The Minnesota Lynx secured a spot in the WNBA playoffs after the Indiana Fever went down 81-80 to the Dallas Wings Tuesday night, potentially setting up a repeat of last year’s Championship match against the Liberty. But before the Lynx can get there, seven other WNBA teams need to earn their own spot \u2014 and the Los Angeles Sparks could end up sneaking on to the list.<\/p>\n
There’s still a month to go before things are said and done, but at this point it’s reasonable to expect that top four teams will be rounded out by the Liberty, the Dream, and the Mercury. That leaves five teams \u2014 the Aces, Fever, the Valkyries, the Storm, and the Sparks \u2014 vying for the middle four, and it’s exactly there that things are getting extremely interesting.<\/p>\n
The Aces are recognizable again<\/p>\n
After a season beginning that seemed to spell the beginning of the end<\/a> for the 2022 and 2023 champs, the Aces have steadily \u2014 and quietly \u2014 started to turn their season around and are currently ranked fifth in the league with a solid 18-14 record. Las Vegas will next face the Liberty at home Wednesday night, a match that could give the Aces the boost the team needs to continue to trend upward.<\/p>\n The Fever are resilient<\/p>\n It’s not a stretch to say the Indiana Fever have not enjoyed the season the team was once forecast to have, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fighting for the result they want. The Fever has been absolutely plagued by injuries this season and most recently have suffered the loss of all three point guards<\/a> (Caitlin Clark, Aari McDonald, and Sydney Colson). But every time the Fever has been down this season the team has managed to find a way to bounce back, and it would be more surprising than not if they aren’t among the playoff teams.<\/p>\n Golden State has every opportunity to do something incredible<\/p>\n