2018 WNBA Western Conference standings
The Seattle Storm won the 2018 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 26-8, 6 games ahead of the Phoenix Mercury.
🏆The 2018 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 2018
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Seattle Storm (SEA) p | 26 | 8 | .765 | - | 8-2 | W3 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 5-5 | W4 |
| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Minnesota Lynx (MIN) x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Dallas Wings (DAL) x | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11 | 1-9 | L1 |
| Las Vegas Aces (LVA) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 3-7 | L3 |
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 7 times.
- The Seattle Storm trailed by as many as 1.5 games on May 20, 2018.
- The Seattle Storm took first place for good on July 8, 2018.
- The Phoenix Mercury won 8 games in a row from June 1, 2018 to June 17, 2018, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Sparks led by 1 game as late as June 27, 2018.
- The Seattle Storm went 8-1 from June 27, 2018 to July 21, 2018, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 41 of the 68 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Seattle Storm spent 58 of the season's 94 charted days in first place.