This much we know: The Storm is in the playoffs. Where the team will finish and who will line up on the other side when the WNBA Playoffs start Sept. 15 is still unclear.
Team W L GB H/A
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Minnesota 24 7 - 1/2
Seattle 18 13 6.0 2/1
Phoenix 17 13 6.5 3/1
San Antonio 15 15 8.5 2/2
Los Angeles 13 17 10.5 3/1
Let’s take a look at the latest results from 500 simulations of the remainder of the season:
Team W 1 2 3 4 LOT
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Indiana 21.6 .83 .12 .03 .01 .00
Connecticut 20.7 .14 .68 .10 .08 .00
New York 19.4 .02 .15 .67 .16 .00
Atlanta 18.9 .02 .07 .19 .72 .00
Chicago 15.6 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.00
Washington 6.5 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.00
Team W 1 2 3 4 LOT
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Minnesota 25.9 1.00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Phoenix 19.8 .00 .44 .46 .11 .00
Seattle 19.5 .00 .56 .40 .04 .00
San Antonio 17.9 .00 .01 .14 .79 .06
Los Angeles 15.1 .00 .00 .00 .06 .94
Tulsa 3.3 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.00
Indiana’s three-game losing streak has thrown the Eastern Conference into significant chaos. Any finish of the top four teams in the East is possible with them separated by just 2.5 games. Despite winning a blowout, Atlanta was the loser, as New York’s surprising victory in Minnesota solidified the Liberty’s chances of a top-three seed.
In the West, it’s today’s matchups – the Storm at San Antonio and Phoenix at Los Angeles – that are likely to be telling. Today’s win did bump up the Storm’s chances of finishing second in the West. With a win tonight, the Storm can essentially ensure finishing no worse than third. I haven’t played out all the scenarios, but I don’t see one where the Silver Stars could finish ahead of the Storm without winning tonight.
The opponents the Storm is most likely to face:
(2) vs. Phoenix (3): 45%
(3) at Phoenix (2): 40%
(2) vs. San Antonio (3): 11%
(4) at Minnesota (1): 4%
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