Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever finished 20–14, good for third place in the Eastern Conference. The Fever lost their first playoff game against the
Chicago Sky, but rallied to win two straight elimination games, setting up a conference final against the
New York Liberty. Once again, Indiana lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win two straight to reach the finals for the third time in franchise history, which gave
Stephanie White the first rookie head coach to lead her team to the
WNBA Finals.
Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the Western Conference for the fourth time in five year, finishing with a 22–12 record. With the mid-season addition of
Sylvia Fowles from the
Chicago Sky, the Lynx eliminated the
Los Angeles Sparks in three games. The Lynx then swept the
Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals after a controversial foul called on Mercury guard
Noelle Quinn on
Maya Moore with 1.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter in Game 2, which gave them a chance to win their third WNBA title in five years.
Regular-season series The
Minnesota Lynx won the season series 2–0: ==Series summary==