The 2013 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2013 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences will qualify 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

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format. The

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

won the

2013 WNBA Finals The 2013 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2013 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Minnesota Lynx, champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Atlanta ...

, sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. The Lynx became the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the WNBA adopted the best-of-five format for the finals. The Lynx defeated the

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...

in the Western Conference Finals, and the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

in the conference semifinals. The Mercury had reached the Finals by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks in three games. The Atlanta Dream won the Eastern Conference sweeping the defending WNBA champion

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

in two games. The Dream had defeated the Washington Mystics in the conference semifinals. The Fever had reached the Eastern Conference Finals by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Sky. The Lynx won their third straight Western Conference Championship and second WNBA title in three years. The Dream, meanwhile, failed to win a title despite making their third trip to the finals in four years.

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

Western Conference

Playoffs and Finals

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

(1) Chicago Sky vs. (4) Indiana Fever

;Regular-season series Indiana won the regular-season series 3–1:

(2) Atlanta Dream vs. (3) Washington Mystics

;Regular-season series Atlanta won the regular season series 3–2:

Conference Finals

(2) Atlanta Dream vs. (4) Indiana Fever

;Regular-season series Atlanta won the regular season series 3–1:

Western Conference

Conference Semifinals

(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm

;Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular season series 4–0:

(2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) Phoenix Mercury

;Regular-season series Regular season series tied 2-2:

Conference Finals

(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) Phoenix Mercury

;Regular-season series Minnesota won the regular-season series 5-0:

WNBA Finals

Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream

;Regular Season Series The season series was tied, 1-1:

References

External links

2013 WNBA Playoffs Official Site
{{2013 WNBA season by team Playoffs Women's National Basketball Association Playoffs