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2022 WNBA playoffs
The 2022 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2022 season. This postseason ended with the Las Vegas Aces winning their first championship.
In November 2021, the WNBA Board of Governors formalized a new playoff system that will structure the 2022 playoffs onward. The new playoff format scraps the single-elimination games of the first two rounds in favor of a best-of-3 quarterfinal round. As a result, all eight playoff teams, seeded according to overall regular season record regardless of conference (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5), will begin postseason play in the first round. Since 2016, seeds 3 and 4 received a bye to the second round (single game) and seeds 1 and 2 received a bye to the semifinals (best-of-5). In the first round series, the higher seeded team will host games 1 and 2, and the lower seeded team will host game 3 if necessary. In the semifinal round, no reseeding will take place, which means the winners of the 1 vs. 8 series will be paired with the winner of the 4 vs. 5 series as will the winners of the 2 vs. 7 and 3 vs. 6 series. The semifinal and final rounds will remain best-of-5 series in which the higher seeded team hosts games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 while the lower seeded team hosts games 3 and (if necessary) 4.
All games were aired across the ESPN family of networks, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, and ESPNU.
[note 1] Las Vegas earned the first seed by virtue of its superior head-to-head record against Chicago (2–1).
[note 2] Seattle earned the fourth seed by virtue of its superior head-to-head record against Washington (2–1).
For the first time since 2016, four teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. For the previous five straight years, one extra Western Conference team qualified for the playoffs. Seven of the eight playoff teams were the same as in 2021. The only difference was the Washington Mystics qualifying this year instead of the Minnesota Lynx.
The first seed Las Vegas Aces played the eight seed Phoenix Mercury. Las Vegas entered the series having won eight of its last ten games, including a Commissioner's Cup victory. Las Vegas secured the first seed on the last day of the season and defeated second seed Chicago in their penultimate game of the season. Phoenix entered the series having won five of its last ten games and lost on the final day of the season. Phoenix secured the eighth and final playoff spot due to other results on the last day of the season. The Aces won the season series 3–0. The Aces continued their regular season dominance of the Mercury and won the series two games to zero.
Game one started off as a close affair with the Aces winning the first quarter 21–20. They continued to build a slight lead and won the second quarter 21–17 to take a five point lead into halftime. Both teams struggled to score points with the quarter finishing 9–9. However, the Aces accelerated in the fourth quarter winning the quarter 28–17 to win the game by a comfortable sixteen points. The Aces were led in scoring by Kelsey Plum who had twenty two points. Chelsea Gray scored seventeen points and Jackie Young added sixteen points to round out the Aces' double digit point scorers. The Aces also had two players with double digit rebounds: Kiah Stokes with thirteen and A'ja Wilson with twelve. The Mercury had three players score in double figures, led by Diamond DeShields with eighteen points. Megan Gustafson and Sophie Cunningham added twelve each. Only Brianna Turner had double digit rebounds with sixteen.
2022 WNBA playoffs
The 2022 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2022 season. This postseason ended with the Las Vegas Aces winning their first championship.
In November 2021, the WNBA Board of Governors formalized a new playoff system that will structure the 2022 playoffs onward. The new playoff format scraps the single-elimination games of the first two rounds in favor of a best-of-3 quarterfinal round. As a result, all eight playoff teams, seeded according to overall regular season record regardless of conference (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5), will begin postseason play in the first round. Since 2016, seeds 3 and 4 received a bye to the second round (single game) and seeds 1 and 2 received a bye to the semifinals (best-of-5). In the first round series, the higher seeded team will host games 1 and 2, and the lower seeded team will host game 3 if necessary. In the semifinal round, no reseeding will take place, which means the winners of the 1 vs. 8 series will be paired with the winner of the 4 vs. 5 series as will the winners of the 2 vs. 7 and 3 vs. 6 series. The semifinal and final rounds will remain best-of-5 series in which the higher seeded team hosts games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 while the lower seeded team hosts games 3 and (if necessary) 4.
All games were aired across the ESPN family of networks, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, and ESPNU.
[note 1] Las Vegas earned the first seed by virtue of its superior head-to-head record against Chicago (2–1).
[note 2] Seattle earned the fourth seed by virtue of its superior head-to-head record against Washington (2–1).
For the first time since 2016, four teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. For the previous five straight years, one extra Western Conference team qualified for the playoffs. Seven of the eight playoff teams were the same as in 2021. The only difference was the Washington Mystics qualifying this year instead of the Minnesota Lynx.
The first seed Las Vegas Aces played the eight seed Phoenix Mercury. Las Vegas entered the series having won eight of its last ten games, including a Commissioner's Cup victory. Las Vegas secured the first seed on the last day of the season and defeated second seed Chicago in their penultimate game of the season. Phoenix entered the series having won five of its last ten games and lost on the final day of the season. Phoenix secured the eighth and final playoff spot due to other results on the last day of the season. The Aces won the season series 3–0. The Aces continued their regular season dominance of the Mercury and won the series two games to zero.
Game one started off as a close affair with the Aces winning the first quarter 21–20. They continued to build a slight lead and won the second quarter 21–17 to take a five point lead into halftime. Both teams struggled to score points with the quarter finishing 9–9. However, the Aces accelerated in the fourth quarter winning the quarter 28–17 to win the game by a comfortable sixteen points. The Aces were led in scoring by Kelsey Plum who had twenty two points. Chelsea Gray scored seventeen points and Jackie Young added sixteen points to round out the Aces' double digit point scorers. The Aces also had two players with double digit rebounds: Kiah Stokes with thirteen and A'ja Wilson with twelve. The Mercury had three players score in double figures, led by Diamond DeShields with eighteen points. Megan Gustafson and Sophie Cunningham added twelve each. Only Brianna Turner had double digit rebounds with sixteen.