WNBA Playoffs

First Round

(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)

#1 New York 2, #8 Atlanta 0

#4 Las Vegas 2, #5 Seattle 0

#2 Minnesota 2, #7 Phoenix 0

Sept. 25: Minnesota 101, Phoenix 88

#3 Connecticut 2, #6 Indiana 0

Sept. 25: at Connecticut 87, Indiana 81

Semifinals

(Best-of-5, x-if neceaary)

#1 New York vs. #4 Las Vegas

Sunday: at New York, 3 p.m.

Tuesday: at New York, TBD

Friday, Oct. 4: at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m.

x-Sunday, Oct. 6: at Las Vegas, TBD

x-Tuesday, Oct. 8: at New York, TBD

#3 Connecticut vs. #2 Minesota

Sunday: at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday: at Minnesota, TBD

Friday, Oct. 4: at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.

x-Sunday, Oct. 6: at Connecticut, TBD

x-Tuesday, Oct. 8: at Minnesota, TBD

WNBA Finals

Thursday, Oct. 10: Game 1, TBD

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD

2024 VOTING Team Votes

DiJonai Carrington Connecticut 28

Dearica Hamby Los Angeles 18

Bridget Carleton Minnesota 15

Chennedy Carter Chicago 3

Jordan Horston Seattle 1

Sabrina Ionescu New York 1

Alanna Smith Minnesota 1

RECENT MOST IMPROVED PLAYERS

Yr Player Tm PPG RPG APG

2024 DiJ. Carrington Con 12.7 5.0 1.6

2023 Satou Sabally Dal 18.6 8.1 4.4

2022 Jackie Young LV 15.9 4.4 3.9

2021 Brionna Jones Con 14.7 7.3 1.8

2020 Betnijah Laney Atl 17.2 4.9 4.0

2019 Leilani Mitchell Phx 12.8 3.0 4.0

2018 Natasha Howard Sea 13.2 6.4 1.0

2017 Jonquel Jones Con 15.4 11.9 1.5

2016 Elizabeth Williams Atl 11.9 8.1 1.2

2015 Kelsey Bone Con 15.0 6.1 1.9

2014 Skylar Tul 20.1 2.5 5.0

Diggins-Smith

2013 Shavonte Zellous Ind 14.7 3.4 1.7

2012 Kristi Toliver LA 17.5 3.2 4.9

2011 Kia Vaughn NY 10.1 6.7 1.1

2010 Leilani Mitchell NY 9.3 2.6 3.8

2009 Crystal Langhorne Was 12.0 7.9 0.9

2008 Ebony Hoffman Ind 10.4 7.8 1.8

2007 Janel McCarville NY 10.4 4.8 1.1

2006 Erin Perperoglou Sac 9.7 3.9 1.0

2005 Nicole Powell Sac 10.7 3.6 1.8

2004 Kelly Miller (T) Ind 10.2 3.2 3.1

2004 Wendy Palmer Con 9.0 5.5 0.9

2003 Michelle Snow Hou 9.2 7.7 1.2

2002 Coco Miller Was 9.3 3.6 2.6

2001 Janeth Arcain Hou 18.5 4.3 2.9

2000 Tari Phillips NY 13.8 8.0 0.9