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2010 WNBA playoffs
Professional women's basketball tournament
Professional women's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2010 |
| title | WNBA playoffs |
| image | [[File:2010 WNBA Playoffs.png]] |
| dates | August 25 – September 16, 2010 |
| winners | **Seattle Storm** (2nd title) ([Finals](2010-wnba-finals) Champion) |
| attendance | 10,822 per game |
| continental_cup_title | East champion |
| continental_cup_qualifiers | Atlanta Dream (Coach: Marynell Meadors) |
| continental_cup_title1 | West champion |
| continental_cup_qualifiers1 | Seattle Storm (Coach: Brian Agler) |
| prev_season | [2009](2009-wnba-playoffs) |
| next_season | [2011](2011-wnba-playoffs) |
The 2010 WNBA playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.
Format
- The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
- All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
- The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 1 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed. In previous years, the higher seed would play the first game on the road, then games 2 and (if needed) 3 at home.
- The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
Tiebreak procedures
Two-team tie
- Better record in head-to-head games.
- Better winning percentage within own conference.
- Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
- Better point differential in games head-to-head.
- Coin toss.
Three or more-team tie
- Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
- Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
- Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
- Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
- Coin toss.
Playoff qualifying
Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | Playoff berth | Conf. Homecourt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Mystics | 22 | 12 | 3–2 vs. NYL | August 15 | August 22 | |
| 2 | New York Liberty | 22 | 12 | 2–3 vs. WAS | August 14 | — | |
| 3 | Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | — | August 13 | — | |
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 19 | 15 | — | August 14 | — |
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | Playoff berth | Playoffs Homecourt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Storm | 28 | 6 | — | July 22 | August 10 | |
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury | 15 | 19 | — | August 13 | — | |
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 14 | 20 | — | August 22 | — | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Sparks | 13 | 21 | 4–0 vs. MIN | August 20 | — |
Bracket
Best-of-3 Best-of-3 Best-of-5
| RD1-group1=Eastern Conference | RD1-group2=Western Conference | RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Washington | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=E4 | RD1-team2=Atlanta | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=E2 | RD1-team3=New York | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=E3 | RD1-team4=Indiana | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=W1 | RD1-team5=Seattle | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=W4 | RD1-team6=Los Angeles | RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=W2 | RD1-team7=Phoenix | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=W3 | RD1-team8=San Antonio | RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=E4 | RD2-team1=Atlanta | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=New York | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=Seattle | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=W2 | RD2-team4=Phoenix | RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=E4 | RD3-team1=Atlanta | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Seattle | RD3-score2=3 |Bold – Series winner|Italics – Team with home-court advantage
Eastern Conference
Conference semifinals
(1) Washington Mystics vs. (4) Atlanta Dream
;Regular-season series The Washington Mystics won 3–1 in the regular-season series:
(2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever
;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:
Conference finals
(2) New York Liberty vs. (4) Atlanta Dream
;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular season series
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
(1) Seattle Storm vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks
;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:
(2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars
;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:
Conference finals
(1) Seattle Storm vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury
;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:
WNBA Finals
Main article: 2010 WNBA Finals
Seattle Storm vs. Atlanta Dream
;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 2–0 in the regular-season series:
References
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