2016 WNBA Playoff Race
The Minnesota Lynx won the 2016 WNBA Playoff Race at 28-6, 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Sparks.
🏆The 2016 playoffs, series by series
Loading season data…
Playoff Race standings, 2016
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minnesota Lynx (MIN) p | 28 | 6 | .824 | - | 8-2 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) x | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 7 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Chicago Sky (CHI) x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 10 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Dream (ATL) x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 11 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 11 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Seattle Storm (SEA) x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 14 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Dallas Wings (DAL) | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 2-8 | L2 |
| San Antonio Stars (SAN) | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 2-8 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- p
- clinched the top seed
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Minnesota Lynx trailed by as many as 2.5 games on July 7, 2016.
- The Minnesota Lynx took first place for good on September 6, 2016.
- The Minnesota Lynx won 13 games in a row from May 14, 2016 to June 21, 2016, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Sparks led by 2.5 games as late as July 16, 2016.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 49 of the 76 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Sparks held first place for 63 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Minnesota Lynx spent 59 of the season's 128 charted days in first place.