Lynx resume playoff chase after international break: schedule, seeding scenarios
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After a nearly three-week international break, the Lynx will play their first game since Aug. 30 this Friday night against the Liberty. They have the opportunity to clinch the No. 1 overall seed, but there’s still plenty left to be decided in the WNBA’s final week of the regular season.
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The international break was because of the FIBA World Cup in Berlin, Germany. Lynx star Napheesa Collier and Team USA took home the gold medal after taking down France in the championship game. Collier averaged 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games, and she tied for the team’s third-leading scorer.
Collier and the Lynx will host the Liberty on Friday before a road game at Connecticut on Sunday, and a home-and-home with the Fever on Tuesday and Thursday next week. Any combination of two Lynx wins and a Valkyries loss will clinch the No. 1 seed for Minnesota.
Aug 30, 2026; College Park, Georgia, USA; Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) goes to the free throw line against the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
The eight playoff teams are decided, but the seeding is not. Conferences do not matter; the league’s top seed will host the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed will host the No. 7 seed, and so on and so forth. If Minnesota claims the No. 1 seed, it will likely host the Liberty, Mystics or Wings, which all currently have the same 24-16 record.
Golden State has a two-game lead on Las Vegas for the No. 2 seed, while Atlanta and Indiana are tied for the fourth-best record in the league at 26-14. It should be an intriguing finish with the night of the regular season on Tuesday, September 24.
The first round of the playoffs will begin on Sunday, September 27, with best-of-three series. The semifinals will be best-of-five, and the WNBA Finals will be a seven-game series for just the second time in league history.
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