# 2018 WNBA season

The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Minnesota Lynx are the defending champions. The regular season began on May 18, with the Phoenix Mercury hosting the Dallas Wings. The season ended with the Seattle Storm defeating the Washington Mystics 3-0 in the WNBA Finals. This was the third championship for the Storm. Seattle's Breanna Stewart was named regular season and finals MVP.

## 2018 WNBA draft

The Las Vegas Aces selected A'ja Wilson first in the 2018 WNBA Draft. The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks (Round 1 on ESPN2, Rounds 2 and 3 on ESPNU).

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On August 21, 2017, Plenette Pierson announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Pierson played 15 seasons and won three championships with the Detroit Shock and Minnesota Lynx.
* On February 3, 2018, Jia Perkins announced her retirement from the WNBA. Perkins played 14 seasons and won one championship with the Minnesota Lynx.

### Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on February 1.

### Coaching changes

Off-season :
| Team | 2017 season | 2018 season |
| Seattle Storm | Gary Kloppenburg | Dan Hughes |
| New York Liberty | Bill Laimbeer | Katie Smith |
| Las Vegas Aces | Vickie Johnson | Bill Laimbeer |
| Atlanta Dream | Michael Cooper | Nicki Collen |
| Mid-season |||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| Dallas Wings | Fred Williams | Taj McWilliams-Franklin |

## Arena changes

In addition to the relocated Las Vegas Aces, two other teams announced permanent moves to new arenas for the 2018 season.
* The Chicago Sky moved from Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois to the newly opened Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place exhibition center on Chicago's Near South Side. The move was initially announced by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, owner and operator of McCormick Place, on July 25, 2017. The Sky did not make their formal announcement until February 2, 2018.
* The New York Liberty announced on February 8, 2018 that they would move their primary home from Madison Square Garden, where they had played since the league's first season in 1997, to the Westchester County Center in suburban White Plains, New York. The team planned to play 15 of its 17 home games in White Plains, with the remaining two at the Garden.

## Regular season
### All-Star Game

The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Minnesota Lynx on July 28 at the Target Center. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm. This is the first time the Lynx have hosted the annual event. This season a new selection format was used. Fans, coaches, media and players would all vote for players to be selected to the All-Star Game. The top 22 players receiving votes based on this weighting were selected to the All-Star Game. There was not a restriction on number of players from one conference. The top 2 vote getters were captains of the two All-Star teams and selected their teams from the pool of the remaining 20 players. The 22 All-Stars were revealed on July 17, 2018. The rosters were revealed on July 19, 2018.
* ABC
* July 28 3:30pm
* Boxscore
Team Delle Donne 112, Team Parker 119 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 23–23, 34–24, 35–34 |||
| Pts: Moore, Quigley 18 Rebs: Four players 8 Asts: Diggins-Smith 8 | Pts: Toliver 23 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Bird 8 |
* Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 15,922 Referees: Maj Forsberg Janetta Graham Jeff Wooten

### Standings

Source:
| # | Eastern Conference vte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| 1 | Atlanta Dream (2) | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 13–4 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Washington Mystics (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 1 | 12–5 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 6–10 |
| 5 | e – New York Liberty | 7 | 27 | .206 | 16 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 6–10 |
| 6 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 28 | .176 | 17 | 2–15 | 4–13 | 3–13 |
| # | Western Conference vte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| 1 | Seattle Storm (1) | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 13–4 | 13–4 | 11–5 |
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury (5) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 8–8 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Sparks (6) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 9–7 |
| 5 | Dallas Wings (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 7–9 |
| 6 | e –Las Vegas Aces | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
Notes
    (#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
    x – Qualified for playoffs
    e – Eliminated from playoffs

### Statistic leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2018 regular season.
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Liz Cambage | Dallas Wings | 23.0 PPG |
| Rebounds per game | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 11.9 RPG |
| Assists per game | Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | 8.6 APG |
| Steals per game | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx | 1.7 SPG |
| Blocks per game | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 2.6 BPG |
| Field goal percentage | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 61.9% (237–383) |
| Three point FG percentage | Briann January | Phoenix Mercury | 47.0% (77–182) |
| Free throw percentage | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 92.5% (172–186) |
| Points per game | Team Stat | Connecticut Sun | 87.6 PPG |
| Field goal percentage | Team Stat | Seattle Storm | 46.8% |

### Schedule

2018 WNBA preseason :
Preseason
DateMatchupResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Thu April 122018 WNBA draft: first roundESPN2New York City
2018 WNBA draft: later roundsESPNUNew York City
Sun May 6Washington Mysticsvs.Minnesota Lynx85–90 MINRobinson (18)Tied (6)Wright (4)Wells Fargo Arena 4,203
Atlanta Dream@Chicago Sky78–61 ATLHayes (16)Parker (8)Montgomery (7)Wintrust Arena
China@Las Vegas Aces63–98 LVATing (22)Tied (7)Tied (5)Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mon May 7Chicago Sky@Indiana Fever65–79 INDMavunga (18)Tied (8)Peterson (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,377
Dallas Wingsvs.New York Liberty76–69 DALStevens (19)Stevens (10)Zellous (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
Los Angeles@Connecticut Sun65–68 CONThomas (17)Tied (8)Pondexter (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
Tues May 8Phoenix Mercury@Seattle Storm69–73 SEALoyd (15)Tied (6)Tied (3)KeyArena 3,502
Los Angelesvs.New York Liberty75–81 NYLNurse (19)Gray (14)Pondexter (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 1,106
Dallas Wings@Connecticut Sun58–79 CONWilliams (18)A. Thomas (12)A. Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 3,695
Fri May 11Atlanta Dream@Connecticut Sun58–74 CONTied (13)Williams (6)Tied (3)Webster Bank Arena 1,610
Sat May 12China@Los Angeles61–82 LASGray (17)Wang Jaiqui (8)Gray (10)Hutto-Patterson Gym 1,650
Indiana Fever@Washington Mystics56–91 WASTied (15)Hawkins (7)Tied (3)Acierno Arena (University of Delaware) 3,323
Chicago Sky@Minnesota Lynx58–87 MINFowles (17)Fowles (9)Tied (5)Target Center 5,024
Seattle Storm@Phoenix61–84 SEACanada (17)Lyttle (11)Bird (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena 4,535
Sun May 13Las Vegas Aces@Dallas Wings55–68 DALStevens (12)Wilson (12)Chong (4)College Park Center :
2018 WNBA regular season :
May
DateMatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Fri May 18Dallas Wings@Phoenix MercuryNBA TV, FSA+78–86 PHOTaurasi (26)Bonner (12)Diggins-Smith (9)Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,210
Sat May 19Chicago Sky@Indiana FeverNBA TV, WNDY82–64 CHIQuigley (19)Tied (8)Tied (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,565
Sun May 20Las Vegas Aces@Connecticut SunTwitter65–101 CONYoung (23)A. Thomas (17)J. Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,637
Indiana Fever@Washington MysticsNBA TV, NBCSWA64–82 WASAchonwa (21)Achonwa (12)Delle Donne (7)Capital One Arena 7,400
Atlanta Dream@Dallas WingsTwitter, FFSW-DAL+78–101 DALDiggins–Smith (25)Christmas–Kelly (10)Davis (5)College Park Center 5,907
Los Angeles Sparks@Minnesota LynxESPN277–76 LASSims (21)Fowles (12)Whalen (9)Target Center 13,032
New York Liberty@Chicago SkyTwitter, The U Too, MSG+76–80 CHIQuigley (22)Parker (8)Hartley (6)Wintrust Arena 7,922
Phoenix Mercury@Seattle StormTwitter, KZJO-TV87–82 PHOGriner (29)Stewart (15)Bonner (7)KeyArena 8,602
Tues May 22Los Angeles Sparks@Indiana FeverTwitter87–70 LASOgwumike (25)Ogwumike (10)Gray (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,742
Las Vegas Aces@Washington MysticsLeague Pass, Monumental70–75 WASDelle Donne (23)Delle Donne (11)Allen (6)Capital One Arena 4,509
Wed May 23Atlanta Dream@Chicago SkyLeaguePass81–63 ATLHayes (22)Breland (10)Williams (6)Wintrust Arena 6,147
Dallas Wings@Minnesota LynxLeague Pass, FSNTH68–76 MINFowles (23)Fowles (20)Whalen (8)Target Center 7,834
Seattle Storm@Phoenix MercuryLeague Pass87–71 SEALoyd (29)Stewart (11)Tied (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,068
Thurs May 24Los Angeles Sparks@Connecticut SunESPN294–102 CONGray (21)A. Thomas (9)J. Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,571
Washington Mystics@Indiana FeverESPN3, Monumental93–84 WASDelle Done (26)Delle Done (10)T. Mitchell (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,415
Fri May 25Minnesota Lynx@New York LibertyLeaguePass, MSG+78–72 MINAugustus (21)Charles (12)Robinson (5)Westchester County Center 2,315
Chicago Sky@Seattle StormLeaguePass, KZJO-TV, The U Too91–95 (OT) SEALoyd (29)Howard (10)Tied (9)KeyArena 5,866
Sat May 26Dallas Wings@Atlanta DreamLeaguePass, FSSE-ATL78–70 DALDiggins-Smith (24)Cambage (14)Tied (4)McCamish Pavilion 4,749
Indiana Fever@Connecticut SunLeaguePass77–86 CONA. Thomas (21)McCall (9)Wheeler (9)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,843
Sun May 27Minnesota Lynx@Washington MysticsLeaguePass, NBCSWA78–90 WASToliver (19)Hines–Allen (13)Cloud (8)Capital One Arena 5,723
Phoenix Mercury@Los Angeles SparksLeaguePass, SpecSN72–80 LASGray (23)Ogwumike (8)Gray (8)Staples Center 11,201
Seattle Storm@Las Vegas AcesNBA TV, KZJO-TV105–98 SEAWilson (27)Stewart (9)Loyd (9)Mandalay Bay Events Center 7,662
Tues May 29Minnesota Lynx@Atlanta DreamTwitter74–76 ATLHayes (20)Fowles (13)Robinson (6)McCamish Pavilion 3,785
Dallas Wings@New York LibertyLeaguePass, MSG+89–94 NYLCharles (34)Cambage (16)Zellous (9)Westchester County Center 1,516
Washington Mystics@Seattle StormTwitter, KZJO-TV77–81 SEALoyd (27)Hines–Allen (11)Bird (7)KeyArena 5,235
Wed May 30Washington Mystics@Phoenix MercuryLeaguePass, Monumental103–95 WASToliver (30)Hawkins (12)Taurasi (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,188
Thurs May 31Las Vegas Aces@Seattle StormLeaguePass, KZJO-TV74–101 SEATied (21)Russell (8)Bird (9)KeyArena 5,235 :
June
DateMatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Fri June 1Phoenix Mercury@Minnesota LynxESPN295–85 PHOTaurasi (29)Griner (9)Taurasi (6)Target Center 8,830
Connecticut Sun@Chicago SkyESPN3, The U Too, NBCSB110–72 CONTied (20)A. Thomas (13)Vandersloot (7)Wintrust Arena 4,131
Washington Mystics@Las Vegas AcesLeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, Monumental73–85 LVAWilson (26)Wilson (12)Tied (4)Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,575
Sat June 2New York Liberty@Indiana FeverLeaguePass, FSIND, MSG+87–81 NYLNurse (34)Stokes (12)Wheeler (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,575
Seattle Storm@Dallas WingsLeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+90–94 DALStewart (28)Howard (9)Canada (9)College Park Center 5,191
Sun June 3Phoenix Mercury@Atlanta DreamLeaguePass, FSSE-ATL78–71 PHOMcCoughtry (21)McCoughtry (10)Taurasi (8)McCamish Pavilion 3,796
Connecticut Sun@Washington MysticsLeaguePass, NBCSWA, NBCSB88–64 CONJ. Thomas (25)Williams (10)A. Thomas (4)Capital One Arena 5,176
Minnesota Lynx@Los Angeles SparksLeaguePass, SpecSN69–77 LASParker (19)Parker (10)Gray (6)Staples Center 13,500
Las Vegas Aces@Chicago SkyLeaguePass, The U Too90–94 CHIDe Shields (25)Parker (13)Vandersloot (9)Wintrust Arena 5,052
Tues June 5Phoenix Mercury@New York LibertyTwitter, MSG+80–74 PHOGriner (26)Tied (8)Taurasi (8)Madison Square Garden 7,215
Connecticut Sun@Atlanta DreamLeaguePass, FSSO, NBCSB77–82 ATLHayes (22)A. Thomas (17)A. Thomas (7)McCamish Pavilion 2,830
Thurs June 7Minnesota Lynx@Washington MysticsLeaguePass, NBCSWA88–80 WASFowles (21)Fowles (12)Cloud (9)Capital One Arena 8,587
Connecticut Sun@New York LibertyLeaguePass, MSG+, NBCSB88–86 CONCharles (24)Tied (9)J. Thomas (8)Westchester County Center 1,581
Seattle Storm@Los Angeles SparksESPN288–63 SEAOgwumike (19)Howard (9)Bird (8)Staples Center 9,204
Fri June 8Atlanta Dream@Las Vegas AcesLeaguePass, ATTSN-RM87–83 ATLHayes (24)Tied (9)Allen (7)Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,913
Dallas Wings@Indiana FeverLeaguePass89–83 DALDiggins-Smith (35)Diggins-Smith (12)Diggins-Smith (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,675
Chicago Sky@Phoenix MercuryLeaguePass, The U Too79–96 PHOWilliams (26)Griner (8)Taurasi (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,834
Sat June 9Minnesota Lynx@Connecticut SunNBA TV, NBCSB75–89 CONWilliams (22)Fowles (14)Tied (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,771
Sun June 10Indiana Fever@New York LibertyLeaguePass, MSG75–78 NYLK. Mitchell (19)Achonwa (10)T. Mitchell (7)Westchester County Center 1,537
Chicago Sky@Los Angeles SparksLeaguePass, SpecSN59–77 LASCan. Parker (24)Che. Parker (12)Faulkner (6)Staples Center 8,239
Las Vegas Aces@Phoenix MercuryLeaguePass, FSA+66–72 PHOTaurasi (25)Griner (15)Plum (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,471
Atlanta Dream@Seattle StormLeaguePass, KZJO-TV67–64 ATLHayes (23)Howard (15)Tied (3)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,771
Tues June 12Las Vegas Aces@Indiana FeverLeaguePass101–92 LVAWilson (35)Achonwa (15)Young (9)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,437
Phoenix Mercury@Dallas WingsTwitter, FSSW-DAL+75–72 PHOTaurasi (21)Lyttle (10)January (6)College Park Center 4,026
Chicago Sky@Seattle StormLeaguePass, The U Too85–96 SEABreanna Stewart (30)Parker (10)Tied (5)KeyArena 4,353
Atlanta Dream@Los Angeles SparksNBA TV, SpecSN64–72 LASParker (18)Ogwumike (10)Gray (7)Staples Center 9,215
Wed Jun 13
Washington Mystics
Connecticut Sun
ESPN2
95–91 WAS
Delle Donne (36)
Ogwumike (13)
J. Thomas (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena
Las Vegas
New York Liberty
ESPN3, MSG+
78–63 LVA
Charles (19)
Coleman (5)
Allen (7)
Westchester County Center 1,419
Thur Jun 14
Indiana Fever
Atlanta Dream
NBA TV, FSSO
67–72 ATL
Hayes (23)
Breland (13)
Wheeler (10)
McCamish Pavilion 6,561
Fri June 15Los Angeles Sparks@Washington MysticsLeaguePass, NBCSWA, SpecSN97–86 LASParker (23)Sanders (11)Parker (11)Capital One Arena 5,289
Las Vegas Aces
Dallas Wings
NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+
67–77 DAL
Cambage (28)
Cambage (18)
Diggins–Smith (6)
College Park Center 4,549
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
NBA TV, KZJO-TV, WCCT
92–103 SEA
Ogwumike (30)
Stewart (9)
J. Thomas (6)
KeyArena 7,094
Sat Jun 16
Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass, WNDY
64–96 IND
Vivians (21)
McCoughtry (8)
K. Mitchell (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,234
New York Liberty
Minnesota Lynx
NBA TV, FSNTH, MSG+
71–85 MIN
Fowles (25)
Fowles (9)
Robinson (8)
Target Center 9,114
Connecticut Sun
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass
72–89 PHO
Tuck (20)
Tied (9)
January (8)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,497
Sun Jun 17
Los Angeles Sparks
Chicago Sky
NBA TV, The U Too, SpecSN
81–72 LAS
Gray (21)
Tied (11)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 5,584
Phoenix Mercury
Las Vegas
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM
92–80 PHO
Taurasi (28)
Coffey (12)
Taurasi (7)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,432
Tues Jun 19
Atlanta Dream
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG+
72–79 NYL
McCoughtry (39)
McCoughtry (14)
Boyd (11)
Westchester County Center 1,627
Chicago Sky
Washington Mystics
LeaguePass, NBCSWA, The U Too
60–88 WAS
Toliver (19)
Parker (9)
Toliver (8)
Capital One Arena 1,419
Dallas Wings
Minnesota Lynx
LeaguePass, FSNTH GO
83–91 MIN
Moore (21)
Fowles (17)
Tied (7)
Target Center 9,114
Las Vegas
Seattle Storm
Twitter, KZJO-TV
89–77 LVA
Stewart (27)
Wilson (16)
Loyd (7)
KeyArena 6,395
Indiana Fever
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN
55–74 LAS
Parker (15)
Achonwa (14)
Gray (7)
Staples Center 8,857
Fri Jun 22
Connecticut Sun
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, NBCSB
70–75 ATL
McCoughtry (25)
Williams (10)
Tied (4)
McCamish Pavilion 4,047
Los Angeles Sparks
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+
72–101 DAL
Cambage (20)
Powers (8)
Diggins–Smith (11)
College Park Center 5,672
Washington Mystics
Chicago Sky
ESPN3, The U Too, Monumental
93–77 CHI
Delle Donne (30)
Sanders (11)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 5,831
New York Liberty
Las Vegas
ESPN2
78–88 LVA
McBride (27)
Wilson (14)
Charles (5)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,478
Minnesota Lynx
Phoenix Mercury
ESPN3, FSA+, FSNTH+
83–72 PHO
Tied (23)
Griner (13)
Taurasi (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,349
Indiana Fever
Seattle Storm
ESPN2, KZJO-TV
63–72 SEA
Loyd (25)
Howard (9)
Bird (7)
KeyArena 8,142
Sun Jun 24
Seattle Storm
Dallas Wings
NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+
97–76 SEA
Stewart (28)
Stewart (12)
Bird (10)
College Park Center 4,084
New York Liberty
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN, MSG+
54–80 LAS
Williams (25)
Ogwumike (10)
Gray (11)
Staples Center 9,203
Connecticut Sun
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass, FSIND, NBCSB
87–78 CON
Banham (20)
B. Jones (10)
Bentley (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,458
Minnesota Lynx
Las Vegas
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM
88–73 MIN
Moore (23)
Fowles (10)
Whalen (9)
Mandalay Bay Arena
Chicago Sky
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass, The U Too
88–97 CHI
Quigley (20)
Griner (13)
Vandersloot (12)
Wintrust Arena 4,741
Tues Jun 26
Phoenix Mercury
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG+
83–69 PHO
Taurasi (27)
Griner (9)
Tied (7)
Westchester County Center 1,839
Connecticut Sun
Washington Mystics
LeaguePass, NBCSWA, NBCSB
80–92 WAS
Delle Donne (25)
Ogwumike (11)
Toliver (8)
Capital One Arena 4,139
Seattle Storm
Minnesota Lynx
LeaguePass, FSNTH GO
79–91 MIN
Moore (32)
Fowles (17)
Bird (9)
Target Center 8,634
Dallas Wings
Los Angeles Sparks
Twitter, SpecSN
83–87 LAS
Parker (29)
Cambage (14)
Parker (7)
Staples Center 10,002
Wed Jun 27
Atlanta Dream
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass
80–93 CHI
DeShields (23)
DeShields (11)
Vandersloot (11)
Wintrust Arena 8,521
Indiana Fever
Connecticut Sun
NBA TV, NBCSB
89–101 CON
Vivians (25)
Ogwumike (10)
J. Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,112
Dallas Wings
Las Vegas Aces
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM
97–91 DAL
McBride (38)
Wilson (15)
Tied (8)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,246
Thurs Jun 28
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics
NBA TV, NBCSWA, MSG+
77–80 WAS
Delle Donne (22)
Charles (7)
Charles (6)
Capital One Arena 4,473
Los Angeles Sparks
Seattle Storm
ESPN2
72–81 SEA
Tied (27)
Parker (11)
Bird (11)
KeyArena 8,447
Fri Jun 29
Phoenix Mercury
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass
95–77 PHO
Taurasi (25)
Bonner (9)
Turner (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,241
Chicago Sky
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG+, The U Too
103–99 CHI
Charles (24)
Dolson (6)
Vandersloot (11)
Westchester County Center 1,837
Atlanta Dream
Minnesota Lynx
NBA TV, FSNTH GO
74–85 MIN
Moore (24)
Fowles (15)
Whalen (7)
Target Center 9,209
Los Angeles Sparks
Las Vegas
LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, SpecSN
78–94 LVA
Wilson (29)
Plum (9)
Beard (7)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,124
Sat Jun 30
Phoenix Mercury
Washington Mystics
LeaguePass, Monumental
84–74 PHO
Delle Donne (27)
Delle Donne (13)
Taurasi (9)
Capital One Arena 6,218 :
July
DateMatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Sun Jul 1
Minnesota Lynx
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+, FSNTH+
76–72 MIN
Moore (26)
Fowles (9)
Diggins–Smith (7)
College Park Center 4,448
Las Vegas
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN
71–87 LAS
Lavender (17)
Ogwumike (7)
Young (8)
Staples Center 12,003
Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass, WNDY
87–83 ATL
Vivians (27)
Tied (7)
Sykes (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,277
New York Liberty
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass, The U Too, MSG+
97–94 NYL
Tied (28)
Vaughn (11)
Faulkner (8)
Wintrust Arena 5,382
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
LeaguePass, KZJO-TV, NBCSB
70–84 SEA
Bentley (15)
Howard (8)
Bird (9)
KeyArena 9,307
Tues Jul 3
Seattle Storm
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG+
77–62 SEA
Tied (21)
Stewart (8)
Bird (11)
Westchester County Center 1,749
Chicago Sky
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+
85–108 DAL
Cambage (37)
Cambage (10)
Vandersloot (7)
College Park Center 4,012
Indiana Fever
Minnesota Lynx
Twitter
71–59 MIN
Achonwa (17)
Brunson (12)
Brunson (6)
Target Center 8,632
Connecticut Sun
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN, WCCT
73–72 CON
Ogwumike (21)
Parker (8)
Banham (6)
Staples Center 6,280
Thurs Jul 5
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics
ESPN3, NBCSWA, MSG+
67–86 WAS
Charles (26)
Charles (12)
Cloud (10)
Capital One Arena 4,674
Indiana Fever
Dallas Wings
ESPN3, FSSW-DAL+
63–90 DAL
Stevens (26)
Johnson (11)
Diggins–Smith (7)
College Park Center 4,043
Los Angeles Sparks
Minnesota Lynx
ESPN2
72–83 MIN
Fowles (27)
Brunson (12)
Gray (8)
Target Center 9,303
Chicago Sky
Las Vegas Aces
LeaguePass, The U Too, ATTSN-RM
80–84 LVA
McBride (28)
Swords (12)
Vandersloot (9)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,699
Connecticut Sun
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass, FSA+
77–84 PHO
Taurasi (25)
Bonner (13)
Turner (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,599
Fri Jul 6
Seattle Storm
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL
95–86 ATL
Stewart (29)
Howard (11)
Bird (10)
McCamish Pavilion 3,935
Sat Jul 7
Washington Mystics
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN, Monumental
83–74 WAS
Gray (23)
Ogwumike (13)
Ogwumike (5)
Staples Center 10,163
Minnesota Lynx
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass, The U Too
63–77 CHI
Moore (16)
Fowles (13)
Vandersloot (9)
Wintrust Arena 6,139
Connecticut Sun
Las Vegas Aces
LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, WCCT
90–94 LVA
Wilson (34)
Wilson (14)
Plum (10)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 3,363
Sun Jul 8
Phoenix Mercury
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, FSA+
70–76 ATL
Taurasi (19)
Breland (12)
McCoughtry (4)
McCamish Pavilion 3,952
Dallas Wings
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG
97–87 DAL
Diggins–Smith (32)
Cambage (12)
Gray (6)
Westchester County Center 1,719
Washington Mystics
Seattle Storm
LeaguePass, KZJO-TV, Monumental
91–97 SEA
Delle Donne (29)
Stewart (10)
Toliver (6)
KeyArena 8,724
Tues Jul 10
Los Angeles Sparks
Seattle Storm
Twitter, KZJO-TV, SpecSN
77–75 (OT) LAS
Parker (21)
Stewart (13)
Parker (10)
KeyArena 9,686
Phoenix Mercury
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+, FSA+
72–101 DAL
Griner (21)
Johnson (9)
Mitchell (8)
College Park Center 4,034
Las Vegas Aces
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass, The U Too
98–74 CHI
McBride (18)
3 Tied (8)
Vandersloot (8)
Wintrust Arena 7,696
Wed Jul 11
New York Liberty
Connecticut Sun
NBA TV, NBCSB, MSG+
79–76 NYL
Charles (19)
Charles (11)
Boyd (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,413
Atlanta Dream
Washington Mystics
LeaguePass, Monumental
106–89 ATL
McCoughtry (26)
Breland (10)
Breland (7)
Capital One Arena 11,354
Minnesota Lynx
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass, WNDY
87–65 MIN
Fowles (20)
Fowles (10)
Fowles (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,006
Thurs Jul 12
Dallas Wings
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, MSG+
92–77 DAL
Diggins–Smith (22)
Tied (7)
Diggins–Smith (11)
Staples Center 13,502
Fri Jul 13
Indiana Fever
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL
74–87 ATL
T. Mitchell (17)
Breland (8)
McCoughtry (7)
McCamish Pavilion 3,807
Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun
LeaguePass, NBCSB
87–91 CON
Taurasi (28)
Williams (10)
A. Thomas (10)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,696
Chicago Sky
Washington Mystics
LeaguePass, NBCSWA, The U Too
72–88 WAS
Tied (25)
Sanders (8)
Vandersloot (9)
Capital One Arena 5,858
Las Vegas Aces
Minnesota Lynx
LeaguePass, FSNTH+
85–77 LVA
McBride (24)
Fowles (17)
McBride (9)
Target Center 9,813
Sat Jul 14
Dallas Wings
Seattle Storm
LeaguePass, KZJO-TV
84–91 SEA
Stewart (35)
Stewart (10)
Diggins–Smith (7)
KeyArena 9,686
Sun Jul 15
Washington Mystics
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, Monumental
77–80 ATL
Delle Donne (23)
Delle Donne (11)
Toliver (6)
McCamish Pavilion 3,880
Chicago Sky
New York Liberty
NBA TV, MSG
84–107 NYL
Charles (21)
Vaughn (7)
Boyd (10)
Westchester County Center 2,073
Phoenix Mercury
Indiana Fever
NBA TV, WNDY, FSA+
101–82 PHO
Griner (36)
Griner (12)
Taurasi (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,302
Los Angeles Sparks
Las Vegas Aces
LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, SpecSN
99–78 LAS
Parker (34)
Parker (11)
Parker (9)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,810
Connecticut Sun
Minnesota Lynx
NBA TV, FSNTH, WCCT
83–64 CON
Tuck (15)
Tied (8)
Clarendon (5)
Target Center 9,234
Tues Jul 17
New York Liberty
Dallas Wings
Twitter, FSSW-DAL+, MSG+
87–104 DAL
Cambage (53)
Cambage (10)
Diggins–Smith (7)
College Park Center 6,459
Atlanta Dream
Connecticut Sun
LeaguePass, NBCSB
86–83 ATL
McCoughtry (24)
Breland (11)
J. Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,555
Wed Jul 18
Seattle Storm
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass
101–83 SEA
Stewart (30)
Loyd (10)
Bird (11)
Wintrust Arena 10,024
Indiana Fever
Minnesota Lynx
NBA TV, FSNTH GO
65–89 MIN
Fowles (30)
Fowles (16)
Larkins (8)
Target Center 17,933
Thur Jul 19
New York Liberty
Atlanta Dream
ESPN3, MSG+
68–82 ATL
Montgomery (24)
Tied (12)
Boyd (10)
McCamish Pavilion 3,074
Washington Mystics
Dallas Wings
ESPN2
81–90 DAL
Cambage (35)
Cambage (17)
Toliver (9)
College Park Center 4,411
Las Vegas Aces
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass
85–82 LVA
Taurasi (33)
Wilson (12)
Taurasi (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,587
Fri Jul 20
Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun
NBA TV, NBCSB
78–65 SEA
Loyd (31)
Ogwumike (12)
Tied (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,908
Dallas Wings
Chicago Sky
NBA TV, The U Too
81–90 DAL
Tied (23)
Vandersloot (10)
Vandersloot (15)
Wintrust Arena 4,962
Indiana Fever
Los Angeles Sparks
LeaguePass, SpecSN
78–76 LAS
Parker (24)
Parker (12)
Parker (7)
Staples Center 10,532
Sat Jul 21
Washington Mystics
New York Liberty
NBA TV, MSG, Monumental
95–78 WAS
Delle Donne (30)
Delle Donne (10)
Toliver (8)
Westchester County Center 2,005
Minnesota Lynx
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass
80–75 MIN
Moore (38)
Brunson (11)
Tied (3)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,473
Sun Jul 22
Seattle Storm
Atlanta Dream
NBA TV, FSSE-ATL
74–87 ATL
Stewart (31)
Tied (8)
Bird (6)
McCamish Pavilion 4,916
Connecticut Sun
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL, WCCT
92–75 DAL
Cambage (25)
Cambage (10)
J. Thomas (9)
College Park Center 4,935
Indiana Fever
Las Vegas Aces
LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM
74–88 LVA
Wilson (24)
Tied (10)
Pondexter (7)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,368
Los Angeles Sparks
Chicago Sky
NBA TV, The U Too, SpecSN
93–76 LAS
Parker (23)
Parker (12)
Vandersloot (10)
Wintrust Arena 6,477
Tues Jul 24
Washington Mystics
Connecticut Sun
ESPN3, NBCSB, Monumental
68–94 CON
J. Jones (23)
Williams (10)
Williams (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,125
Seattle Storm
Indiana Fever
ESPN3
92–72 SEA
Tied (26)
Dupree (12)
Bird (11)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,908
New York Liberty
Minnesota Lynx
ESPN2
82–85 MIN
Charles (32)
Charles (15)
Boyd (9)
Target Center 9,830
Atlanta Dream
Los Angeles Sparks
Twitter, SpecSN
81–71 ATL
McCoughtry (19)
Parker (9)
Montgomery (6)
Staples Center 9,324
Wed Jul 25
Chicago Sky
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass
101–87 CHI
Bonner (30)
Bonner (13)
Vandersloot (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,338
Sat Jul 28
Team Delle Donne
Team Parker
ABC
112–119 CNP
Toliver (23)
Moore (8)
Tied (8)
Target Center 15,922
Tues Jul 31
Washington Mystics
Atlanta Dream
Twitter
86–71 WAS
Delle Donne (28)
Delle Donne (16)
Toliver (4)
McCamish Pavilion 3,648
Chicago Sky
Dallas Wings
NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+, The U Too
92–91 DAL
Cambage (33)
Johnson (14)
Vandersloot (14)
College Park Center 3,696
Seattle Storm
Phoenix Mercury
Twitter
102–91 SEA
Loyd (29)
Howard (10)
Tied (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,005 :
August
DateMatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Wed Aug 1
New York Liberty
Connecticut Sun
NBA TV, NBCSB, MSG+
77–92 CON
J. Jones (21)
A. Thomas (12)
Boyd (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,412
Phoenix Mercury
Las Vegas Aces
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM
104–93 PHO
Taurasi (37)
Bonner (14)
Taurasi (9)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,129
Thur Aug 2
Dallas Wings
Indiana Fever
NBA TV, FSIND, FSSW-DAL+
78–84 IND
Cambage (37)
Tied (9)
Wheeler (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,981
Minnesota Lynx
Los Angeles Sparks
ESPN2
57–79 LAS
Parker (23)
Parker (10)
Gray (9)
Staples Center 9,542
Fri Aug 3
Chicago Sky
Atlanta Dream
LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, The U Too
74–89 ATL
Vandersloot (21)
Breland (9)
Tied (7)
McCamish Pavilion 5,120
Las Vegas Aces
Washington Mystics
None
LVA Forfeit
Capital One Arena –
Minnesota Lynx
Seattle Storm
NBA TV, KZJO-TV
75–85 SEA
Tied (20)
Fowles (16)
Bird (11)
KeyArena 12,064
Sat Aug 4
Indiana Fever
New York Liberty
NBA TV, MSG
68–55 IND
Dupree (25)
Achonwa (13)
Wheeler (7)
Westchester County Center 2,225
Sat Aug 5
Las Vegas Aces
Connecticut Sun
LeaguePass, NBCSB
88–109 CON
J. Thomas (30)
Tied (7)
Williams (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,791
Washington Mystics
Dallas Wings
NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+, Monumental
76–74 WAS
Tied (16)
Powers (5)
Toliver (5)
College Park Center 5,623
Phoenix Mercury
Los Angeles Sparks
NBA TV, SpecSN
75–78 LAS
Gray (24)
Parker (14)
January (9)
Staples Center 19,076
Atlanta Dream
Minnesota Lynx
LeaguePass, FSNTH, FSSE-ATL
86–66 ATL
Hayes (28)
Fowles (10)
Sykes (6)
Target Center 9,333
Mon Aug 6
Seattle Storm
New York Liberty
NBA TV, MSG+
96–80 NYL
Stewart (32)
Howard (10)
Tied (7)
Madison Square Garden 12,488
Tues Aug 7
Las Vegas Aces
Atlanta Dream
NBA TV, FSSO
100–109 ATL
Tied (22)
Breland (11)
Plum (8)
McCamish Pavilion 4,033
Seattle Storm
Indiana Fever
LeaguePass, FSIND
94–79 SEA
Dupree (22)
Stewart (12)
Tied (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,401
Minnesota Lynx
Chicago Sky
Twitter, The U Too
85–64 MIN
Moore (31)
Fowles (11)
Robinson (11)
Wintrust Arena 6,388
Washington Mystics
Phoenix Mercury
NBA TV, Monumental
103–98 WAS
Griner (35)
Griner (11)
Tied (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 7,769
Wed Aug 8
Los Angeles Sparks
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG+, SpecSN
82–81 LAS
Charles (27)
Stokes (11)
Boyd (7)
Westchester County Center 2,481
Connecticut Sun
Dallas Wings
NBA TV, FSSW-DAL
101–92 CON
Cambage (29)
Williams (10)
J. Thomas (9)
College Park Center 3,483
Thurs Aug 9
Seattle Storm
Washington Mystics
NBA TV, Monumental
77–100 WAS
Delle Donne (30)
Sanders (12)
Cloud (8)
Capital One Arena 6,808
Los Angeles Sparks
Atlanta Dream
NBA TV, FSSO
73–79 ATL
Parker (20)
Parker (12)
Bentley (8)
McCamish Pavilion 4,235
Minnesota Lynx
Las Vegas Aces
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM
89–73 MIN
Moore (34)
Fowles (19)
Wright (6)
Mandalay Bay Arena 4,497
Fri Aug 10
Connecticut Sun
Chicago Sky
LeaguePass, The U Too, NBCSB
86–97 CHI
Vandersloot (20)
Coates (10)
Vandersloot (15)
Wintrust Arena 5,976
Indiana Fever
Phoenix Mercury
NBA TV, FSA+, FSIND
74–94 PHO
K. Mitchell (20)
Bonner (10)
Tied (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,860
Sat Aug 11
Dallas Wings
Atlanta Dream
NBA TV, FSSE-ATL, FSSW-DAL+
72–92 ATL
Diggins-Smith (26)
Williams (9)
Diggins-Smith (10)
McCamish Pavilion 4,937
Indiana Fever
Las Vegas Aces
LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM
74–92 LVA
Plum (20)
Wilson (8)
Wheeler (5)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,213
Sun Aug 12
Atlanta Dream
New York Liberty
LeaguePass, MSG
86–77 ATL
Montgomery (30)
Stokes (10)
Charles (5)
Westchester County Center 2,362
Chicago Sky
Connecticut Sun
LeaguePass, NBCSB
75–82 CON
Williams (22)
J. Jones (15)
J. Thomas (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,687
Dallas Wings
Washington Mystics
NBA TV, NBCSWA
80–93 WAS
Atkins (26)
Gray (12)
Toliver (7)
Capital One Arena 6,362
Los Angeles Sparks
Phoenix Mercury
ESPN2
78–86 PHO
Bonner (31)
Griner (13)
Taurasi (14)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,618
Seattle Storm
Minnesota Lynx
ESPN3, FSNTH
81–72 MIN
Fowles (28)
Stewart (17)
Tied (6)
Target Center 9,123
Tues Aug 14
Dallas Wings
Connecticut Sun
Twitter, NBCSB
76–96 CON
Diggins–Smith (17)
J. Jones (10)
Diggins–Smith (6)
Capital One Arena 6,362
Chicago Sky
Minnesota Lynx
NBA TV, FSNTH GO, The U Too
91–88 CHI
Dolson (20)
Fowles (13)
Vandersloot (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,687
New York Liberty
Los Angeles Sparks
NBA TV, SpecSN, MSG+
66–74 LAS
Gray (26)
Parker (10)
Gray (5)
Staples Center 11,067
Wed Aug 15
Washington Mystics
Indiana Fever
NBA TV, Monumental
76–62 WAS
Delle Donne (25)
Sanders (13)
Cloud (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,636
New York Liberty
Las Vegas Aces
NBA TV, ATTSN-RM, MSG+
91–88 CHI
Wilson (19)
Stokes (11)
Boyd (6)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 7,159
Fri Aug 17
Minnesota Lynx
Connecticut Sun
LeaguePass, NBCSB
79–96 CON
J. Jones (26)
Tied (8)
Tied (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,089
Los Angeles Sparks
Washington Mystics
NBA TV, Monumental, SpecSN
67–69 WAS
Delle Donne (16)
Tied (10)
Parker (7)
Capital One Arena 7,400
Las Vegas Aces
Dallas Wings
LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+
102–107 DAL
Cambage (43)
Cambage (13)
McBride (12)
College Park Center 6,209
Atlanta Dream
Phoenix Mercury
LeaguePass
95–104 PHO
Bonner (31)
Griner (13)
Taurasi (14)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,618
New York Liberty
Seattle Storm
NBA TV, KZJO-TV, MSG+
77–85 SEA
Stewart (22)
Tied (15)
Bird (6)
KeyArena 10,873
Sat Aug 18
Chicago Sky
Indiana Fever
NBA TV, FSIND
115–106 CHI
Dupree (30)
Achonwa (11)
Vandersloot(10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,442
Sun Aug 19
Los Angeles Sparks
Connecticut Sun
Twitter, NBCSB, SpecSN
86–89 CON
J. Thomas (27)
Parker (10)
Tied (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,040
Atlanta Dream
Las Vegas Aces
ESPN3, ATTSN-RM
93–78 ATL
Wilson (21)
Hamby (8)
Montgomery (8)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,737
New York Liberty
Phoenix Mercury
ESPN3, MSG+
85–96 PHO
Nurse (28)
Bonner (10)
Boyd (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,106
Indiana Fever
Chicago Sky
ESPN3, The U Too
97–92 IND
DeShields (27)
Achonwa (9)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 7,118
Dallas Wings
Seattle Storm
ESPN3, KZJO-TV
68–84 SEA
Johnson (16)
Russell (9)
Canada (5)
KeyArena 12,574
Washington Mystics
Minnesota Lynx
ESPN2
83–88 MIN
Fowles (26)
Fowles (14)
Whalen (6)
Target Center 13,013 :
2018 WNBA postseason :
First Round
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Tues Aug 21
8:30 PM
Dallas Wings
Phoenix Mercury
ESPN2
83–101 PHO
Bonner (29)
Cambage (12)
Taurasi (12)
Wells Fargo Arena 4,976
10:30 PM
Minnesota Lynx
Los Angeles Sparks
ESPN2
68–75 LAS
Gray (26)
Fowles (12)
Gray (6)
Staples Center 8,598 :
Second Round
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Thur Aug. 23
6:30 PM
Los Angeles Sparks
Washington Mystics
ESPN2
64–96 WAS
Delle Donne (19)
Delle Donne (12)
Toliver (9)
Charles Smith Center 3,548
8:30 PM
Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun
ESPN2
96–86 PHO
3 Tied (27)
Bonner (18)
J. Jones (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,858 :
Semifinals
DateTime (EST)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
Sun Aug 26
3:00 PM
Washington Mystics
Atlanta Dream
ESPN2
87–84 WAS
Delle Donne (32)
Delle Donne (13)
Cloud (6)
McCamish Pavilion 5,086
5:00 PM
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
ESPN2
87–91 SEA
Stewart (28)
Bonner (13)
Bird (10)
KeyArena 9,686
Tues Aug 28
8:00 PM
Washington Mystics
Atlanta Dream
ESPN2
75–78 ATL
Delle Donne (27)
Tied (14)
Tied (6)
McCamish Pavilion 3,813
10:00 PM
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
ESPN2
87–91 (OT) SEA
Taurasi (28)
Tied (10)
Taurasi (8)
KeyArena 9,686
Fri Aug 31
8:00 PM
Atlanta Dream
Washington Mystics
ESPNNews, NBA TV
81–76 ATL
Hayes (23)
Tied (11)
Kristi Toliver (6)
Charles Smith Center 3,867
10:00 PM
Seattle Storm
Phoenix Mercury
ESPNNews, NBA TV
86–66 PHO
Bonner (27)
Tied (11)
Bird (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,185
Sun Sep 2
3:00 PM
Atlanta Dream
Washington Mystics
ESPN2
97–76 WAS
Toliver (22)
Delle Donne (10)
Montgomery (10)
Charles Smith Center 3,722
5:00 PM
Seattle Storm
Phoenix Mercury
ESPN2
84–86 PHO
Griner (29)
Griner (12)
Loyd (12)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,137
Tues Sep 4
8:00 PM
Washington Mystics
Atlanta Dream
ESPN2
86–81 WAS
Atkins (20)
Breland (12)
Natasha Cloud (5)
McCamish Pavilion 4,435
10:00 PM
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
ESPNNews, NBA TV
94–84 SEA
Stewart (28)
Alysha Clark (13)
Griner (6)
KeyArena 8,992 :
WNBA Finals
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/Attendance
September 79:00 PMWashington Mystics@Seattle StormESPNews76–89 SEATied (23)Tied (7)Bird (7)KeyArena 11,486
September 93:30 PMWashington Mystics@Seattle StormABC73–75 SEAStewart (19)Howard (11)Bird (4)KeyArena 14,212
September 128:00 PMSeattle Storm@Washington MysticsESPN298–82 SEAStewart (30)Howard (14)Bird (10)EagleBank Arena 9,164 :

## Playoffs

| First round: Single elimination (Aug. 21) | First round: Single elimination (Aug. 21) | First round: Single elimination (Aug. 21) | Second round: Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Second round: Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Second round: Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) |
| | | | | | | 1 | Seattle Storm | 91 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 94 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Connecticut Sun | 86 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | | | | | |
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 96 | | | | | | | | 1 | Seattle Storm | 89 | 75 | 98 |
| 8 | Dallas Wings | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Washington Mystics | 76 | 73 | 82 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Atlanta Dream | 84 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 81 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Washington Mystics | 96 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 87 | 75 | 76 | 97 | 86 | | | | | |
| 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

## Season award winners
### Player of the Week Award

| Date Awarded | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference |
| Date Awarded | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| May 28 | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut | Chelsea Gray | Los Angeles |
| June 4 | Tina Charles | New York | Liz Cambage | Dallas |
| June 11 | Tiffany Hayes | Atlanta | Brittney Griner | Phoenix |
| June 18 | Elena Delle Donne | Washington | Breanna Stewart | Seattle |
| June 25 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta | Maya Moore | Minnesota |
| July 2 | Elena Delle Donne (2) | Washington | Maya Moore (2) | Minnesota |
| July 9 | Elena Delle Donne (3) | Washington | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas |
| July 16 | Jessica Breland | Atlanta | Candace Parker | Los Angeles |
| July 23 | Tiffany Hayes (2) | Atlanta | Liz Cambage (2) | Dallas |
| August 6 | Tiffany Hayes (3) | Atlanta | Candace Parker (2) | Los Angeles |
| August 13 | Elena Delle Donne (4) | Washington | Maya Moore (3) | Minnesota |
| August 20 | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut | DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix |

### Player of the Month Award

| For games played | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference |
| For games played | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| June 2018 | Elena Delle Donne | Washington | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix |
| July 2018 | Tiffany Hayes | Atlanta | Breanna Stewart | Seattle |
| August 2018 | Elena Delle Donne (2) | Washington | Diana Taurasi (2) | Phoenix |

### Rookie of the Month Award

| For games played | Player | Team |
| June 2018 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas |
| July 2018 | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas |
| August 2018 | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas |

### Coach of the Month Award

| For games played | Coach | Team |
| June 2018 | Sandy Brondello | Phoenix |
| July 2018 | Nicki Collen | Atlanta |
| August 2018 | Nicki Collen (2) | Atlanta |

### Postseason awards

| Award | Award | Winner | Position | Team | Votes/Statistic |
| Most Valuable Player Award | Most Valuable Player Award | Breanna Stewart | Forward | Seattle Storm | 33 of 39 |
| Finals MVP Award | Finals MVP Award | Breanna Stewart | Forward | Seattle Storm | – of – |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Rookie of the Year Award | A'ja Wilson | Power Forward | Las Vegas Aces | 39 of 39 |
| Most Improved Player Award | Most Improved Player Award | Natasha Howard | Forward | Seattle Storm | 29 of 39 |
| Defensive Player of the Year Award | Defensive Player of the Year Award | Alana Beard | Guard | Los Angeles Sparks | 16 of 39 |
| Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Jonquel Jones | Forward/center | Connecticut Sun | 20 of 38 |
| Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Sue Bird | Guard | Seattle Storm | 16 of 38 |
| Peak Performer: Points | Peak Performer: Points | Liz Cambage | Center | Dallas Wings | 23.0 PPG |
| Peak Performer: Rebounds | Peak Performer: Rebounds | Sylvia Fowles | Center | Minnesota Lynx | 11.8 RPG |
| Peak Performer: Assists | Peak Performer: Assists | Courtney Vandersloot | Guard | Chicago Sky | 8.6 APG |
| Coach of the Year Award | Coach of the Year Award | Nicki Collen | Coach | Atlanta Dream | 37 of 39 |
| Basketball Executive of the Year Award | Basketball Executive of the Year Award | Chris Sienko | General manager | Atlanta Dream | 6 of 11 |
| Team | Guard | Guard | Forward | Forward | Center |
| All-WNBA First Team | Diana Taurasi | Tiffany Hayes | Elena Delle Donne | Breanna Stewart | Liz Cambage |
| All-WNBA Second Team | Skylar Diggins-Smith | Courtney Vandersloot | Candace Parker | Maya Moore | Brittney Griner |
| All-Defensive First Team | Jasmine Thomas | Alana Beard | Jessica Breland | Natasha Howard | Brittney Griner |
| All-Defensive Second Team | Tiffany Hayes | Ariel Atkins | Nneka Ogwumike | Rebekkah Brunson | Sylvia Fowles |
| All-Rookie Team | Kelsey Mitchell | Ariel Atkins | Diamond DeShields | Azurá Stevens | A'ja Wilson |

## Coaches
### Eastern Conference

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
| Atlanta Dream | Nicki Collen | Connecticut Sun (assistant) | 1 | 23-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Sky | Amber Stocks | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | 2 | 35–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut Sun | Curt Miller | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | 3 | 56–46 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Fever | Pokey Chatman | Chicago Sky | 2 | 15–53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Liberty | Katie Smith | New York Liberty (assistant) | 1 | 7–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Mystics | Mike Thibault | Connecticut Sun | 6 | 104–100 | 5 | 1 | 0 |

### Western Conference

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
| Dallas Wings | Fred Williams | Atlanta Dream | 4 | 72–97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Las Vegas Aces | Bill Laimbeer | New York Liberty | 1 | 14–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks | Brian Agler | Seattle Storm | 4 | 75–54 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota Lynx | Cheryl Reeve | Detroit Shock (assistant) | 8 | 213–93 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Phoenix Mercury | Sandy Brondello | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | 5 | 103–67 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Seattle Storm | Dan Hughes | San Antonio Stars | 1 | 26–8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year with team includes 2018 season.
* Records are from time at current team and are through the end the 2018 season.
* Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
* WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
* Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2018 season as head coach of each team.