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2012 WNBA playoffs
Professional women's basketball championship
Professional women's basketball championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| year | 2012 | |
| title | WNBA playoffs | |
| image | [[File:WNBA 2012 Playoffs Logo.jpg | 250px]] |
| dates | September 27 – October 21, 2012 | |
| winners | **Indiana Fever** ([Finals](2012-wnba-finals) Champion) | |
| continental_cup_title | East champion | |
| continental_cup_qualifiers | Indiana Fever (Coach: Lin Dunn) | |
| continental_cup_title1 | West champion | |
| continental_cup_qualifiers1 | Minnesota Lynx (Coach: Cheryl Reeve) | |
| prev_season | [2011](2011-wnba-playoffs) | |
| next_season | [2013](2013-wnba-playoffs) |
The 2012 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2012 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.
The Minnesota Lynx qualified as the overall top seed, and the Los Angeles Sparks, San Antonio Silver Stars, and Seattle Storm also qualified in the West. The Connecticut Sun were the top seed in the East, joined by the Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, and New York Liberty.
Minnesota won the Western Conference championship, and Indiana won the Eastern Conference championship. The Fever won the 2012 WNBA Finals, winning three games to the Lynx's one.
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 | Conference homecourt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut Sun | 25 | 9 | – | August 28 | September 17 | |
| 2 | Indiana Fever | 22 | 12 | – | August 31 | – | |
| 3 | Atlanta Dream | 19 | 15 | – | September 14 | – | |
| 4 | New York Liberty | 15 | 19 | – | September 18 | – |
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | Playoff berth | League homecourt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 27 | 7 | – | August 19 | September 15 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 10 | – | August 23 | – | |
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 21 | 13 | – | August 25 | – | |
| 4 | Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | – | September 9 | – |
Bracket
Best-of-3 Best-of-3 Best-of-5 | RD1-group1=Eastern Conference | RD1-group2=Western Conference | RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=E4 | RD1-team2=New York | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=E2 | RD1-team3=Indiana | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=E3 | RD1-team4=Atlanta | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=W1 | RD1-team5=Minnesota | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=W4 | RD1-team6=Seattle | RD1-score6=1
| RD1-seed7=W2 | RD1-team7=Los Angeles | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=W3 | RD1-team8=San Antonio | RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=Connecticut | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=Indiana | RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=Minnesota | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=W2 | RD2-team4=Los Angeles | RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=E2 | RD3-team1=Indiana | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= W1 | RD3-team2=Minnesota | RD3-score2=1 |Bold – Series winner |Italic – Team with home-court advantage
Eastern Conference
Conference semifinals
(1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) New York Liberty
;Regular-season series Connecticut won the regular-season series 4–1:
(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Atlanta Dream
;Regular-season series Indiana won the regular season series 3–2:
Conference finals
(1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Indiana Fever
;Regular-season series The Connecticut Sun won 3–1 in the regular season series:
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
(2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars
;Regular-season series San Antonio won the regular-season series 3–1:
(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm
;Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular-season series 3–1:
Conference finals
(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Los Angeles Sparks
;Regular-season series The regular season series was tied 2–2:
WNBA Finals
Main article: 2012 WNBA Finals
Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever
;Regular-season series The Minnesota Lynx won the season series 2–0:
References
References
- "Lynx beat Shock 83–59, clinch playoff berth".
- [http://www.wnba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html WNBA Standings] {{webarchive. link. (November 13, 2006)
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