by series, so the networks and tip times for Games 1 to 3 are listed for each; Games 4 and 5 still have no tip times. No semifinal game had been played when this page was checked on the morning of 3 October. Correction: the seeding section said Golden State's No. 2 seed meant home court in a potential rematch of last year's bracket, but the Valkyries and Aces did not meet in last year's playoffs; that phrase is replaced with the semifinal home court the seed has now brought.
- — The first round is down to one game. Las Vegas beat Indiana 94-83 in the decisive Game 3 on Thursday 1 October (A'ja Wilson, 36 points) and is into the semifinals. Atlanta swept Washington 2-0, winning 93-75 on 30 September, and will play New York in the semifinals — the No. 4 seed against the No. 8 seed. Golden State-Dallas is tied 1-1: Dallas won Game 2 in overtime, 108-100, on 30 September behind a WNBA playoff-record 45 points from Arike Ogunbowale. Its Game 3 is Friday 2 October at 9 p.m. ET in San Francisco, and had not been played when this page was checked — the winner meets Las Vegas. The semifinal schedule is now published: Game 1s Sunday 4 October, then 7, 9, 11 and 14 October as needed, with tip times still to be announced. Correction: the link in the body to the MLB playoff coverage pointed to a page that no longer exists and now points to the current one.
- — Game 2 results are in for two of the four series. New York completed a 2-0 sweep of Minnesota, winning 87-71 in Brooklyn on 29 September — the first time a No. 8 seed has eliminated a No. 1 seed in WNBA history — and is through to the semifinals. Las Vegas-Indiana is now tied 1-1 after Indiana's 99-89 win the same night, and goes to a decisive Game 3 on 1 October in Las Vegas. Golden State-Dallas and Atlanta-Washington are unchanged at 1-0; both Game 2s were still hours from tip-off, on the evening of 30 September, when this page was checked, so neither is reported past Game 1. The semifinal bracket does not reseed: New York's opponent will be the winner of Atlanta-Washington, and the other semifinal will pit the Golden State-Dallas winner against the Las Vegas-Indiana winner. Neither is close to determined, and no specific semifinal matchup, date beyond the confirmed 4 October start, or network has been announced.
- — The projected bracket is now the real one. The regular season finished on 24 September: Minnesota locked the No. 1 seed at 33-11, Golden State erased a 12-point deficit in the final four minutes at Los Angeles to win 76-75 and take the No. 2 seed from Las Vegas (31-13), and Washington's win over Chicago the same night left Washington and Indiana level at 28-16 with Washington getting fifth on the tiebreak. Final seeding: (1) Minnesota, (2) Golden State, (3) Las Vegas, (4) Atlanta, (5) Washington, (6) Indiana, (7) Dallas, (8) New York — this page's pre-break projection had Indiana fifth and a different order for six through eight, and both are now corrected. The best-of-three first round opened Sunday 27 September: New York upset Minnesota 91-75 (Breanna Stewart, 34 points), Las Vegas beat Indiana 102-85 (A'ja Wilson, 38 points), Golden State beat Dallas 104-80 and Atlanta beat Washington 92-77. All four series stand 1-0 with Game 2s on 29-30 September. Every table and the bracket on this page are re-read for the final regular season and the Game 1 slate; the 'if the season ended today' framing is gone because the season has ended.
- — Re-read to the World Cup break. Since 18 August the field has closed: Dallas clinched the eighth seed on 26 August with a 96-78 win over Portland, which eliminated the Fire, and by the last pre-break games on 30 August all eight playoff teams had clinched and all seven non-playoff teams were out. Corrections: this page previously said Portland were not eliminated and that Toronto had not been eliminated either — both are now wrong, and both are fixed above. Every record, both charts and the bracket are re-read to 30 August. The seeding has moved as well: Las Vegas are third and Atlanta fourth with Indiana fifth on the same 26-14 record, so the bottom-bracket pairings are Las Vegas-New York and Atlanta-Indiana. The games-remaining section has been replaced: teams no longer have different numbers of games left, all fifteen have played 40 and have four to play.
- — Golden State have clinched a playoff berth, and the last place in the field is no longer the formality it looked on 17 August: Portland have won two in a row and now sit 4.5 games behind Dallas, from 5.5. Correction: this page previously called that gap six games, which was the difference in the win column rather than the league's games-behind figure. The order above them has moved too — Indiana are third and Las Vegas fourth, so the 4-5 pairing on the current table is Las Vegas against Atlanta, who won 97-82 in Las Vegas on 18 August. Every record, both charts and the projected bracket are re-read from the league table through Tuesday 18 August.
The first round is over and both semifinals are set. Game 1 of Atlanta-New York (2 p.m. ET, ABC) and of Golden State-Las Vegas (4 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock) are both on Sunday 4 October; the round can run to 14 October and the Finals begin 17 October — re-check this page once the Game 1s are final and after each semifinal game.
Everything else on the page is unaffected; the figures below still say when they were read.
- Final seeding: 1 Minnesota Lynx, 2 Golden State Valkyries, 3 Las Vegas Aces, 4 Atlanta Dream, 5 Washington Mystics, 6 Indiana Fever, 7 Dallas Wings, 8 New York Liberty — settled on the last night of the regular season, 24 September.
- The first round is over. New York swept Minnesota 2-0 — the first time a No. 8 seed has eliminated a No. 1 seed in WNBA history — Atlanta swept Washington 2-0, Las Vegas beat Indiana 2-1 with a 94-83 Game 3 win on 1 October, and Golden State beat Dallas 2-1.
- Golden State won the decisive Game 3 over Dallas 77-73 at Chase Center on Friday 2 October, the franchise’s first playoff series win. The Valkyries trailed by 16 points in the third quarter and outscored Dallas 23-14 in the fourth; Gabby Williams scored 19 and Arike Ogunbowale had 30 for Dallas.
- The semifinals are best of five. Atlanta (No. 4) hosts New York (No. 8) and Golden State (No. 2) hosts Las Vegas (No. 3); the higher seed has home court in each. Both series open Sunday 4 October: Atlanta-New York at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, Golden State-Las Vegas at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) on NBC and Peacock. Games 2 and 3 are 7 and 9 October, and Games 4 and 5, if needed, are 11 and 14 October with tip times still to be announced.
- No semifinal game had been played as of Saturday 3 October. The best-of-seven Finals begin Saturday 17 October and run no later than 31 October.
The first round is over and both semifinals are set: Atlanta plays New York and Golden State plays Las Vegas, with both series opening on Sunday 4 October.
Golden State beat Dallas 77-73 in the decisive Game 3 at Chase Center on Friday 2 October, coming back from 16 points down in the third quarter to win the series 2-1 and take the franchise’s first playoff series victory. Las Vegas had ended Indiana’s season on Thursday 1 October, winning Game 3 94-83 behind 36 points from A’ja Wilson. Atlanta swept Washington on 30 September, and New York swept Minnesota on 29 September to become the first No. 8 seed in WNBA history to eliminate a No. 1 seed. The semifinals open Sunday 4 October: Atlanta hosts New York at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, and Golden State hosts Las Vegas at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
What was the final 2026 WNBA seeding?
Minnesota took the No. 1 seed comfortably. The last two spots in the top eight came down to the final night of the season, 24 September.
| Seed | Team | W-L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 33-11 | .750 | — |
| 2 | Golden State Valkyries | 32-12 | .727 | 1 |
| 3 | Las Vegas Aces | 31-13 | .705 | 2 |
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 30-14 | .682 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington Mystics | 28-16 | .636 | 5 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 28-16 | .636 | 5 |
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 27-17 | .614 | 6 |
| 8 | New York Liberty | 26-18 | .591 | 7 |
| 9 | Portland Fire | 17-27 | .386 | 16 |
| 10 | Phoenix Mercury | 16-28 | .364 | 17 |
| 11 | Chicago Sky | 16-28 | .364 | 17 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | 16-28 | .364 | 17 |
| 13 | Toronto Tempo | 11-33 | .250 | 22 |
| 14 | Connecticut Sun | 11-33 | .250 | 22 |
| 15 | Seattle Storm | 8-36 | .182 | 25 |
Portland’s 17-27 was the closest miss of the seven teams left out — nine games back of New York’s eighth seed.
How did the last night decide two of the seeds?
A comeback, and a tiebreak.
Golden State trailed the Sparks by 12 points with under four minutes left in Los Angeles and closed the game on a 17-1 run to win 76-75, finishing 32-12 and taking the No. 2 seed away from Las Vegas (31-13) on the season’s final night. That seed has since brought home court in the semifinal against Las Vegas.
Washington and Indiana finished level at 28-16. The league’s own tiebreak — head-to-head record first, then percentage against teams .500 or better — put Washington fifth and Indiana sixth, which flips which of the two hosts a first-round Game 3.
How did the first round end?
All four series are over. Golden State’s Game 3 win on Friday night was the last result.
The first round is best of three, seeded one to eight regardless of conference, in a 1-1-1 format — the higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3.
| Series | Seeds | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota vs New York | 1 vs 8 | New York won 2-0 |
| Golden State vs Dallas | 2 vs 7 | Golden State won 2-1 |
| Las Vegas vs Indiana | 3 vs 6 | Las Vegas won 2-1 |
| Atlanta vs Washington | 4 vs 5 | Atlanta won 2-0 |
What were the scores?
All four Game 1s were played on 27 September, with the higher seed at home.
- Minnesota-New York: New York won 91-75 and then 87-71 (29 September).
- Golden State-Dallas: Golden State won 104-80; Dallas won 108-100 in overtime (30 September); Golden State won 77-73 (2 October).
- Las Vegas-Indiana: Las Vegas won 102-85; Indiana won 99-89 (29 September); Las Vegas won 94-83 (1 October).
- Atlanta-Washington: Atlanta won 92-77 and then 93-75 (30 September).
The headline of the round was New York’s sweep. Breanna Stewart had 34 points and 12 rebounds in the Game 1 win on Minnesota’s own floor, and Jonquel Jones put up 21 points and 13 rebounds in the Game 2 closeout in Brooklyn, with Stewart adding 21 and Sabrina Ionescu 18. No No. 8 seed had ever eliminated a No. 1 seed before.
Las Vegas-Indiana went the distance. A’ja Wilson had 38 points in Game 1, and Indiana evened the series when Caitlin Clark had 27 points and 15 assists and Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 in the Game 2 win. Wilson answered in the decider on Thursday with 36 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks on 11-of-18 shooting, Chelsea Gray added 23, and Las Vegas won — the second straight year the Aces have ended Indiana’s season. Mitchell scored 23 and Clark 18 for the Fever.
Dallas stayed alive in Game 2 on 30 September. Arike Ogunbowale scored a WNBA playoff-record 45 points, including a corner three with about four seconds left in regulation that tied the game at 93-93, and added two more threes in overtime; Alysha Clark had 21 as Dallas won 108-100 in Arlington. Atlanta closed out Washington the same night, 93-75, with Allisha Gray scoring 22, Jordin Canada 19 points and 11 assists, and Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard 15 each — the Dream’s first trip to the semifinals since 2018.
Golden State and Dallas settled the last series on Friday 2 October at Chase Center. Dallas led 44-37 at halftime and 59-54 after three quarters, and the Valkyries trailed by 16 points in the third quarter before outscoring Dallas 23-14 in the fourth to win 77-73. Gabby Williams scored 19, Tiffany Hayes added 18 off the bench and Veronica Burton had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Ogunbowale scored 30 for Dallas and Bueckers 17. It is the Valkyries’ first playoff series win.
What is the semifinal bracket?
The bracket does not reseed. The 1-vs-8 winner meets the 4-vs-5 winner, and the 2-vs-7 winner meets the 3-vs-6 winner.
| Semifinal | Seeds | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta vs New York | 4 vs 8 | Set; Atlanta has home court |
| Golden State vs Las Vegas | 2 vs 3 | Set; Golden State has home court |
The semifinals are best of five in a 2-2-1 format. In the Atlanta-New York series that means Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta, Games 3 and 4 in Brooklyn and, if it goes five, Game 5 back in Atlanta. In the Golden State-Las Vegas series, Games 1 and 2 are at Chase Center in San Francisco, Games 3 and 4 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas and, if it goes five, Game 5 back at Chase Center.
When are the semifinals, and when are the Finals?
Both semifinals open Sunday 4 October, and the first three games of each series now have tip times and networks.
Times in the table are Eastern. In Pacific time, Golden State-Las Vegas tips at 1 p.m. on Sunday, 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
| Game | Date | Atlanta vs New York | Golden State vs Las Vegas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Sun 4 Oct | 2 p.m., ABC (Atlanta) | 4 p.m., NBC and Peacock (San Francisco) |
| Game 2 | Wed 7 Oct | 7:30 p.m., ESPN (Atlanta) | 9:30 p.m., Peacock and NBCSN (San Francisco) |
| Game 3 | Fri 9 Oct | 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Brooklyn) | 9:30 p.m., Peacock and NBCSN (Las Vegas) |
| Game 4* | Sun 11 Oct | Time to be announced, ABC (Brooklyn) | Time to be announced, NBC and Peacock (Las Vegas) |
| Game 5* | Wed 14 Oct | Time to be announced, ESPN (Atlanta) | Time to be announced, Peacock and NBCSN (San Francisco) |
*Only if needed. Tip times for Games 4 and 5 had not been announced when this page was checked.
| Round | Format | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| First round | Best of three | 27 Sept - 2 Oct |
| Semifinals | Best of five | 4 - 14 Oct |
| Finals | Best of seven | Opens 17 Oct; latest Game 7: 31 Oct |
The Finals open Saturday 17 October at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with Games 2 and 3 on 19 and 22 October, Game 4 on 24 October, and Games 5 to 7, if needed, on 26, 29 and 31 October.
For another postseason bracket laid out the same way, see the 2026 MLB playoffs bracket and schedule .
What to watch
- No semifinal game had been played as of Saturday 3 October. Game 1 of each series is Sunday 4 October: Atlanta-New York at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, then Golden State-Las Vegas at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
- Golden State is in its first semifinal. The Valkyries won the franchise’s first playoff series on Friday, and they host defending champion Las Vegas at Chase Center for Games 1 and 2.
- Atlanta-New York is set. The Dream are in their first semifinal since 2018 and host Games 1 and 2; the Liberty got here by sweeping the No. 1 seed.
- Game 2s are Wednesday 7 October and Game 3s are Friday 9 October. Atlanta-New York moves to Brooklyn for Game 3, and Golden State-Las Vegas moves to Las Vegas.
- Tip times for Games 4 and 5 are still to come. Check the league’s schedule once they are posted.
Sources
| Source | What it supports here |
|---|---|
| WNBA official standings and schedule | The published tiebreak procedure and the season’s game count |
| ESPN: WNBA playoffs 2026 schedule, scores and results | The bracket, scores for every game, and the semifinal and Finals dates and networks |
| ESPN: How the Liberty swept the Lynx and the Fever stayed alive | Game 2 scores and stats for Minnesota-New York and Las Vegas-Indiana |
| ESPN: How the Aces eliminated the Fever | Las Vegas-Indiana Game 3 score, date and stats |
| ESPN: How Ogunbowale’s 45 points saved the Wings’ season | Game 2 scores and stats for Atlanta-Washington and Golden State-Dallas |
| WNBA.com: 2026 Playoffs bracket | Status of the first-round series, the Game 3 final score and quarter scores, the semifinal bracket with each series’ higher seed, Game 1 times and the Finals opener |
| WNBA.com: Valkyries-Wings Game 3 recap | Game 3 scorers and the franchise’s first series win |
| WNBA.com: Valkyries-Wings Game 2 recap | Game 2 score, scorers and the Game 3 venue |
| ESPN: Valkyries-Wings Game 3 box score and recap | Game 3 score, quarter scores, scorers and the 16-point deficit |
| ABC7 San Francisco (Associated Press): Valkyries beat Wings 77-73 | Game 3 score, Williams’s 19 points and the comeback |
| CBS Sports: Valkyries erase 16-point deficit to advance | Game 3 score, scorers and the semifinal opponent |
| Golden State Valkyries: semifinals announcement | Golden State-Las Vegas dates, times, sites, networks and home court |
| Atlanta Dream: playoff central | Atlanta-New York home sites and home-court status |
| WNBA.com: Lynx-Liberty Game 2 recap | Game 2 score and stat line for Minnesota-New York |
| CBS Sports: 2026 WNBA playoffs bracket and schedule | Las Vegas-Indiana Game 3 result, semifinal dates and the Finals schedule |
| NBC Sports and NBC regional coverage: 2026 WNBA playoffs schedule | Semifinal dates, tip times and networks for both series, Finals dates |
| Yahoo Sports: WNBA playoffs 2026 tracker and game coverage | Final regular-season standings, Game 3 and Game 2 recaps, the semifinal schedule |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Dream semifinal coverage | Atlanta-Washington Game 2, the Dream-Liberty schedule and venues |
| Bleacher Report: updated playoff bracket | Cross-check on the Atlanta-Washington Game 2 score and scorers |
| Wikipedia: 2026 WNBA season | Cross-check on the final win-loss record for every team |
| Wikipedia: 2025 WNBA playoffs | Cross-check that Golden State and Las Vegas did not meet in last year’s playoffs |
Checked on the morning of 3 October 2026 (US Eastern time). The regular season and the first round are complete and final seeding is set. Atlanta, New York, Golden State and Las Vegas are in the semifinals, and no semifinal game had been played as of this check. No affiliate links, and no payment was received for any link on this page.
How we verified this
Final regular-season standings and seeding were cross-checked against Wikipedia’s 2026 WNBA season page, a Yahoo Sports playoff tracker and ESPN’s own bracket coverage, which agree on all fifteen final win-loss records and the eight-team field. One other recap, from NBC Sports, listed several teams’ win totals one game lower across the board — that matches a page cached before the final day’s games rather than a genuinely different set of facts, since none of its win-loss lines summed to the full 44-game schedule and the sources that do agree with each other were preferred.
Game 1 results for all four first-round series were cross-checked against ESPN, CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports, which agree on all four scores and the 27 September date.
The Game 2 results and the Las Vegas-Indiana Game 3 were checked against at least two sources each. New York 87-71 over Minnesota (29 September) and Indiana 99-89 over Las Vegas (29 September) were confirmed against WNBA.com, ESPN and CBS Sports in the previous update. Atlanta’s 93-75 win at Washington on 30 September (Allisha Gray 22 points, Jordin Canada 19 points and 11 assists, Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard 15 each) agrees across ESPN, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Dallas’s 108-100 overtime win at home over Golden State on 30 September (Ogunbowale 45 points, a WNBA playoff record, with a game-tying three at 93-93 late in regulation; Alysha Clark 21) agrees across WNBA.com, ESPN, CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports. Las Vegas’s 94-83 win over Indiana in Las Vegas on 1 October (A’ja Wilson 36 points and 10 rebounds; Chelsea Gray 23; Kelsey Mitchell 23 and Caitlin Clark 18 for Indiana) agrees across ESPN, CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports. One of those Yahoo Sports pages dated the Las Vegas game 2 October; ESPN and CBS Sports both place it on Thursday 1 October, which is the date used here.
Golden State’s 77-73 win over Dallas in Game 3 on Friday 2 October at Chase Center was checked against the league’s own playoff bracket data, ESPN’s box score, an Associated Press recap carried by ABC7 San Francisco and CBS Sports. All agree on the score, the 2-1 series result and Gabby Williams’s 19 points. The league data and ESPN’s box score give the same quarter scores (Dallas 19, 25, 15 and 14; Golden State 14, 23, 17 and 23), which add up to the final and mean Dallas led 59-54 going into the fourth. Arike Ogunbowale’s 30 points, Veronica Burton’s 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Paige Bueckers’s 17 points agree between ESPN and the league’s sites; Tiffany Hayes’s 18 points off the bench agree between ESPN’s box score and CBS Sports. The 16-point third-quarter deficit appears in ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC Sports and the AP recap. The franchise’s first playoff series win is as reported by ESPN, CBS Sports and the Valkyries’ own site. Several of these pages carry a 3 October date or call it Friday night; the league data and ESPN list the game at 9 p.m. ET on Friday 2 October, which is the date used here.
The semifinal schedule was checked against the Golden State Valkyries’ own semifinal announcement, ESPN’s schedule, the league’s playoff bracket page, NBC’s regional schedule pages and Yahoo Sports. For Game 1 on Sunday 4 October the league’s bracket page lists Atlanta-New York at 2 p.m. ET and Golden State-Las Vegas at 4 p.m. ET; ESPN’s schedule gives the same times with ABC for the first and NBC for the second, and the Valkyries’ announcement gives the second as 1 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock at Chase Center. Games 2 and 3 come from the Valkyries’ announcement (Golden State-Las Vegas, Wednesday 7 October at Chase Center and Friday 9 October at Michelob ULTRA Arena, 6:30 p.m. PT both nights, on Peacock and NBC Sports Network) and from NBC’s and Yahoo Sports’ listings for both series, which agree with it and with each other: Atlanta-New York at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN on 7 October and on ESPN2 on 9 October, Golden State-Las Vegas at 9:30 p.m. ET on both dates. ESPN’s schedule was used for Games 1 and 2. Games 4 (Sunday 11 October) and 5 (Wednesday 14 October) are listed with dates and networks, but no source gives a tip time, so none is stated here. The Finals dates were checked against ESPN and NBC regional coverage, and the league’s bracket page lists Finals Game 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET on 17 October. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed Wednesday as 8 October for Game 2 in an earlier piece; that is a one-day slip, since Wednesday falls on 7 October, and the league-schedule sources were used instead.
Home court and the semifinal status were checked on the morning of 3 October (US Eastern time). The league’s bracket data show Atlanta (No. 4) and Golden State (No. 2) as the higher seed in their series, with both series at 0-0 and Game 1 as the next game. ESPN’s schedule, the Valkyries’ announcement and NBC’s and Yahoo Sports’ listings all show Atlanta and Golden State hosting Games 1 and 2, New York and Las Vegas hosting Games 3 and 4, and Atlanta and Golden State hosting Game 5. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Dream’s own playoff page agree on the Atlanta series.
The bracket is the real, final one, not a projection. The league seeds its top eight by final record regardless of conference and pairs one against eight, two against seven and so on; the winners of 1-vs-8 and 4-vs-5 meet in one semifinal and the winners of 2-vs-7 and 3-vs-6 meet in the other, with no reseeding, confirmed across ESPN, CBS Sports and WNBA.com’s own playoff bracket page.
No betting odds or prediction-market prices appear anywhere on this page. Several of the preview pieces used to confirm tip times and venues carry sportsbook odds and lines; none of that is reported here.
We do not name a champion or forecast how any unplayed game or series ends. Both semifinals and the Finals are still to be played; what happens in them is not something this page claims to know in advance.
The tiebreak rule is quoted from the league’s own procedure, which resolves ties first on head-to-head record and then on winning percentage against teams finishing .500 or better — the rule that separated Washington from Indiana at 28-16 apiece.