{"id":103913,"date":"2025-08-28T20:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/103913\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:35:08","slug":"wnba-standings-mercury-clinching-scenario-playoff-chase-player-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/103913\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA standings: Mercury clinching scenario, playoff chase, player leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re nearly in the home stretch of the WNBA season, which means the push for the playoffs is heating up.<\/p>\n<p>Entering their home game Thursday, Aug. 28, against the Chicago Sky, the Phoenix Mercury were 23-14 and fourth in playoff position with seven games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Mercury can clinch a playoff spot if they defeat the Sky, the Seattle Storm lose to the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty defeat the Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the league-wide standings and top-10s in player scoring, rebounding and assists:<\/p>\n<p>WNBA standings (league-wide)<\/p>\n<p>Entering play Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p>Top eight teams make WNBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>L<\/p>\n<p>Pct.<\/p>\n<p>GB<\/p>\n<p>x&#8211;Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>.811<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>x&#8211;Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>.650<\/p>\n<p>5.5<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta<\/p>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>.632<\/p>\n<p>6.5<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix<\/p>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>.622<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>New York<\/p>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<p>.605<\/p>\n<p>7.5<\/p>\n<p>Indiana<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>.526<\/p>\n<p>10.5<\/p>\n<p>Golden State<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>.514<\/p>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>.513<\/p>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>.472<\/p>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<p>Washington<\/p>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>.421<\/p>\n<p>14.5<\/p>\n<p>e&#8211;Connecticut<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<p>.263<\/p>\n<p>20.5<\/p>\n<p>e&#8211;Chicago<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<p>.243<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>e&#8211;Dallas<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<p>.243<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>WNBA league-leading stats<\/p>\n<p>As of Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p>WNBA scoring leaders<\/p>\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>GP<\/p>\n<p>Pts<\/p>\n<p>Napheesa Collier<\/p>\n<p>MIN<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>23.9<\/p>\n<p>A&#8217;ja Wilson<\/p>\n<p>LV<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>23.4<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>IND<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>20.7<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Plum<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<p>20.4<\/p>\n<p>Paige Bueckers<\/p>\n<p>DAL<\/p>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<p>19.0<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Ionescu<\/p>\n<p>NY<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>18.8<\/p>\n<p>Allisha Gray<\/p>\n<p>ATL<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>18.7<\/p>\n<p>Nneka Ogwumike<\/p>\n<p>SEA<\/p>\n<p>39<\/p>\n<p>18.3<\/p>\n<p>Dearica Hamby<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>18.1<\/p>\n<p>Satou Sabally<\/p>\n<p>PHX<\/p>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<p>16.9<\/p>\n<p>WNBA rebounds leaders<\/p>\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>GP<\/p>\n<p>Reb<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese<\/p>\n<p>CHI<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>12.4<\/p>\n<p>A&#8217;ja Wilson<\/p>\n<p>LV<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>10.1<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas<\/p>\n<p>PHX<\/p>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<p>9.0<\/p>\n<p>Kiki Iriafen<\/p>\n<p>WAS<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>8.7<\/p>\n<p>Jonquel Jones<\/p>\n<p>NY<\/p>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<p>8.7<\/p>\n<p>Kamilla Cardoso<\/p>\n<p>CHI<\/p>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<p>8.4<\/p>\n<p>Aliyah Boston<\/p>\n<p>IND<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>8.2<\/p>\n<p>Azura Stevens<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>7.8<\/p>\n<p>Dearica Hamby<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>7.8<\/p>\n<p>Napheesa Collier<\/p>\n<p>MIN<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>7.6<\/p>\n<p>WNBA assists leaders<\/p>\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>GP<\/p>\n<p>Ast<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas<\/p>\n<p>PHX<\/p>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<p>9.3<\/p>\n<p>Courtney Williams<\/p>\n<p>MIN<\/p>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<p>6.2<\/p>\n<p>Skylar Diggins<\/p>\n<p>SEA<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>6.0<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Plum<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<p>5.9<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Burton<\/p>\n<p>GS<\/p>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<p>5.6<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Ionescu<\/p>\n<p>NY<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>5.4<\/p>\n<p>Natasha Cloud<\/p>\n<p>NY<\/p>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<p>5.3<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Gray<\/p>\n<p>LV<\/p>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<p>5.3<\/p>\n<p>Paige Bueckers<\/p>\n<p>DAL<\/p>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<p>5.2<\/p>\n<p>Julie Allemand<\/p>\n<p>LA<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>5.1<\/p>\n<p>What is the Phoenix Mercury&#8217;s record?<\/p>\n<p>The Mercury are 23-14 and are in fourth place in the WNBA standings.<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas stats 2025<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas is considered one of three front-runners for MVP (Napheesa Collier is the heavy favorite with A&#8217;ja Wilson a strong second) and is averaging 15.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>How many triple-doubles does Alyssa Thomas have in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas has seven triple-doubles this season, which broke her own single-season WNBA record set in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>How close is Alyssa Thomas to the single-season assists record?<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas has 299 assists this season, which makes her 38 assists shy of tying Caitlin Clark&#8217;s single-season assists record (337) set in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2025\/08\/28\/wnba-playoff-standings-caitlin-clark-alyssa-thomas-phoenix-mercury-2025-season\/85872284007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WNBA standings, league leaders: Playoff, MVP race heats up;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WNBA standings, league leaders: Playoff, MVP race heats up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re 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