2021 Women's National Basketball Association season
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| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Teams and Alignment
| Conference | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Atlanta Dream | Gateway Center Arena @ College Park | College Park, Georgia |
| Chicago Sky | Wintrust Arena | Chicago | |
| Connecticut Sun | Mohegan Sun Arena | Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut | |
| Indiana Fever | Corteva Coliseum | Indianapolis | |
| New York Liberty | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Washington Mystics | CareFirst Arena | Washington | |
| Western Conference | Dallas Wings | College Park Center | Arlington, Texas |
| Las Vegas Aces | Michelob ULTRA Arena | Paradise, Nevada | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | West Hall B at Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles | |
| Minnesota Lynx | Target Center | Minneapolis | |
| Phoenix Mercury | Mortgage Matchup Center | Phoenix | |
| Seattle Storm | Angel Of The Winds Arena | Everett, Washington |
Changes
- Atlanta Dream relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Gateway Center Arena @ College Park in College Park, Georgia.
- Chicago Sky relocate from WNBA Court 2 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
- Connecticut Sun relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Mohegan Sun Arena in Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut.
- Dallas Wings relocate from WNBA Court 2 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
- Indiana Fever relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
- Las Vegas Aces relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Michelob ULTRA Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
- Los Angeles Sparks relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to West Hall B at Los Angeles Convention Center.
- Minnesota Lynx relocate from WNBA Court 2 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Target Center in Minneapolis.
- New York Liberty relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- Phoenix Mercury relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix.
- Seattle Storm relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington.
- Washington Mystics relocate from WNBA Court 1 at Feld Entertainment Center in Ellenton, Florida to CareFirst Arena in Washington.
- Indiana Fever relocate during season from Gainbridge Fieldhouse to Corteva Coliseum.
- Los Angeles Sparks relocate during season from West Hall B at Los Angeles Convention Center to Crypto.com Arena.
Regular Season Results
| Conference | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Connecticut Sun | 26 | 6 | |
| Chicago Sky | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
| New York Liberty | 12 | 20 | 14 | |
| Washington Mystics | 12 | 20 | 14 | |
| Atlanta Dream | 8 | 24 | 18 | |
| Indiana Fever | 6 | 26 | 20 | |
| Western Conference | Las Vegas Aces | 24 | 8 | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 10 | 2 | |
| Seattle Storm | 21 | 11 | 3 | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 13 | 5 | |
| Dallas Wings | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 12 | 20 | 12 |
Commissioner's Cup Results
Group Stage Results
| Conference | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Connecticut Sun | 9 | 1 | |
| Chicago Sky | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| New York Liberty | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Atlanta Dream | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Washington Mystics | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Indiana Fever | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| Western Conference | Seattle Storm | 8 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Las Vegas Aces | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Dallas Wings | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Commissioner's Cup group stage games counted for regular season standings.
Final Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Sun | 57 | Seattle Storm |
| Seattle Storm | 79 | |
Postseason Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Team (Single-Game) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Sun | 1 | Chicago Sky | 3 | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Minnesota Lynx | 76 | Chicago Sky | 3 | |||||
| Chicago Sky | 81 | Chicago Sky | 89 | |||||
| Dallas Wings | 64 | |||||||
| Las Vegas Aces | 2 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | |||||
| Seattle Storm | 80 | Phoenix Mercury | 3 | |||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 83 | Phoenix Mercury | 85 | |||||
| New York Liberty | 82 | |||||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNBA All-Star Game | USA | 85-93 | Women's National Basketball Association |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Tournament | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division | Fulton County, Georgia | College Park, Georgia | Gateway Center Arena @ College Park | Atlanta Dream | 16 | 16 | ||
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago | Wintrust Arena | Chicago Sky | 16 | Five | 21 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | Tarrant County, Texas | Arlington, Texas | College Park Center | Dallas Wings | 16 | 16 | ||
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Corteva Coliseum | Indiana Fever | 12 | 12 | |||
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indiana Fever | Four | Four | |||||||
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Clark County, Nevada | Paradise, Nevada | Michelob ULTRA Arena | Las Vegas Aces | 16 | Three | 19 | ||
| WNBA All-Star Game | One | |||||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles Sparks | Five | Five | ||
| West Hall B at Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles Sparks | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hennepin County, Minnesota | Minneapolis | Target Center | Minnesota Lynx | 16 | One | 17 | ||
| New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut | Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena | Connecticut Sun | 16 | Two | 18 | ||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Kings County, New York | Brooklyn, New York | Barclays Center | New York Liberty | 16 | 16 | ||
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Maricopa County, Arizona | Phoenix | Global Credit Union Arena at GCU | Phoenix Mercury | One | One | |||
| Mortgage Matchup Center | Phoenix Mercury | 16 | Three | 19 | ||||||
| Seattle Storm | One | One | ||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | Desert Financial Arena | Phoenix Mercury | One | One | ||||||
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Snohomish County, Washington | Everett, Washington | Angel Of The Winds Arena | Seattle Storm | 16 | One | 17 | |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division | District of Columbia | CareFirst Arena | Washington Mystics | 16 | 16 | |||
| Total | 192 | One | 17 | 211 | ||||||
