Playoff Eliminiation Scenario for Minnesota: Minnesota must win 0 more game(s) (19 total) to avoid elimination from the playoffs. Here is a scenario in which Minnesota makes the playoffs with 19 wins. Final standings: Team W L PCT GB Las Vegas 34 6 0.850 0.0 New York 32 8 0.800 2.0 Connecticut 27 13 0.675 7.0 Dallas 22 18 0.550 12.0 Minnesota 19 21 0.475 15.0 Atlanta 19 21 0.475 15.0 Washington 19 21 0.475 15.0 Chicago 18 22 0.450 16.0 Los Angeles 17 23 0.425 17.0 Indiana 13 27 0.325 21.0 Seattle 11 29 0.275 23.0 Phoenix 9 31 0.225 25.0 Explanation of tiebreakers: Minnesota's record against teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season: 4 wins and 11 losses (0.267) Minnesota is tied with multiple teams. Apply the critieria for ties between three or more teams to resolve the following multi-team tie. Tiebreaker with Atlanta: Minnesota loses the series with Atlanta 1 to 2. Minnesota loses the tiebreaker. Tiebreaker with Washington: Minnesota wins the series with Washington 2 to 1. Minnesota wins the tiebreaker. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Las Vegas 34 6 0 0.850 0.0 New York 32 8 0 0.800 2.0 Connecticut 27 13 0 0.675 7.0 Dallas 22 18 0 0.550 12.0 Atlanta 19 21 0 0.475 15.0 Minnesota 19 21 0 0.475 15.0 Washington 19 21 0 0.475 15.0 Chicago 18 22 0 0.450 16.0 Los Angeles 17 23 0 0.425 17.0 Indiana 13 27 0 0.325 21.0 Seattle 11 29 0 0.275 23.0 Phoenix 9 31 0 0.225 25.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the season plays out: Atlanta currently has 4 win(s) against Chicago and 0 loss(es). Atlanta and Chicago have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Chicago 4 games to 0. Atlanta currently has 1 win(s) against Connecticut and 3 loss(es). Atlanta and Connecticut have no remaining games. Atlanta loses the series with Connecticut 1 games to 3. Atlanta currently has 0 win(s) against Dallas and 3 loss(es). Atlanta and Dallas have no remaining games. Atlanta loses the series with Dallas 0 games to 3. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Indiana and 2 loss(es). Atlanta and Indiana have no remaining games. Atlanta and Indiana split their series 2 games to 2. Atlanta currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 4 loss(es). Atlanta and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Atlanta loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 4. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Los Angeles and 2 loss(es). Atlanta and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Atlanta and Los Angeles split their series 2 games to 2. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Minnesota and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Minnesota have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Minnesota 2 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Atlanta and New York have no remaining games. Atlanta loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Phoenix have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Phoenix 2 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Seattle have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Seattle 2 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Washington have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Washington 3 games to 1. Chicago currently has 1 win(s) against Connecticut and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Connecticut have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Connecticut 1 games to 3. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Dallas and 0 loss(es). Chicago and Dallas have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Dallas 3 games to 0. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Indiana and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Indiana have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Indiana 3 games to 1. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 3. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Los Angeles and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Los Angeles 3 games to 1. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Minnesota and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Minnesota have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Minnesota 2 games to 1. Chicago currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Chicago and New York have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Phoenix have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Phoenix 2 games to 1. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Seattle have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 1. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Washington and 4 loss(es). Chicago and Washington have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Washington 0 games to 4. Connecticut currently has 2 win(s) against Dallas and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Dallas have no remaining games. Connecticut and Dallas split their series 2 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 4 win(s) against Indiana and 0 loss(es). Connecticut and Indiana have no remaining games. Connecticut wins the series with Indiana 4 games to 0. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Las Vegas and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Las Vegas 1 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 3 win(s) against Los Angeles and 0 loss(es). Connecticut and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Connecticut wins the series with Los Angeles 3 games to 0. Connecticut currently has 3 win(s) against Minnesota and 1 loss(es). Connecticut and Minnesota have no remaining games. Connecticut wins the series with Minnesota 3 games to 1. Connecticut currently has 0 win(s) against New York and 4 loss(es). Connecticut and New York have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with New York 0 games to 4. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Phoenix and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Phoenix have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Phoenix 1 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 0 loss(es). Connecticut and Seattle have no remaining games. Connecticut wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 0. Connecticut currently has 4 win(s) against Washington and 0 loss(es). Connecticut and Washington have no remaining games. Connecticut wins the series with Washington 4 games to 0. Dallas currently has 2 win(s) against Indiana and 1 loss(es). Dallas and Indiana have no remaining games. Dallas wins the series with Indiana 2 games to 1. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Dallas and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Las Vegas 1 games to 3. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Los Angeles and 3 loss(es). Dallas and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Los Angeles 1 games to 3. Dallas currently has 2 win(s) against Minnesota and 2 loss(es). Dallas and Minnesota have no remaining games. Dallas and Minnesota split their series 2 games to 2. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Dallas and New York have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with New York 1 games to 2. Dallas currently has 4 win(s) against Phoenix and 0 loss(es). Dallas and Phoenix have no remaining games. Dallas wins the series with Phoenix 4 games to 0. Dallas currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Dallas and Seattle have no remaining games. Dallas wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 1. Dallas currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Dallas and Washington have no remaining games. Dallas wins the series with Washington 3 games to 1. Indiana currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Indiana and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 3. Indiana currently has 0 win(s) against Los Angeles and 3 loss(es). Indiana and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with Los Angeles 0 games to 3. Indiana currently has 3 win(s) against Minnesota and 1 loss(es). Indiana and Minnesota have no remaining games. Indiana wins the series with Minnesota 3 games to 1. Indiana currently has 0 win(s) against New York and 4 loss(es). Indiana and New York have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with New York 0 games to 4. Indiana currently has 2 win(s) against Phoenix and 2 loss(es). Indiana and Phoenix have no remaining games. Indiana and Phoenix split their series 2 games to 2. Indiana currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Indiana and Seattle have no remaining games. Indiana wins the series with Seattle 2 games to 1. Indiana currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Indiana and Washington have no remaining games. Indiana and Washington split their series 2 games to 2. Las Vegas currently has 3 win(s) against Los Angeles and 1 loss(es). Las Vegas and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Los Angeles 3 games to 1. Las Vegas currently has 4 win(s) against Minnesota and 0 loss(es). Las Vegas and Minnesota have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Minnesota 4 games to 0. Las Vegas currently has 2 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Las Vegas and New York have no remaining games. Las Vegas and New York split their series 2 games to 2. Las Vegas currently has 4 win(s) against Phoenix and 0 loss(es). Las Vegas and Phoenix have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Phoenix 4 games to 0. Las Vegas currently has 4 win(s) against Seattle and 0 loss(es). Las Vegas and Seattle have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Seattle 4 games to 0. Las Vegas currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Las Vegas and Washington have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Washington 2 games to 1. Los Angeles currently has 0 win(s) against Minnesota and 4 loss(es). Los Angeles and Minnesota have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with Minnesota 0 games to 4. Los Angeles currently has 0 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Los Angeles and New York have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with New York 0 games to 3. Los Angeles currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Los Angeles and Phoenix have no remaining games. Los Angeles wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 1. Los Angeles currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Los Angeles and Seattle have no remaining games. Los Angeles and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Los Angeles currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Los Angeles and Washington have no remaining games. Los Angeles wins the series with Washington 2 games to 1. Minnesota currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Minnesota and New York have no remaining games. Minnesota loses the series with New York 1 games to 2. Minnesota currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and Phoenix have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 1. Minnesota currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and Seattle have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 1. Minnesota currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and Washington have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with Washington 2 games to 1. New York currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 0 loss(es). New York and Phoenix have no remaining games. New York wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 0. New York currently has 4 win(s) against Seattle and 0 loss(es). New York and Seattle have no remaining games. New York wins the series with Seattle 4 games to 0. New York currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). New York and Washington have no remaining games. New York and Washington split their series 2 games to 2. Phoenix currently has 0 win(s) against Seattle and 4 loss(es). Phoenix and Seattle have no remaining games. Phoenix loses the series with Seattle 0 games to 4. Phoenix currently has 1 win(s) against Washington and 3 loss(es). Phoenix and Washington have no remaining games. Phoenix loses the series with Washington 1 games to 3. Seattle currently has 0 win(s) against Washington and 3 loss(es). Seattle and Washington have no remaining games. Seattle loses the series with Washington 0 games to 3. # Minnesota Lynx's magic number # Minnesota's magic number # Lynx's magic number # WNBA Playoff Race