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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2776177, member: 5798"] The Aces (8-12) have won 5 of their last 8 games. They are only 2 games behind the Dream (9-9) for the 8th (and final) playoff spot. The way the Aces are playing, and the momentum they've built up, it's not inconceivable that they could make the playoffs this year. They stumbled coming out of the gate this season, but have righted the ship, and are playing well. Several of their losses were by less than 6 pts. [B] There are 14 games left on their schedule. [/B]They'd have to win at least 9 of them to have any hope of overtaking the Dream. If they can win 10 of their remaining games, they will assure themselves of a winning record this year. The last year they (as the San Antonio Stars) posted a winning record was [B]2012[/B] when they finished 21-13. Don't count the Aces out of the playoffs just yet. :cool: [B]August 19: [/B]End of regular season [B]August 21: [/B]Playoffs begin [B][URL='http://www.wnba.com/wnba-regular-season-playoff-formats/']Playoff format [/URL]- [/B] [LIST] [*]Under the new post season structure, [B][I]the eight teams with the highest winning percentages regardless of conference[/I][/B] qualify for the playoffs and are seeded based on their record. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The number of playoff rounds increased from three to four. The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), and the third and fourth seeds receive a bye to the second round. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Teams will be re-seeded after each postseason round. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The first and second rounds are single elimination. In the first round, the No. 5 seed hosts the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed hosts the No. 7 seed. In the second round, the No. 3 seed hosts the lowest-seeded first-round winner and the No. 4 seed hosts the other first-round winner. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The semifinals feature a best-of-five format, with the No. 1 overall seed playing the lowest remaining seed and the No. 2 overall seed meeting the remaining team. The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds will host Games 1, 2 and 5, and the lower-seeded teams will host Games 3 and 4 in their respective series. The WNBA Finals remain best-of-five and follow the same 2-2-1 format. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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