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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">2012 <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">WNBA Playoffs</a></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WNBA_2012_Playoffs_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/WNBA_2012_Playoffs_Logo.jpg/250px-WNBA_2012_Playoffs_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/WNBA_2012_Playoffs_Logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="145" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">September 27 – October, 2012</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final positions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">Finals</a> Champion)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">East champion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> (Coach: <a href="/wiki/Lin_Dunn" title="Lin Dunn">Lin Dunn</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">West champion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> (Coach: <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Reeve" title="Cheryl Reeve">Cheryl Reeve</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 WNBA Playoffs">2011</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 WNBA Playoffs">2013</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2012 WNBA Playoffs</b> was the <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">postseason</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_season" title="2012 WNBA season">2012 season</a>. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeded</a> 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-three_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-three playoff">best-of-three</a> format, and the final in a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-five_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-five playoff">best-of-five</a> format. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> qualified as the overall top seed, and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> also qualified in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Western Conference (WNBA)">West</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> were the top seed in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Eastern Conference (WNBA)">East</a>, joined by the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Minnesota won the Western Conference championship, and Indiana won the Eastern Conference championship. The Fever won the <a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012 WNBA Finals</a>, winning three games to the Lynx's one. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tiebreak_procedures">Tiebreak procedures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tiebreak procedures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Two-team_tie">Two-team tie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Two-team tie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Better record in head-to-head games.</li> <li>Better winning percentage within own conference.</li> <li>Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.</li> <li>Better point differential in games head-to-head.</li> <li>Coin toss.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Three_or_more-team_tie">Three or more-team tie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Three or more-team tie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.</li> <li>Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).</li> <li>Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.</li> <li>Better point differential in games involving tied teams.</li> <li>Coin toss.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_qualifying">Playoff qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Playoff qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference">Eastern Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="20">Seed </th> <th rowspan="2" width="150">Team </th> <th rowspan="2" width="20">W </th> <th rowspan="2" width="20">L </th> <th rowspan="2" width="50">Tiebreaker </th> <th colspan="4" width="200">Clinched </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Playoff berth </th> <th width="100">Conference homecourt </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> </td> <td>25 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>– </td> <td>August 28 </td> <td>September 17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> </td> <td>22 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>– </td> <td>August 31 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>– </td> <td>September 14 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>– </td> <td>September 18 </td> <td>– </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference">Western Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="20">Seed </th> <th rowspan="2" width="150">Team </th> <th rowspan="2" width="20">W </th> <th rowspan="2" width="20">L </th> <th rowspan="2" width="50">Tiebreaker </th> <th colspan="4" width="200">Clinched </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Playoff berth </th> <th width="100">League homecourt </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>– </td> <td>August 19 </td> <td>September 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>– </td> <td>August 23 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>– </td> <td>August 25 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>– </td> <td>September 9 </td> <td>– </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bracket">Bracket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012 WNBA Finals</a></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><b>Conference Semi-Finals</b><br />Best-of-3 </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><b>Conference Finals</b><br />Best-of-3 </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><b>WNBA Finals</b><br />Best-of-5 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Eastern Conference (WNBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Western Conference (WNBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eastern_Conference_2">Eastern Conference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit 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class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 27<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120927/NYLCON/gameinfo.html">Game 1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 60, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>65</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 13–<b>23</b>, <b>21</b>–18, <b>11</b>–8, 15–<b>16</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cappie_Pondexter" title="Cappie Pondexter">Pondexter</a> (14)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Plenette_Pierson" title="Plenette Pierson">Pierson</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cappie_Pondexter" title="Cappie Pondexter">Pondexter</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (17)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mistie_Mims" class="mw-redirect" title="Mistie Mims">Mims</a> (7)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allison_Hightower" title="Allison Hightower">Hightower</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a> (5)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 5,520<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>55 Eric Brewton, #24 Tony Dawkins, #34 Maj Forsberg</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBATV" class="mw-redirect" title="NBATV">NBATV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 29<br /><small> 7:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120929/CONNYL/gameinfo.html">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>75</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 62 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 11–<b>22</b>, <b>16</b>–11, <b>23</b>–19, <b>25</b>–10</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (25)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (14)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cappie_Pondexter" title="Cappie Pondexter">Pondexter</a> (20)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kia_Vaughn" title="Kia Vaughn">Vaughn</a> (9)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Plenette_Pierson" title="Plenette Pierson">Pierson</a> (5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Connecticut won the series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newark,_NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark, NJ">Newark, NJ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 7,854<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #45 Tom Mauer</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>Connecticut won the regular-season series 4–1: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 19, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120519/CONNYL/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 78</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 73 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_NY" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, NY">New York City, NY</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 20, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120520/NYLCON/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 92</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 15, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120615/NYLCON/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 55, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 97</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 16, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120816/CONNYL/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 66, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 79</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newark,_NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark, NJ">Newark, NJ</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 18, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120818/NYLCON/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> 74, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 85</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Indiana_Fever_vs._(3)_Atlanta_Dream"><span id=".282.29_Indiana_Fever_vs._.283.29_Atlanta_Dream"></span>(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Atlanta Dream</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: (2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Atlanta Dream"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 28<br /><small> 7:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120928/ATLIND/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp1041200111#nbaGIboxscore">Game 1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a></b> <b>75</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 66 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–15, 16–<b>17</b>, <b>18</b>–14, 16–<b>20</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a> (23)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sancho_Lyttle" title="Sancho Lyttle">Lyttle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angel_McCoughtry" title="Angel McCoughtry">McCoughtry</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Douglas_(basketball)" title="Katie Douglas (basketball)">Douglas</a> (13)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (11)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (3)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 7,776<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>38 Lamont Simpson, #9 Denise Brooks, #21 Byron Jarrett</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 30<br /><small> 4:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120930/INDATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 88 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>24</b>, <b>25</b>–21, <b>31</b>–20, <b>25</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (25)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (13)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Angel_McCoughtry" title="Angel McCoughtry">McCoughtry</a> (22)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erika_de_Souza" class="mw-redirect" title="Erika de Souza">de Souza</a> (9)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>4 Sue Blauch, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #49 Kevin Sparrock</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBATV" class="mw-redirect" title="NBATV">NBATV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 2<br /><small> 7:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121002/ATLIND/gameinfo.html">Game 3</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 64, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>75</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>25</b>, <b>22</b>–14, 12–<b>15</b>, 13–<b>21</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a> (17)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erika_de_Souza" class="mw-redirect" title="Erika de Souza">de Souza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a> (7)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Armintie_Price" title="Armintie Price">Price</a> (4)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Douglas_(basketball)" title="Katie Douglas (basketball)">Douglas</a> (24)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erlana_Larkins" title="Erlana Larkins">Larkins</a> (20)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana won the series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,840<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>39 Michael Price, #43 Brenda Pantoja, #45 Tom Mauer</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>Indiana won the regular season series 3–2: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 19, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120519/ATLIND/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 92</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 27, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120527/INDATL/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> 78, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 62 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 26, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120818/ATLIND/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 58, <b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 70</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 18, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120519/ATLIND/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 72, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 86</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 6, 2011</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20110906/CONATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 64, <b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> 71</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_finals">Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Connecticut_Sun_vs._(2)_Indiana_Fever"><span id=".281.29_Connecticut_Sun_vs._.282.29_Indiana_Fever"></span>(1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Indiana Fever</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Indiana Fever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 5<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121005/INDCON/gameinfo.html">Game 1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 64, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>76</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>22</b>–14, 8–<b>16</b>, 13–<b>22</b>, 21–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Douglas_(basketball)" title="Katie Douglas (basketball)">Douglas</a> (27)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (5)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (18)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (15)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Renee_Montgomery" title="Renee Montgomery">Montgomery</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 7,599<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>4 Sue Blauch, #38 Lamont Simpson, #7 Clarke Stevens</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 8<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121008/CONIND/gameinfo.html">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 76, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>24</b>–20, 19–<b>26</b>, <b>14</b>–10, 19–<b>22</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a> (18)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Asjha_Jones" title="Asjha Jones">Jones</a> (10)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Asjha_Jones" title="Asjha Jones">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Renee_Montgomery" title="Renee Montgomery">Montgomery</a> (4)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Douglas_(basketball)" title="Katie Douglas (basketball)">Douglas</a> (24)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erlana_Larkins" title="Erlana Larkins">Larkins</a> (11)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Douglas_(basketball)" title="Katie Douglas (basketball)">Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (2)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,225<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>39 Michael Price, #18 Kurt Walker, #43 Brenda Pantoja</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 11<br /><small> 8:30pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121011/INDCON/gameinfo.html">Game 3</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>87</b>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 71 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>18</b>–10, <b>25</b>–14, <b>25</b>–24, 19–<b>23</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (22)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (13)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (4)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (18)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana won the series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,516<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks, #42 Roy Gulbeyan</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> won 3–1 in the regular season series: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 8, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120608/CONIND/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 89</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 81 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 19, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120619/INDCON/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 88</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 21, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120621/CONIND/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 61, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 95</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 19, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120919/INDCON/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 67, <b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> 73</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncasville,_CT" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncasville, CT">Uncasville, CT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Western_Conference_2">Western Conference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_semifinals_2">Conference semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Los_Angeles_Sparks_vs._(3)_San_Antonio_Silver_Stars"><span id=".282.29_Los_Angeles_Sparks_vs._.283.29_San_Antonio_Silver_Stars"></span>(2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: (2) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 27<br /><small> 10:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120927/SANLAS/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp1041200131#nbaGIboxscore">Game 1*</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a></b> <b>93</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–24, <b>19</b>–16, 23–<b>25</b>, 19–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a> (19)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayne_Appel" title="Jayne Appel">Appel</a> (7)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kristi_Toliver" title="Kristi Toliver">Toliver</a> (29)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (9)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alana_Beard" title="Alana Beard">Beard</a> (3)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Galen_Center" title="Galen Center">Galen Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 5,013<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>39 Michael Price, #53 Jeff Smith, #13 Cameron Inouye</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBATV" class="mw-redirect" title="NBATV">NBATV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 29<br /><small> 3:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120929/LASSAN/gameinfo.html">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a></b> <b>101</b>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 94 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–16, <b>25</b>–24, <b>31</b>–26, 19–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (32)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sophia_Young" title="Sophia Young">Young</a> (28)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danielle_Adams" title="Danielle Adams">Adams</a> (8)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danielle_Robinson" title="Danielle Robinson">Robinson</a> (5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Los Angeles won the series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Freeman_Coliseum" title="Freeman Coliseum">Freeman Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, TX">San Antonio, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 5,293<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>31 Amy Bonner, #35 Billy Smith, #55 Eric Brewton</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>San Antonio won the regular-season series 3–1: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 16, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20110731/MINSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 98</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Center">AT&T Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, TX">San Antonio, TX</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 24, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120624/SANLAS/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 91</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 71 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 28, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120628/LASSAN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 80, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 94</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Center">AT&T Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, TX">San Antonio, TX</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 23, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120823/SANLAS/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Silver_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio Silver Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 101</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Minnesota_Lynx_vs._(4)_Seattle_Storm"><span id=".281.29_Minnesota_Lynx_vs._.284.29_Seattle_Storm"></span>(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Seattle Storm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 28<br /><small> 9:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120928/SEAMIN/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp1041200121#nbaGIboxscore">Game 1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 70, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>18</b>, 12–<b>15</b>, 24–<b>27</b>, <b>19</b>–18</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shekinna_Stricklen" title="Shekinna Stricklen">Stricklen</a> (13)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shekinna_Stricklen" title="Shekinna Stricklen">Stricklen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Thompson</a> (7)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tanisha_Wright" title="Tanisha Wright">Wright</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (20)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (11)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,213<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>4 Sue Blauch, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #49 Kevin Sparrock</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 30<br /><small> 9:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120930/MINSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 79, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a></b> <b>86</b> (2OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–18, 10–<b>18</b>, <b>22</b>–17, 11–<b>17</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> 9–<b>16</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (22)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (5)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird">Bird</a> (22)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Jackson</a> (14)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tanisha_Wright" title="Tanisha Wright">Wright</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_WA" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, WA">Seattle, WA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,479<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>7 Clarke Stevens, #39 Michael Price, #43 Brenda Pantoja</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 2<br /><small> 9:00 PM ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130523220328/http://www.wnba.com/games/20121002/SEAMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Game 3</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 72, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>73</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 14–<b>22</b>, <b>21</b>–14, 17–<b>20</b>, <b>20</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird">Bird</a> (19)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Jackson</a> (6)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird">Bird</a> (11)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (21)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (9)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Taj_McWilliams-Franklin" title="Taj McWilliams-Franklin">McWilliams-Franklin</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minnesota won the series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks, #38 Lamont Simpson</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>Minnesota won the regular-season series 3–1: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 27, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120527/SEAMIN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 71, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 84</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 6, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120606/SEAMIN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 55, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 79</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 16, 2011</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20110816/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 62, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 55</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_WA" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, WA">Seattle, WA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 9, 2011</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20110909/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 86</b>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> 73 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_WA" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, WA">Seattle, WA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_finals_2">Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Minnesota_Lynx_vs._(2)_Los_Angeles_Sparks"><span id=".281.29_Minnesota_Lynx_vs._.282.29_Los_Angeles_Sparks"></span>(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Los Angeles Sparks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Los Angeles Sparks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 4<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121004/LASMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Game 1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>94</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>16</b>, 16–<b>32</b>, <b>22</b>–18, 24–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (25)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (11)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (4)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a> (20)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,513<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>42 Roy Gulbeyan, #8 Daryl Humphrey, #44 Felicia Grinter</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 7<br /><small> 3:30pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121007/MINLAS/gameinfo.html">Game 2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>80</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 79 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–17, 15–<b>22</b>, 17–<b>26</b>, <b>23</b>–14</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (21)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (10)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Taj_McWilliams-Franklin" title="Taj McWilliams-Franklin">McWilliams-Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (5)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (33)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a> (15)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alana_Beard" title="Alana Beard">Beard</a> (7)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minnesota won the series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,791<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>55 Eric Brewton, #45 Tom Mauer, #9 Denise Brooks</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>The regular season series was tied 2–2: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 24, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120524/LASMIN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>92</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">July 5, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120705/MINLAS/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 96</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">August 5, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120904/LASMIN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 88</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fffa"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 20, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120920/MINLAS/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 76, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> 92</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fffa; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WNBA_Finals">WNBA Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: WNBA Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minnesota_Lynx_vs._Indiana_Fever">Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012 WNBA Finals</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 14<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121014/INDMIN/gameinfo.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>76</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 70 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–20, 18–<b>20</b>, 13–<b>18</b>, <b>20</b>–12</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (20)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erlana_Larkins" title="Erlana Larkins">Larkins</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Briann_January" title="Briann January">January</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (23)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana lead series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,322<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>4 Sue Blauch, #18 Kurt Walker, #45 Tom Mauer</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 17<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121017/INDMIN/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp1041200302#nbaGIboxscore">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 71, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>83</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>18</b>–11, 15–<b>20</b>, 22–<b>29</b>, 16–<b>23</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (27)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (8)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erin_Phillips" title="Erin Phillips">Phillips</a> (4)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (27)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (7)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Taj_McWilliams-Franklin" title="Taj McWilliams-Franklin">McWilliams-Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 13,478<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>39 Michael Price, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #43 Brenda Pantoja</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 19<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121019/MININD/gameinfo.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 59, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> <b>76</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>21</b>, 11–<b>24</b>, 11–<b>25</b>, <b>21</b>–6</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (12)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebekkah_Brunson" title="Rebekkah Brunson">Brunson</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candice_Wiggins" title="Candice Wiggins">Wiggins</a> (3)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shavonte_Zellous" title="Shavonte Zellous">Zellous</a> (30)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erlana_Larkins" title="Erlana Larkins">Larkins</a> (12)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Davenport" title="Jessica Davenport">Davenport</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana lead series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,165<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>9 Denise Brooks, #38 Lamont Simpson, #55 Eric Brewton</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 21<br /><small> 8:00pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20121021/MININD/gameinfo.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 78, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></b> 87 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>25</b>, <b>24</b>–22, 16–<b>18</b>, 20–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (24)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a> (7)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a> (8)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (28)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erlana_Larkins" title="Erlana Larkins">Larkins</a> (13)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a> (8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana win series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 15,213<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ol><li>4 Sue Blauch, #39 Michael Price, #42 Roy Gulbeyan</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Regular-season series</dt></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> won the season series 2–0: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 14, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120914/MININD/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>66</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 64 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 17, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnba.com/games/20120917/INDMIN/boxscore.html">Report</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> 79, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> 86</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_playoffs" title="1997 WNBA playoffs">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_playoffs" title="1998 WNBA playoffs">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_playoffs" title="1999 WNBA playoffs">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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