2015 WNBA Playoffs
The 2015 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2015 season. Format. Following the WNBA regular season, four teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs and are seeded one to four based on their regular season record. The first round of the playoffs, or Conference Semi-Finals, consisted of two match-ups in each conference based on the seedings (1-4 and 2-3). The two winners advanced to the second round, or Conference Finals, with a match-up between the 1-4 and 2-3 winners. At the conclusion of the Conference  Finals, the winners of these series advanced to the WNBA Finals. The Conference Semi-Finals and the Conference Finals are each best-of-three series. Series are played in a 1-1-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage (better record) hosts games 1 and 3, while their opponent hosts game 2. The WNBA Finals are a best-of-five series played in a 2-2-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, and 5 while their opponent hosts games 3 and 4.