The league switched to a new playoff format in 2022.
The exciting 2024 WNBA regular season is winding down, as the league's 12 teams battle for eight spotsThe New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx have proven to be the class of the WNBA this season, while the back-to-back champion Las Vegas Aces—led by MVP front-runner center A'ja Wilson—remain a big threat. Guard Caitlin Clark, the No.
In the first round of the playoffs, the higher seed hosts the first two games of the series. If it goes to a decisive third game, the home-court advantage flips to the lower seed. In the final two rounds, the higher seed hosts Games 1, 2 and 5, while the lower seed hosts Games 3 and 4.The WNBA playoffs involved just four teams in 1997 and '98, with single-elimination games in '97 and best-of-three series in '98.
In 2016, the format changed again. The top two teams earned an automatic bid to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds began in the second round and the remaining four teams began in the first round. The first and second rounds were single elimination games, while the semifinals and Finals were best-of-five series.
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