2019 WNBA season

2019 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 24 – October 10, 2019
Number of games	34
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,333,093
Average attendance	6,535[1]
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV, CBSSN
Top draft pick	Jackie Young
Picked by	Las Vegas Aces
Season MVP	Elena Delle Donne (Washington)
Eastern champions	Washington Mystics
Eastern runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Western champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Western runners-up	Las Vegas Aces
Finals champions	Washington Mystics
Runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP	Emma Meesseman (Washington)

Elena Delle Donne, the 2019 regular season MVP

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Seattle Storm were the defending champions. The regular season began on May 24, with the Atlanta Dream hosting the Dallas Wings and the New York Liberty hosting the Indiana Fever. The season ended with the Washington Mystics securing their first WNBA Title over the Connecticut Sun three games to two, in a closely contested finals. Emma Meesseman was named Finals MVP and teammate Elena Delle Donne was named regular season MVP.

2019 WNBA draft

Main article: 2019 WNBA draft

The Las Vegas Aces had the first pick in the 2019 WNBA draft on April 10, marking the third straight draft in which the franchise won the lottery for the top pick.^[2][3] With the top pick, the Aces selected Jackie Young from Notre Dame. The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks (Round 1 on ESPN2, Rounds 2 and 3 on ESPNU).

Rule changes

The WNBA Board of Governors approved two rule changes at their November 15, 2018 meeting that would go into effect during the 2019 season.^[4]

1. The "Clear Path Foul Rule" was simplified to establish "bright line" standards based on a player's positioning.
2. The definition of a "Hostile Act" was expanded for purposes of instant replay.

Media coverage

On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports Network announced a multi-year deal with the league to broadcast 40 games a season starting in May 2019. On June 27, 2019, TSN, Sportsnet, and NBA TV Canada announced a multi-year deal with the league to broadcast 53 games combined a season starting on June 28, 2019.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2019 WNBA season transactions

Retirement

• Lindsay Whalen announced her retirement on August 13, 2018 that she would retire at the conclusion of the 2018 season. Whalen played 15 seasons with the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx, winning four titles with the latter. She retired as the WNBA's all time leader in games won, with 322.^[5]
• Noelle Quinn announced that she would retire on February 21. She joined the Seattle Storm as an assistant coach.^[6]
• Monique Currie announced her retirement via Instagram on February 26. Currie retired to pursue a career with Nike.^[7]
• Cappie Pondexter announced her retirement via Instagram on April 17. Pondexter was the 2007 WNBA Finals MVP and a two time WNBA champion.^[8]

Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on January 15, 2019, with the signing period starting on February 1, 2019.^[9]

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team	2018 season	2019 season	Reference
Chicago Sky	Amber Stocks	James Wade	[10][11]
Dallas Wings	Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Interim)	Brian Agler	[12]
Los Angeles Sparks	Brian Agler	Derek Fisher	[13][14]
Post-season
Indiana Fever	Pokey Chatman		[15]
New York Liberty	Katie Smith		[16]

Administration

• On June 17, Cathy Engelbert became the first Commissioner of the WNBA (previous top administrators had been titled "President"). She had previously served as CEO of the U.S. member firm of the international professional services firm Deloitte.^[17]

Arena changes

• On August 15, 2018 the Seattle Storm announced that they would play their regular season games at the University of Washington's Alaska Airlines Arena while Climate Pledge Arena undergoes renovations for the Seattle Kraken of the NHL.^[18] The Storm later announced that of the team's 17 regular-season home games, 12 would be held at Alaska Airlines Arena and the remainder at Angel of the Winds Arena in the northern suburb of Everett, Washington.^[19]
• On December 13, 2018 the Atlanta Dream announced that they would return to State Farm Arena, formerly Philips Arena, after playing the previous two seasons at Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion while State Farm Arena underwent a $192.5 million renovation.^[20]
• The Washington Mystics moved into the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena beginning with the 2019 season. The arena's capacity is only 4,200, vastly smaller than the team's former home of Capital One Arena.^[21]
• On July 24, 2019, the Phoenix Mercury announced that they would play the 2020 season at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum to accommodate renovations to Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Mercury plans to return to the latter venue upon project completion.^[22]
• On September 5, 2019, the Indiana Fever announced that they would move to Butler University's Hinkle Fieldhouse for the entire 2020 and 2021 seasons, plus part of the 2022 season. The move was made necessary by a previously announced project to renovate Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home to both the Fever and the NBA's Indiana Pacers, with most of the work taking place during Pacers offseasons. The Fever plan to return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse upon project completion.^[23]

Regular season

All-Star Game

Main article: 2019 WNBA All-Star Game

ABC, TSN5/SN1

July 27, 2019 3:30 p.m. ET

Report

Team Wilson 129, Team Delle Donne 126
Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 38–40, 28–32, 24–31
Pts: Wheeler 25 Rebs: Fowles 9 Asts: Gray 10		Pts: Ogwumike 22 Rebs: Jones 13 Asts: Toliver 9

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 9,157 Referees: #42 Roy Gulbeyan #13 Cheryl Flores #15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens

Standings

Source:^[24]

#	Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Washington Mystics (1)	26	8	.765	–	14–3	12–5	13–3
2	Connecticut Sun (2)	23	11	.676	3	15–2	8–9	11–5
3	Chicago Sky (5)	20	14	.588	6	12–5	8–9	11–5
4	e –Indiana Fever	13	21	.382	13	7–10	6–11	7–9
5	e –New York Liberty	10	24	.294	16	4–13	6–11	3–13
6	e –Atlanta Dream	8	26	.235	18	5–12	3–14	3–13

#	Western Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Los Angeles Sparks (3)	22	12	.647	–	15–2	7–10	10–6
2	Las Vegas Aces (4)	21	13	.618	1	13–4	8–9	11–5
3	Seattle Storm (6)	18	16	.529	4	11–6	7–10	10–6
4	Minnesota Lynx (7)	18	16	.529	4	11–6	7–10	7–9
5	Phoenix Mercury (8)	15	19	.441	7	9–8	6–11	5–11
6	e – Dallas Wings	10	24	.294	12	8–9	2–15	5–11

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2019 regular season.^[25][26]

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	20.7 ppg
Rebounds per game	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	9.7 rpg
Assists per game	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	9.1 apg
Steals per game	Jordin Canada	Seattle Storm	2.3 spg
Blocks per game	Brittney Griner Jonquel Jones	Phoenix Mercury Connecticut Sun	2.0 bpg
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	58.8%
Three point FG percentage	Alysha Clark	Seattle Storm	48.1%
Free throw percentage	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	97.4%
Points per game (team)	Washington Mystics		89.3 ppg
Field goal percentage (team)	Washington Mystics		46.9%

Schedule

2019 WNBA preseason
Preseason Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Wednesday, April 10 7:00 p.m. 2019 WNBA draft: first round ESPN2 Nike New York Headquarters, New York City 8:00 p.m. 2019 WNBA draft: second and third round ESPNU Nike New York Headquarters, New York City Thursday, May 9 7:00 p.m. China @ New York Liberty ESPNews 71–89 Tied (19) Warley-Talbert (8) Tied (5) Barclays Center 4,115 Friday, May 10 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx 79–86 Sims (20) Fowles (11) Sims (7) Target Center 3,201 Saturday, May 11 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury 75–82 Bonner (20) Bonner (8) Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 3,751 Monday, May 13 5:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings 82–59 Bentley (15) Gülich (6) Tied (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,300 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun 66–100 J. Jones (19) J. Thomas (7) C. Williams (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,806 Tuesday, May 14 12:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky 69–58 Tied (11) McCowan (8) Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena 4,033 5:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream vs. New York Liberty 92–87 Zahui B. (20) Zahui B. (8) 4 tied (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,458 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun 71–67 Ogunbowale (19) J. Jones (14) Stricklen (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,965 Wednesday, May 15 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm 87–84 4 tied (15) Tied (7) Canada (5) Angel of the Winds Arena 3,076 Thursday, May 16 12:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever 65–76 Parker (16) Tied (7) Wheeler (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,794 Friday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Atlanta Dream 75–64 Walker-Kimbrough (18) Billings (6) Montgomery (4) Albany Civic Center 10:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks 85–92 Tied (18) Russell (9) Tied (6) Hutto-Patterson Gym Sunday, May 19 2:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty 98–79 Nurse (25) Charles (6) C. Williams (6) Times Union Center 3:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings 71–66 K. Mitchell (26) McCowan (6) Johnson (6) College Park Center 3,428 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces 79–75 Sims (25) Swords (8) Brown (7) Cox Pavilion
2019 WNBA regular season
May Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Friday, May 24 7:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Atlanta Dream 72–76 Breland (17) Johnson (9) McCarty–Williams (8) State Farm Arena 3,070 Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty NBA TV 81–80 Charles (32) Charles (12) Wheeler (5) Westchester County Center 1,965 Saturday, May 25 3:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm ABC 68–77 Bonner (31) Howard (16) Canada (6) Angel of the Winds Arena 8,500 7:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun Twitter 69–84 A. Thomas (23) J. Jones (14) Cloud (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,913 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx 71–89 Collier (27) Shepard (13) Vandersloot (8) Target Center 8,524 Sunday, May 26 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter 70–83 Vadeeva (24) Hamby (14) Plum (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center 7,249 Tuesday, May 28 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 77–88 Wheeler (26) A. Thomas (10) Wheeler (9) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,781 Wednesday, May 29 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go 61–72 Howard (18) Fowles (13) Sims (5) Target Center 8,092 Friday, May 31 7:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 82–66 Howard (19) Howard (14) Canada (7) State Farm Arena 2,119 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN2 84–86 Carson (20) Bonner (12) Y. Turner (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,090 10:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks NESN+, ESPN3, Spectrum Sports Net 70–77 C. Ogwumike (20) J. Jones (22) Tied (4) Staples Center 12,334
June Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever 77–92 K. Mitchell (23) R. Gray (9) Tied (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,003 Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics 75–96 Atkins (21) Hines-Allen (8) Toliver (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Chicago Sky 79–83 Quigley (25) Howard (9) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena 7,063 Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings 70–67 Dantas (20) Fowels (12) Sims (5) College Park Center 6,535 Sunday, June 2 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV, NESN 80–74 Tied (19) J. Jones (13) 3 tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center 2,747 Tuesday, June 4 11:00 a.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES, Spectrum Sportsnet 78–79 C. Gray (29) Charles (14) Boyd (6) Westchester County Center 3,579 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm Twitter, JoeTV 77–84 Loyd (19) Howard (6) Canada (7) Angel of the Winds Arena 5,711 Wednesday, June 5 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington 85–103 DeShields (24) Delle Donne (7) Vandersloot (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena 2,347 Thursday, June 6 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 92–69 3 tied (15) Breland (9) J. Young (8) State Farm Arena 2,630 Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet 77–89 N. Ogwumike (21) A. Thomas (12) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,496 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Arizona 56–58 Bonner (25) Bonner (8) Tied (3) Target Center 8,001 Friday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 64–79 Harrison (18) Tied (11) Wheeler (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,671 7:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go, Monumental 94–85 Charles (27) Delle Donne (8) Cloud (8) Westchester County Center 1,567 Saturday, June 8 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx ABC 89–85 R. Williams (25) Fowles (13) Sims (7) Target Center 8,834 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now, WTIC 69–59 J. Jones (17) J. Jones (13) J. Thomas (6) State Farm Arena 3,082 Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 77–88 McBride (25) Cambage (10) Hartley (6) Westchester County Center 1,447 Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics League Pass, NBC Sports Washington 62–86 Hawkins (21) Tied (9) Toliver (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,564 4:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever NBA TV, Fox Sports Indiana, FSAZ+ 94–87 Tied (26) Tied (7) Tied (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,336 6:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, The U Too 71–78 Tied (20) Parker (11) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena 5,032 Tuesday, June 11 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+, Monumental 75–83 J. Jones (24) A. Thomas (9) Cloud (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,224 Seattle Storm @ Indiana Fever Twitter 84–82 Howard (26) Dupree (15) K. Mitchell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,506 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 75–82 Bonner (28) Bonner (12) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena 4,212 Wednesday, June 12 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES 69–75 Nurse (26) Zahui B. (7) Tied (7) Westchester County Center 1,181 Thursday, June 13 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 76–72 Dupree (20) Laney (11) T. Mitchell (5) College Park Center 3,562 Friday, June 14 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington 74–71 Tied (19) Tied (11) Tied (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,654 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports Go, NESN+ 85–81 Sims (25) J. Jones (12) C. Williams (6) Target Center 8,803 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 85–68 Griner (24) Griner (13) C. Gray (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,381 10:30 p.m. New York Liberty @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTB 65–100 Plum (19) Wilson (8) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,110 Saturday, June 15 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana, The U Too 70–64 Quigley (18) Parker (10) Tied (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,715 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 61–71 Ogunbowale (17) Tied (8) Johnson (4) College Park Center 5,220 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Los Angeles Sparks NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet 98–92 Zahui B. (37) C. Ogwumike (14) Boyd (12) Staples Center 11,388 Sunday, June 16 3:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun ABC 81–67 Tied (20) J. Jones (11) J. Jones (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,773 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx NBA TV, Fox Sports Go 80–75 Tied (22) Tied (9) Dantas (6) Target Center 8,392 Tuesday, June 18 10:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental 81–52 Atkins (22) Delle Donne (15) Toliver (9) Staples Center 9,537 Wednesday, June 19 11:00 a.m. Indiana Fever @ Atlanta Dream Twitter, Bounce TV 88–78 Hayes (28) McCowan (14) Montgomery (9) State Farm Arena 6,474 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES, The U Too 91–83 Vandersloot (25) Zahui B. (10) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center 1,585 Thursday, June 20 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 54–69 Thornton (18) Tied (11) 3 tied (3) College Park Center 4,626 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV, Monumental 95–72 Delle Donne (29) Delle Donne (11) Cloud (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,416 Friday, June 21 7:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, WSB Now 76–86 Stricklen (24) Tied (8) J. Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,608 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 76–69 Wheeler (28) McCowan (13) Wheeler (8) Wintrust Arena 4,945 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV, Spectrum SportsNet 62–84 Loyd (23) Clark (10) 3 tied (3) Angel of the Winds Arena 6,114 Saturday, June 22 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx NBA TV, Fox Sports North 83–92 Nurse (24) Fowles (10) Boyd (8) Target Center 8,600 10:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MyLVTV 68–86 Hamby (27) Thornton (10) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,347 Sunday, June 23 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Atlanta Dream ESPN 89–73 Delle Donne (21) Billings (14) Tied (6) State Farm Arena 4,136 6:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, The U Too, NESN 75–93 Parker (22) Lavender (13) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena 5,607 Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona+ 72–82 Mitchell (22) N. Ogwumike (14) C. Gray (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,132 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 61–65 Loyd (21) McCowan (13) Tied (4) Alaska Airlines Arena 7,211 Tuesday, June 25 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 78–74 Sims (25) Fowles (11) Sims (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,692 10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MyLVTV 56–60 Tied (14) Cambage (13) Colson (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,215 Wednesday, June 26 12:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, Monumental 81–74 Delle Donne (22) DeShields (9) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena 8,914 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest+, NESN 73–74 A. Thomas (28) Tied (7) J. Thomas (11) College Park Center 4,017 Thursday, June 27 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 74–86 4 tied (18) Tied (10) J. Young (9) Staples Center 10,295 Friday, June 28 7:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ New York Liberty USA: League Pass, YES Canada: SN1 68–69 Thornton (20) R. Gray (11) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center 2,191 10:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 69–91 Griner (23) McCowan (10) Mitchell (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,435 Chicago Sky @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, The U Too Canada: TSN2 76–79 DeShields (19) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (6) Alaska Airlines Arena 7,915 Saturday, June 29 2:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 59–102 Delle Donne (19) Delle Donne (10) Cloud (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV 97–102 (OT) Wilson (39) Wilson (11) J. Young (11) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,581 Sunday, June 30 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now 74–58 Charles (24) R. Gray (15) 5 tied (4) State Farm Arena 4,359 4:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest+, Fox Sports North+ 86–89 Sims (23) Plaisance (10) Sims (8) College Park Center 4,521 5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum SportsNet 69–94 DeShields (23) Parker (11) Vandersloot (7) Staples Center 11,067 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 69–67 Tied (20) Tied (7) Whitcomb (5) Alaska Airlines Arena 8,002
July Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Tuesday, July 2 3:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 82–90 Quigley (18) Cambage (9) Vandersloot (12) Mandalay Bay Events Center 3,516 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go 68–85 Tablot (24) Collier (11) Sims (8) Target Center 8,208 Wednesday, July 3 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV, WSB Now 84–83 Charles (26) Clark (9) Boyd (10) Alaska Airlines Arena 8,710 Friday, July 5 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 76–56 T. Mitchell (16) McCowan (12) Wheeler (7) College Park Center 5,093 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 80–76 Nurse (26) Charles (12) Boyd (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,560 Atlanta Dream @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV, WSB Now 77–66 Hayes (21) Tied (9) 3 tied (5) Alaska Airlines Arena 8,111 10:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV, Monumental 99–70 Delle Donne (21) Sanders (7) Cloud (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,024 Saturday, July 6 2:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 74–71 Sims (21) Fowles (11) Sims (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,076 Sunday, July 7 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 90–58 McBride (24) Cambage (11) Plum (6) Westchester County Center 1,971 5:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental 81–98 N. Ogwumike (31) Tied (10) C. Gray (13) Staples Center 10,336 6:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 66–78 Ogunbowale (22) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena 6,102 Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, WSB Now 63–65 Griner (31) Bonner (14) Mitchell (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,850 Tuesday, July 9 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings Twitter, Fox Sports Southwest 62–75 Thornton (17) Tied (10) Tied (4) College Park Center 6,885 Wednesday, July 10 11:00 a.m. Connecticut Sun @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, Bounce TV, WSB Now, NESN Canada: NBA TV Canada 75–78 Hayes (18) Breland (13) Tied (4) State Farm Arena 3,866 11:30 a.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Washington Mystics Twitter 91–68 Griner (25) Griner (8) Tied (6) Capital One Arena 15,377 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever League Pass 74–71 Cambage (19) McCowan (12) Wheeler (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,247 9:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Chicago Sky CBSSN 73–72 Quigley (24) Fowles (12) G. Williams (5) Wintrust Arena 8,508 Friday, July 12 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana 90–84 N. Ogwumike (22) C. Ogwumike (9) C. Gray (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,849 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now 53–60 E. Williams (17) Fowles (12) Sims (7) State Farm Arena 4,001 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–79 Tied (20) J. Jones (11) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,864 New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 83–99 Nurse (18) Dolson (9) Vandersloot (12) Wintrust Arena 7,221 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm CBSSN 81–95 Ogunbowale (23) Johnson (9) Canada (12) Alaska Airlines Arena 6,451 Saturday, July 13 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 85–81 Cloud (18) Sanders (10) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 Sunday, July 14 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, WSB Now Canada: TSN4/5 76–71 (OT) Hayes (24) Billings (16) C. Gray (9) State Farm Arena 5,083 4:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever League Pass, NESN 76–63 J. Jones (26) Tied (8) J. Thomas (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,434 Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings League Pass, For Sports Southwest Plus 89–79 DeShields (26) McGee-Stafford (8) Vandersloot (8) College Park Center 4,261 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx USA:NBA TV, Fox Sports Go Canada: SN1 62–75 Bonner (27) Fowles (13) Tied (5) Target Center 8,801 New York Liberty @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 69–78 Tied (19) Canada (9) Canada (8) Alaska Airlines Arena 6,733 Wednesday, July 17 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Chicago Sky Twitter, Bounce TV 76–77 Montgomery (23) Breland (11) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena 10,143 3:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Southwest Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–69 Griner (23) McGee-Stafford (11) January (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,143 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports North Canada: NBA TV Canada 90–79 Howard (33) Russell (9) Robinson (10) Target Center 8,403 Thursday, July 18 3:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–69 N. Ogwumike (22) Tied (9) Ogunbowale (7) Staples Center 14,050 Friday, July 19 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Indiana Fever CBSSN, WNDY, Monumental 95–88 Delle Donne (28) Delle Donne (15) Cloud (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,726 7:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+, WSB Now Canada: SN1 69–98 Sykes (26) J. Jones (9) C. Williams (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,733 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 66–69 Howard (21) Cambage (16) Canada (4) Alaska Airlines Arena 9,000 Saturday, July 20 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go, Spectrum Sports Net Canada: TSN2 78–83 N. Ogwumike (20) N. Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Westchester County Center 2,195 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, FSAZ+ Canada: NBA TV Canada 70–66 Griner (17) Plaisance (10) January (4) College Park Center 5,471 Sunday, July 21 3:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington, Bounce TV/WSB Now Canada: NBA TV Canada 65–93 Delle Donne (28) Tied (8) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 6:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, The U Too Canada: NBA TV Canada 70–78 Tied (19) McCowan (16) Vandersloot (14) Wintrust Arena 6,614 Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV 74–79 Cambage (22) Cambage (13) Plum (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,352 Tuesday, July 23 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Atlanta Dream Twitter 78–66 N. Ogwumike (24) C. Ogwumike (12) C. Gray (6) State Farm Arena 7,047 10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3/5 62–79 Hamby (24) Cambage (12) Cambage (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,193 Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN3, League Pass 77–95 Tied (22) McCowan (9) Wheeler (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,528 Wednesday, July 24 11:30 a.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 63–70 J. Thomas (18) A. Thomas (12) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,249 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go, Monumental Canada: SN1 79–71 Toliver (32) Fowles (12) Toliver (6) Target Center 17,934 Saturday, July 27 3:30 p.m. Team Wilson @ Team Delle Donne USA: ABC Canada: TSN5, SN1 129–126 Wheeler (25) J. Jones (13) C. Gray (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center 9,157 Tuesday, July 30 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+, The U Too Canada: TSN4 94–100 J. Jones (27) J. Jones (11) Vandersloot (11) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,358 Phoenix Mercury @ Washington Mystics Twitter, NBC Sports Washington 93–99 Delle Donne (33) Griner (9) Mitchell (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,819 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 54–86 Tied (18) Hamby (11) J. Young (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center 3,756 Wednesday, July 31 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 59–61 E. Williams (17) McCowan (14) Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,702
August Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Thursday, August 1 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN 62–68 Bonner (20) J. Jones (14) C. Williams (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,014 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Canada: SN1 64–87 Ogunbowale (22) Gustafson (8) A. Gray (9) College Park Center 4,011 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 68–76 Tied (19) Tied (11) C. Gray (10) Staples Center 11,692 Friday, August 2 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, Monumental Canada: NBA TV Canada 99–79 Delle Donne (29) Delle Donne (12) Canada (6) Angel of the Winds Arena 7,488 Saturday, August 3 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now, The U Too 87–78 Bentley (21) DeShields (12) Vandersloot (9) State Farm Arena 5,427 Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports North Plus 75–86 K. Mitchell (20) McCowan (8) K. Mitchell (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,884 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus Canada: NBA TV Canada 75–70 Ogunbowale (24) Swords (10) J. Young (5) College Park Center 5,882 Sunday, August 4 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, YES, WTIC Canada: NBA TV Canada 94–79 C. Williams (28) Tied (10) Tied (5) Westchester County Center 1,927 5:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet Canada: NBA TV Canada 75–83 Parker (21) N. Ogwumike (10) Gray (8) Staples Center 12,820 6:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Monumental 82–103 Griner (26) Griner (9) Griner (8) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,025 Tuesday, August 6 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream Twitter 85–69 Collier (22) Tied (11) Collier (5) State Farm Arena 3,395 Wednesday, August 7 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky Twitter, The U Too 92–101 Charles (24) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena 5,797 Thursday, August 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 78–91 Delle Donne (22) Delle Donne (8) Toliver (11) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,013 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 74–84 Griner (27) B. Turner (14) Parker (6) Staples Center 10,345 Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 57–69 Howard (23) Howard (11) Tied (6) Angel of the Winds Arena 6,268 Friday, August 9 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go, NESN+ 57–89 Fowles (17) Fowles (12) Sims (9) Target Center 8,892 10:30 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MYLVTV 87–84 Cambage (28) Hamby (12) Vandersloot (13) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,200 Saturday, August 10 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 82–87 Hayes (34) Tied (9) Wheeler (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,923 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass 80–77 Tied (23) B. Turner (11) Ogunbowale (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,717 Sunday, August 11 3:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ New York Liberty NBA TV, Fox Sports Go 84–69 Charles (22) 3 tied (8) Wright (7) Barclays Center 7,715 Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics League Pass, NBC Sports Washington 78–101 Meesseman (25) Delle Donne (10) Sims (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum SportsNet 81–84 Gray (26) Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Staples Center 9,244 6:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada, TSN2 81–89 Cambage (21) Tied (12) Tied (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,633 Tuesday, August 13 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 89–73 Allen (28) Boyd (9) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center 1,570 10:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 90–94 Hamby (23) Hamby (16) Bentley (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center 3,532 Wednesday, August 14 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 59–88 Howard (24) Tied (8) Howard (4) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,917 Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest 78–84 Ogunbowale (35) Ogwumike (9) Gray (7) College Park Center 5,004 10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–71 J. Thomas (18) J. Jones (14) 3 tied (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,734 Friday, August 16 7:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 78–79 Howard (27) A. Thomas (11) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,092 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too, Spectrum Sportsnet 81–91 Quigley (26) Ndour (9) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena 7,907 New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings USA: CBSSN Canada: SN1 77–83 Charles (25) Wright (9) Wright (7) College Park Center 4,070 Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports Go, Monumental 86–79 Atkins (18) Collier (9) Tied (8) Target Center 8,803 10:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 68–77 Bonner (27) Bonner (14) Mitchell (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,480 Sunday, August 18 3:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 68–78 Gray (22) Harrison (13) Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,275 Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington Canada: TSN5 68–107 Delle Donne (25) McCowan (10) Cloud (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,034 6:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, The U Too Canada: NBA TV Canada 100–85 DeShields (28) Tied (10) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena 6,072 New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass 72–78 Bonner (30) Charles (13) Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,145 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 74–82 Sims (30) Tied (6) Robinson (9) Alaska Airlines Arena 9,000 Tuesday, August 20 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream Twitter, The U Too 87–83 Hayes (27) Ndour (10) Vandersloot (10) State Farm Arena 4,662 New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, WNDY Canada: NBA TV Canada 82–76 McCowan (24) Charles (14) Tied (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,340 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 79–84 (OT) Tied (24) Cambage (15) J. Young (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,032 10:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet Canada: NBA TV Canada 71–81 Tied (20) Parker (10) Tied (4) Staples Center 9,244 Thursday, August 22 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Minnesota Lynx USA: League Pass Canada: NBA TV Canada 70–86 Ogunbowale (22) Tied (7) Dantas (8) Target Center 8,124 10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 65–98 N. Ogwumike (17) 3 tied (7) Wheeler (6) Staples Center 8,816 Friday, August 23 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+ Canada: NBA TV Canada 85–89 A. Thomas (27) A. Thomas (12) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,483 Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty CBSSN 90–87 Hayes (19) Breland (12) Tied (6) Westchester County Center 1,831 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too, Monumental 78–85 DeShields (22) Vandersloot (8) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena 6,131 Sunday, August 25 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington Canada: SN1 72–101 Nurse (24) Delle Donne (10) Hawkins (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 77–73 Ogunbowale (29) Breland (12) Bentley (4) College Park Center 4,715 5:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet, NESN+ Canada: NBA TV Canada 72–84 R. Williams (21) J. Jones (12) Gray (6) Staples Center 17,076 6:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona, The U Too 94–86 Griner (34) Parker (12) Vandersloot (13) Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,054 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports North Canada: TSN2 77–98 Tied (23) Hamby (7) Robinson (8) Target Center 8,834 Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 63–54 McCowan (22) McCowan (19) Howard (5) Alaska Airlines Arena 8,076 Tuesday, August 27 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever ESPN3, League Pass, WNDY 71–86 McCowan (24) McCowan (17) Plum (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,958 Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty USA: ESPN3, League Pass, YES Canada: SN1 95–82 Tied (29) Griner (14) Taurasi (10) Westchester County Center 1,693 Los Angeles Sparks @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 66–95 Powers (20) Sanders (9) Gray (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Go (Minnesota) 85–93 Fowles (25) Fowles (12) Vandersloot (10) Target Center 8,092 10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm Twitter, JoeTV 89–70 A. Thomas (22) A. Thomas (11) Canada (5) Alaska Airlines Arena 6,258 Thursday, August 29 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana 87–83 Gray (30) McCowan (10) Gray (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,641 Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, WSB Now Canada: NBA TV Canada 65–58 Griner (21) Breland (11) Taurasi (8) State Farm Arena 3,727 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 88–83 Ogunbowale (35) Harrison (12) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena 5,614 Friday, August 30 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go (New York), NESN+ Canada: TSN2 94–84 C. Williams (26) A. Thomas (9) J. Thomas (7) Westchester County Center 1,791 Saturday, August 31 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Monumental Canada: NBA TV Canada 91–85 Ogunbowale (30) Sanders (10) Tied (7) College Park Center 5,205 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces USA: NBA TV, MYLVTV Canada: NBA TV Canada 86–92 R. Williams (37) Tied (12) Gray (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center 8,470
September Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Sunday, September 1 6:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 78–105 Griner (26) Bonner (12) Vandersloot (13) Wintrust Arena 8,845 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Indiana 73–81 Dupree (18) McCowan (11) T. Mitchell (6) Target Center 8,833 Atlanta Dream @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, WSB Now Canada: NBA TV Canada 75–92 Canada (21) Tied (8) Canada (8) Alaska Airlines Arena 9,000 Tuesday, September 3 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go (New York), Monumental Canada: TSN2 93–77 Delle Donne (30) Tied (10) Cloud (9) Westchester County Center 1,558 10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN2 82–70 Tied (22) Howard (12) Canada (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,724 10:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks ESPN3, League Pass, Sectrum SportsNet 60–70 Parker (21) Parker (11) Parker (6) Staples Center 9,889 Wednesday, September 4 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 72–102 Ogunbowale (32) C. Williams (8) Hiedeman (9) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,284 Thursday, September 5 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 74–78 E. Williams (20) Billings (14) J. Young (9) State Farm Arena 4,023 10:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 68–102 Parker (20) N. Ogwumike (10) Gray (9) Staples Center 10,591 Friday, September 6 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics Twitter, NBCSWA+, Monumental 73–86 Ogunbowale (30) Meesseeman (10) Ogunbowale (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena 3,963 Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty USA: League Pass, YES Canada: SN1 86–81 K. Mitchell (22) McCowan (13) Tied (7) Westchester County Center 2,301 7:30 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, The U Too 109–104 DeShields (30) 3 tied (9) Vandersloot (11) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,077 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports North Plus 83–69 Sims (22) Fowles (11) Sims (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,140 Sunday, September 8 4:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream ESPN3, League Pass, WSB Now 71–63 Bentley (17) Breland (12) Charles (5) State Farm Arena 5,495 Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever ESPN3, League Pass, WNDY, WTIC 76–104 K. Mitchell (38) B. Jones (10) Laney (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,451 Chicago Sky @ Washington Mystics ESPN3, League Pass, Monumental 86–100 Delle Donne (25) Delle Donne (12) Tied (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena 4,200 Seattle Storm @ Dallas Wings ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 78–64 Ogunbowale (25) Howard (9) 3 tied (5) College Park Center 5,910 Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona 98–89 Griner (24) Cambage (9) Tied (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,135 Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 68–77 Collier (16) Collier (11) Dantas (9) Staples Center 13,500
2019 WNBA postseason
First Round Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance September 11 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1 76–105 DeShields (25) Ndour (9) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena 6,042 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN2 78–84 Canada (26) Fowles (11) Howard (6) Angel of the Winds Arena 5,011
Second Round Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance September 15 3:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1 69–92 Gray (21) Howard (11) Gray (8) Staples Center 9,081 5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN2 92–93 Tied (23) Cambage (17) Vandersloot (12) Thomas & Mack Center 7,981
Semifinals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance September 17 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1 75–84 Parker (24) 3 tied (10) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,102 8:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4/5 95–97 Meesseman (27) Cambage (12) Plum (9) St. Elizabeth's East Arena 3,986 September 19 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3 68–94 J. Jones (27) Tied (13) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,051 8:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3 91–103 Meesseman (30) Tied (10) Cloud (11) St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,200 September 22 5:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 75–92 Cambage (28) Tied (8) Plum (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center 6,175 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1 78–56 J. Thomas (29) C. Williams (13) A. Thomas (6) Walter Pyramid 4,000 September 24 9:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 94–90 Tied (25) Cambage (12) Tied (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,465
WNBA Finals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance September 29 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN Canada: TSN5 86–95 C. Williams (26) Delle Donne (10) Cloud (7) St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,200 October 1 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN Canada: TSN2 99–87 J. Jones (32) J. Jones (18) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,200 October 6 3:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun USA: ABC Canada: SN360 94–81 Meesseman (21) J. Jones (9) Toliver (10) Mohegan Sun Arena 9,170 October 8 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4/5 86–90 J. Jones (18) J. Jones (13) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,458 October 10 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4 89–78 J. Jones (25) A. Thomas (12) Tied (6) St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,200

Playoffs

Main article: 2019 WNBA playoffs

The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2019. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.^[27]

	First round: Single elimination (Sept. 11)					Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 15)					Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 17 – Sept. 24)								WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
											1	Washington Mystics	97	103	75	94
						4	Las Vegas Aces	93			4	Las Vegas Aces	95	91	92	90
	5	Chicago Sky	105			5	Chicago Sky	92											1	Washington Mystics	95	87	94	86	89
	8	Phoenix Mercury	76																2	Connecticut Sun	86	99	81	90	78
											2	Connecticut Sun		84	94	78
						3	Los Angeles Sparks	92			3	Los Angeles Sparks		75	68	56
	6	Seattle Storm	84			6	Seattle Storm	69
	7	Minnesota Lynx	74

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Season award winners

Player of the Week Award

Date Awarded	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
June 3	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	Natasha Howard	Seattle Storm	[28]
June 10	Jonquel Jones (2)	Connecticut Sun	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury	[29]
June 17	Jonquel Jones (3)	Connecticut Sun	Natasha Howard (2)	Seattle Storm	[30]
June 24	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	[31]
July 1	Elena Delle Donne (2)	Washington Mystics	A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas Aces	[32]
July 8	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	[33]
July 15	Jonquel Jones (4)	Connecticut Sun	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	[34]
July 22	Elena Delle Donne (3)	Washington Mystics	Natasha Howard (3)	Seattle Storm	[35]
August 5	Elena Delle Donne (4)	Washington Mystics	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	[36]
August 12	Elena Delle Donne (5)	Washington Mystics	Nneka Ogwumike (2)	Los Angeles Sparks	[37]
August 19	Elena Delle Donne (6)	Washington Mystics	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	[38]
August 26	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	Napheesa Collier	Minnesota Lynx	[39]
September 3	Courtney Williams	Connecticut Sun	Brittney Griner (2)	Phoenix Mercury	[40]
September 9	Elena Delle Donne (7)	Washington Mystics	Candace Parker (2)	Los Angeles Sparks	[41]

Player of the Month Award

For games played	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
June 2019	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	Natasha Howard	Seattle Storm	[42]
July 2019	Elena Delle Donne (2)	Washington Mystics	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	[43]
August 2019	Elena Delle Donne (3)	Washington Mystics	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	[44]

Rookie of the Month Award

For games played	Player	Team	Reference
June 2019	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	[45]
July 2019	Napheesa Collier	Minnesota Lynx	[46]
August 2019	Arike Ogunbowale (2)	Dallas Wings	[47]

Coach of the Month Award

For games played	Coach	Team	Reference
June 2019	Mike Thibault	Washington Mystics	[48]
July 2019	Bill Laimbeer	Las Vegas Aces	[49]
August 2019	Mike Thibault (2)	Washington Mystics	[50]

Postseason awards

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Elena Delle Donne	Forward/Guard	Washington Mystics	41 of 43[51]
Finals MVP Award		Emma Meesseman	Forward	Washington Mystics	[52]
Rookie of the Year Award		Napheesa Collier	Forward	Minnesota Lynx	29 of 43[53]
Most Improved Player Award		Leilani Mitchell	Guard	Phoenix Mercury	27 of 43[54]
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Natasha Howard	Forward	Seattle Storm	33 of 44[55]
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		Dearica Hamby	Forward	Las Vegas Aces	41 of 43[56]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Nneka Ogwumike	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks	7 of 43[57]
Peak Performer: Points		Brittney Griner	Center	Phoenix Mercury	20.7 PPG[58]
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Jonquel Jones	Center	Connecticut Sun	9.7 RPG[58]
Peak Performer: Assists		Courtney Vandersloot	Guard	Chicago Sky	9.1 APG[58]
Coach of the Year Award		James Wade	Coach	Chicago Sky	27 of 43[59]
Basketball Executive of the Year Award		Cheryl Reeve	General Manager/Head Coach	Minnesota Lynx	28 points[60]
Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	Courtney Vandersloot	Chelsea Gray	Elena Delle Donne	Natasha Howard	Brittney Griner
All-WNBA Second Team	Odyssey Sims	Diamond DeShields	Nneka Ogwumike	Jonquel Jones	Liz Cambage
All-Defensive First Team[61]	Jasmine Thomas	Jordin Canada	Natasha Howard	Nneka Ogwumike	Jonquel Jones
All-Defensive Second Team[61]	Ariel Atkins	Natasha Cloud	Alysha Clark	Alyssa Thomas	Brittney Griner
All-Rookie Team[62]	Arike Ogunbowale	Jackie Young	Napheesa Collier	Brianna Turner	Teaira McCowan

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream	Nicki Collen	Connecticut Sun (assistant)	1	23–11	1	0	0
Chicago Sky	James Wade	UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	3	56–46	3	1	0
Indiana Fever	Pokey Chatman	Chicago Sky	2	15–53	0	0	0
New York Liberty	Katie Smith	New York Liberty (assistant)	1	7–27	0	0	0
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	6	104–100	5	1	0

Western Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings	Brian Agler	Los Angeles Sparks	0	0–0	0	0	0
Las Vegas Aces	Bill Laimbeer	New York Liberty	1	14–20	0	0	0
Los Angeles Sparks	Derek Fisher	New York Knicks	0	0–0	0	0	0
Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	8	213–93	7	6	4
Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	5	103–67	5	1	1
Seattle Storm	Dan Hughes	San Antonio Stars	1	26–8	1	1	1

Notes:

• Year with team does not include 2019 season.
• Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2018 season.
• Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
• WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
• Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2019 season as head coach of each team.

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