2018 Women's National Basketball Association season

Seasons

2017

2018

2019

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Atlanta Dream	McCamish Pavilion	Atlanta
	Chicago Sky	Wintrust Arena	Chicago
	Connecticut Sun	Mohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut
	Indiana Fever	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indianapolis
	New York Liberty	Westchester County Center	White Plains, New York
	Washington Mystics	Capital One Arena	Washington
Western Conference	Dallas Wings	College Park Center	Arlington, Texas
	Las Vegas Aces	Michelob ULTRA Arena	Paradise, Nevada
	Los Angeles Sparks	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles
	Minnesota Lynx	Target Center	Minneapolis
	Phoenix Mercury	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix
	Seattle Storm	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle

Changes

• Chicago Sky relocate from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois to Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
• Minnesota Lynx relocate from Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota to Target Center in Minneapolis.
• New York Liberty relocate primary venue from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York to Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.
• San Antonio Stars relocate from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio to Michelob ULTRA Arena in Paradise, Nevada and renamed Las Vegas Aces.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Conference	Atlanta Dream	23	11
	Washington Mystics	22	12	1
	Connecticut Sun	21	13	2
	Chicago Sky	13	21	10
	New York Liberty	7	27	16
	Indiana Fever	6	28	17
Western Conference	Seattle Storm	26	8
	Phoenix Mercury	20	14	6
	Los Angeles Sparks	19	15	7
	Minnesota Lynx	18	16	8
	Dallas Wings	15	19	11
	Las Vegas Aces	14	20	12

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Champions
Seattle Storm					3	Seattle Storm	3	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun			86	Phoenix Mercury	2
Phoenix Mercury	101	Phoenix Mercury	96
Dallas Wings	83
Atlanta Dream					2	Washington Mystics	0
Washington Mystics			96	Washington Mystics	3
Los Angeles Sparks	75	Los Angeles Sparks	64
Minnesota Lynx	68

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
WNBA All-Star Game	Team Parker	119-112	Team Delle Donne

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	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	Atlanta	McCamish Pavilion	Atlanta Dream	17	Three	20
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	17		17
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	17		17
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indiana Fever	17		17
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	17		17
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	17	One	18
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	17		17
						WNBA All-Star Game			One
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	17	One	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	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden	New York Liberty	Two		Two
			Westchester County, New York	White Plains, New York	Westchester County Center	New York Liberty	15		15
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix Mercury	17	Two	19
				Tempe, Arizona	Desert Financial Arena	Phoenix Mercury		One	One
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle Storm	17	Five	22
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division	Fairfax County, Virginia	George Mason, Virginia	EagleBank Arena	Washington Mystics		One	One
		Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Capital One Arena	Washington Mystics	16		16
					Charles E. Smith Center/Tex Silverman Court	Washington Mystics		Three	Three
Total							203	17	221