Name: 2021 WNBA Playoff Race
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The Connecticut Sun won the 2021 WNBA Playoff Race at 26-6, 2 games ahead of the Las Vegas Aces.

Playoff Race standings, 2021

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Connecticut Sun (CON) p	26	6	.813	-	10-0	W14
Las Vegas Aces (LVA) x	24	8	.750	2	8-2	W4
Minnesota Lynx (MIN) x	22	10	.688	4	9-1	W4
Seattle Storm (SEA) x	21	11	.656	5	5-5	W1
Phoenix Mercury (PHO) x	19	13	.594	7	7-3	L3
Chicago Sky (CHI) x	16	16	.500	10	5-5	W1
Dallas Wings (DAL) x	14	18	.438	12	5-5	W1
Los Angeles Sparks (LAS)	12	20	.375	14	3-7	L1
New York Liberty (NYL) x	12	20	.375	14	2-8	W1
Washington Mystics (WAS)	12	20	.375	14	4-6	L2
Atlanta Dream (ATL)	8	24	.250	18	2-8	L2
Indiana Fever (IND)	6	26	.188	20	2-8	L7

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

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Turning points

The lead changed hands 7 times.
The Connecticut Sun trailed by as many as 3.5 games on June 19, 2021.
The Connecticut Sun took first place for good on August 24, 2021.
The Connecticut Sun won 14 games in a row from July 9, 2021 to September 19, 2021, the longest run of the race. It runs either side of the Olympic break.
The Seattle Storm led by 1.5 games as late as June 26, 2021.
The Connecticut Sun went 10-0 from August 14, 2021 to September 11, 2021, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 56 of the 80 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
The Connecticut Sun spent 52 of the season's 129 charted days in first place.