WNBA Standings and Power Rankings: Las Vegas Falls, Playoff Picture Set
The 2023 WNBA regular season is winding down, and the playoff picture is starting to take shape.
The Las Vegas Aces, who have been the league's dominant team all season, have hit a bit of a slide in recent weeks, dropping three spots in the ESPN Power Rankings.
With just five weeks remaining in the regular season, here's what all 12 teams need to do to secure a playoff spot:
* **Las Vegas Aces:** The Aces have already clinched a playoff berth, but they need to finish strong to secure the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. They need to win their remaining games and hope that the other top teams lose some games. * **Chicago Sky:** The Sky are currently in second place in the standings, but they are just a half-game ahead of the third-place Connecticut Sun. The Sky need to win their remaining games and hope that the Sun lose some games. * **Connecticut Sun:** The Sun are currently in third place in the standings, but they are just a half-game behind the second-place Chicago Sky. The Sun need to win their remaining games and hope that the Sky lose some games. * **Seattle Storm:** The Storm are currently in fourth place in the standings, but they are just one game behind the third-place Connecticut Sun. The Storm need to win their remaining games and hope that the Sun lose some games. * **Washington Mystics:** The Mystics are currently in fifth place in the standings, but they are just one game behind the fourth-place Seattle Storm. The Mystics need to win their remaining games and hope that the Storm lose some games. * **Dallas Wings:** The Wings are currently in sixth place in the standings, but they are just one game behind the fifth-place Washington Mystics. The Wings need to win their remaining games and hope that the Mystics lose some games. * **Los Angeles Sparks:** The Sparks are currently in seventh place in the standings, but they are just one game behind the sixth-place Dallas Wings. The Sparks need to win their remaining games and hope that the Wings lose some games. * **New York Liberty:** The Liberty are currently in eighth place in the standings, but they are just two games behind the seventh-place Los Angeles Sparks. The Liberty need to win their remaining games and hope that the Sparks lose some games. * **Minnesota Lynx:** The Lynx are currently in ninth place in the standings, but they are just two games behind the eighth-place New York Liberty. The Lynx need to win their remaining games and hope that the Liberty lose some games. * **Phoenix Mercury:** The Mercury are currently in tenth place in the standings, but they are just three games behind the ninth-place Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury need to win their remaining games and hope that the Lynx lose some games. * **Atlanta Dream:** The Dream are currently in eleventh place in the standings, but they are just four games behind the tenth-place Phoenix Mercury. The Dream need to win their remaining games and hope that the Mercury lose some games. * **Indiana Fever:** The Fever are currently in last place in the standings, and they have already been eliminated from playoff contention.
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