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2013 WNBA Playoffs

Final positions

Dates	September 19 – October 10, 2013
Champions	Minnesota Lynx (Finals Champion)
East champion	Atlanta Dream (Coach: Fred Williams)
West champion	Minnesota Lynx (Coach: Cheryl Reeve)
Tournament statistics
Attendance	7,575 per game
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The 2013 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2013 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences will qualify for the playoffs, seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.

The Minnesota Lynx won the 2013 WNBA Finals, sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. The Lynx became the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the WNBA adopted the best-of-five format for the finals. The Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, and the Seattle Storm in the conference semifinals. The Mercury had reached the Finals by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks in three games.

The Atlanta Dream won the Eastern Conference sweeping the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever in two games. The Dream had defeated the Washington Mystics in the conference semifinals. The Fever had reached the Eastern Conference Finals by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Sky.

The Lynx won their third straight Western Conference Championship and second WNBA title in three years. The Dream, meanwhile, failed to win a title despite making their third trip to the finals in four years.^[1]

Tiebreak procedures

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Better record in head-to-head games.
Better winning percentage within own conference.
Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
Better point differential in games head-to-head.
Coin toss.

Three or more-team tie

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Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
Coin toss.

Seed	Team	W	L	Tiebreaker	Clinched
Playoff berth	Conference homecourt
1	Chicago Sky	24	10		August 23	August 31
2	Atlanta Dream	17	17	3-2 vs. WAS	September 4
3	Washington Mystics	17	17	2-3 vs. ATL	September 10
4	Indiana Fever	16	18		September 7

Seed	Team	W	L	Clinched
Playoff berth	Conference homecourt	League homecourt
1	Minnesota Lynx	26	8	August 22	September 10	September 14
2	Los Angeles Sparks	24	10	August 23
3	Phoenix Mercury	19	15	September 6
4	Seattle Storm	17	17	August 31