The matches of the VNBA playoffs of the 2017 season were held from September 6 to October 4, 2017 . In the playoff of the tournament came out eight of the best teams in the regular championship. Semifinal and final games in the series went up to three victories. The champion , for the fourth time in its history, became the Minnesota Links team, which with a score of 3: 2 beat the Los Angeles Sparks club. “Minnesota” six times reached the final of the VNBA and four times became a triumphant championship, and “Los Angeles”, in turn, for the fifth time reached the crucial stage of the playoffs, having three victories in its assets. The most valuable player in the final was Silvia Fowles , who won this honorary trophy for the second time.
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| The best team: | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||
| Season MVP : | Silvia Fowles | ||||||||||||||||
| Best on points: | Brittney Griner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | September 6 - October 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Champion : | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP : | Silvia Fowles | ||||||||||||||||
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Content
Qualified in the playoffs
| Sowing number | Team | Balance | Got | |
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| Place in the playoffs | Place in the semifinals | |||
| one | Minnesota Lynx | 27–7 | 5th of August | 25-th of August |
| 2 | Los angeles sparks | 26–8 | 11th August | August 27 |
| 3 | New York Liberty | 22–12 | August 20 | - |
| four | Connecticut san | 21–13 | August 18 | - |
| five | Phoenix mercury | 18–16 | August 27 | - |
| 6 | Washington Mythics | 18–16 | August 20 | - |
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 16-18 | August 30 | - |
| eight | Seattle Storm | 15–19 | September 1 | - |
Grid
| First round Matches to 1 win | Second round Matches to 1 win | Semifinals Matches up to 3 wins | The final Matches up to 3 wins | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Los angeles sparks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| five | Phoenix mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| four | Connecticut san | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| five | Phoenix mercury | 79 | five | Phoenix mercury | 88 | |||||||||||||
| eight | Seattle Storm | 69 | one | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington Mythics | 86 | 2 | Los angeles sparks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 76 | 3 | New York Liberty | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington Mythics | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| one | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington Mythics | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Results
Round One
| 6 September 2017 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Washington Mythics | 86: 76 | Dallas Wings | Capital One Arena , Washington Viewers: 6,483 Judges: Tiara Cruz Tim Green Thomas Nunes |
| 18:12, 16:22, 25:16, 27:26 | |||||
| Delle Donn (25), Misseman and Toliver (16) | Glasses | Powers (21), Johnson and Diggins (15) | |||
| Thomas (17), Delle Donne (11), Misseman (10) | Rebounds | Johnson (14), Powers and Paris (6) | |||
| Misseman (5), Thomas and Delle Donn (3) | Gears | 4 players (3) | |||
| 6 September 2017 10:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Phoenix mercury | 79: 69 | Seattle Storm | Wells Fargo Arena , Tempe Viewers: 5,764 Judges: Tiffany Bird Kurt Walker Cheryl Flores Eric Bruton |
| 16:17, 16:14, 24:15, 23:23 | |||||
| Greiner (23), Mitchell (17), Turner (15) | Glasses | Stuart (23), Loyd (17), Byrd (10) | |||
| Greiner (11), Little (8), Cannon (5) | Rebounds | Stewart (8), Loyd and Clark (5) | |||
| Mitchell , Griner and Taurasi (3) | Gears | Byrd (5), Quinn (3) | |||
Round Two
| 10 September 2017 3:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Connecticut san | 83: 88 | Phoenix mercury | Mohegan San Arena , Houcasville Viewers: 8,420 Judges: Roy Galbian Madge Forsberg Byron Jarrett |
| 29:18, 21:25, 18:25, 15:20 | |||||
| Thomas (20), Jones (19), Thomas (15) | Glasses | Greiner (26), Taurasi (23), 2 players (12) | |||
| Jones (15), Thomas (10), Williams (6) | Rebounds | Griner (9), Little and Curry (6) | |||
| Thomas (4), 3 players (2) | Gears | Mitchell (5), 3 players (4) | |||
| 10 September 2017 5:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | New York Liberty | 68: 82 | Washington Mythics | Madison Square Garden , New York Viewers: 9,538 Judges: Sue Bloch Jeff wooten Billy smith |
| 21:10, 20:25, 10:25, 17:22 | |||||
| Charles (18), Hartley (15), Prince (12) | Glasses | Toliver (32), Delle Donn (18), Thomas (11) | |||
| Charles and Zellus (6), Vaughn and Prince (5) | Rebounds | Delle Donn (10), Ruffin-Pratt (9) | |||
| Hartley (5), Rogers and Allen (3) | Gears | Ruffin-Pratt and Toliver (4) | |||
Semifinals
Los Angeles - Phoenix - 3-0
| 12-th of September 2017 10:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Los angeles sparks | 79: 66 | Phoenix mercury | Staples Center , Los Angeles Viewers: 7,963 Judges: Tiffany Bird Kurt Walker Jeff smith |
| 19:23, 23:19, 14: 6, 23:18 | |||||
| Ogwumik (19), Parker (15), Gray (13) | Glasses | Mitchell (19), Greiner (18), Curry (8) | |||
| Ogwumik (9), Lavender (7), Parker (6) | Rebounds | Little (11), Curry (6), Cannon (5) | |||
| Gray (6), Sims (5), Parker (3) | Gears | Mitchell (4), Taurasi (3) | |||
| "Los Angeles" led the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 14 2017 10:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Los angeles sparks | 86: 72 | Phoenix mercury | Walter Pyramid , Long Beach Viewers: 4,023 Judges: Madge Forsberg Byron Jarrett Thomas Nunes |
| 22:19, 21:16, 18:20, 25:17 | |||||
| Parker (24), Sims (21), Ogvumika (18) | Glasses | Taurasi (21), Greiner (16), Mitchell (15) | |||
| Parker (13), Ogvumika (9), Gray (6) | Rebounds | Mitchell (6), Taurasi and Griner (5) | |||
| Parker and Gray (6), 2 players (3) | Gears | Taurasi (4), Curry (3), 2 players (2) | |||
| “Los Angeles” has increased its advantage in the series 2: 0 | |||||
| September 17 2017 5:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Phoenix mercury | 87: 89 | Los angeles sparks | Talking Stick Rizot Arena , Phoenix Viewers: 12,043 Judges: Sue Bloch Eric Bruton Billy smith |
| 25:21, 13:24, 24:18, 25:26 | |||||
| Taurasi (22), Little and Griner (18) | Glasses | Sims (22), Parker (21), Gray (14) | |||
| Greiner and Little (8), Robinson (3) | Rebounds | Ogwumik (12), Parker (7), Gray (5) | |||
| Taurasi and Mitchell (5), Little (4) | Gears | Parker (11), Gray (8), Sims (2) | |||
| "Los Angeles" won the series with a score of 3: 0 | |||||
Minnesota - Washington - 3-0
| 12-th of September 2017 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Minnesota Lynx | 101: 81 | Washington Mythics | Williams Arena , Minneapolis Viewers: 7,834 Judges: Billy Smith Madge Forsberg Jay bi derose |
| 26:18, 27:20, 31:18, 17:25 | |||||
| Augustus (24), Fowles and Montgomery (18) | Glasses | Delle Donn (17), Ruffin-Pratt (16) | |||
| Fowles (7), Augustus (5), 2 players (4) | Rebounds | Delle Donn (6), Ruffin-Pratt and Thomas (4) | |||
| Moore (4), 3 players (3) | Gears | Toliver (6), Ruffin-Pratt and Cloud (3) | |||
| "Minnesota" led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 14 2017 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Minnesota Lynx | 93: 83 | Washington Mythics | Williams Arena , Minneapolis Viewers: 9,033 Judges: Sue Bloch Roy galban Vladimir Voyard |
| 19:29, 26:18, 24:17, 24:19 | |||||
| Fowles (25), Moore (22), Augustus (15) | Glasses | Toliver and Delle Donne (25), 2 players (8) | |||
| Branson (10), Fowles (9), Moore (5) | Rebounds | Thomas (7), Misseman (6), 2 players (5) | |||
| Whalen (7), Augustus (6), Moore (5) | Gears | Toliver (6), Cloud (4), Ruffin-Pratt (3) | |||
| “Minnesota” has increased its advantage in the series 2: 0 | |||||
| September 17 2017 3:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Washington Mythics | 70: 81 | Minnesota Lynx | Capital One Arena , Washington Viewers: 7,950 Judges: Kurt Walker Jeff wooten Cheryl Flores |
| 16:18, 23:20, 14:21, 17:22 | |||||
| Delle Donn (15), Ruffin-Pratt (14) | Glasses | Moore (21), Augustus (18), Fowles (17) | |||
| Delle Donn (8), Thomas (7), Ruffin-Pratt (5) | Rebounds | Fowles (14), Branson (6), Augustus (5) | |||
| Toliver (5), Delle Donne and Misseman (3) | Gears | Whalen and Moore (5), 2 players (4) | |||
| "Minnesota" won the series with a score of 3: 0 | |||||
Final
Minnesota - Los Angeles - 3-2
| September 24 2017 3:30 pm ( ET ) | Report | Minnesota Lynx | 84: 85 | Los angeles sparks | Williams Arena , Minneapolis Viewers: 11 823 Judges: Kurt Walker Jeff wooten Cheryl Flores |
| 11:32, 22:11, 23:25, 28:17 | |||||
| Moore (27), Fowles (22), Augustus (19) | Glasses | Gray (27), Sims (16), Parker (15) | |||
| Fowles (13), Augustus (8), Perkins (5) | Rebounds | Parker (12), Ogvumika (6), 2 players (4) | |||
| Whalen (6), Augustus (4), 3 players (3) | Gears | Gray (6), Sims (5), Parker (4) | |||
| "Los Angeles" led the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 26 2017 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Minnesota Lynx | 70: 68 | Los angeles sparks | Williams Arena , Minneapolis Viewers: 11 434 Judges: Billy Smith Madge Forsberg Byron Jarrett |
| 28:10, 17:16, 15:24, 10:18 | |||||
| Whalen (14), Fowles and Moore (13), Branson (12) | Glasses | Parker (17), Gray (15), Ogvumika (11) | |||
| Fowles (17), Moore (5), 3 players (3) | Rebounds | Ogwumik (13), Parker (5), 3 players (3) | |||
| Whalen and Branson (3), 2 players (2) | Gears | Parker (6), Sims (5), Gray (4) | |||
| “Minnesota” equalized the score in a 1: 1 series | |||||
| September 29 2017 9:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Los angeles sparks | 75: 64 | Minnesota Lynx | Staples Center , Los Angeles Viewers: 13,500 Judges: Sue Bloch Eric Bruton Roy galban |
| 17: 8, 15:18, 24:22, 19:16 | |||||
| Sims and Ogvumika (16), Gray (14), Parker (13) | Glasses | Moore (16), Fowles (15), Montgomery (12) | |||
| Ogwumik (10), Bird (8), Parker (7) | Rebounds | Fowles (11), Perkins (4), Moore (3) | |||
| Gray (7), Parker (5), Sims (3) | Gears | Jones (4), Moore and Brunson (2) | |||
| "Los Angeles" again went ahead in the series 2: 1 | |||||
| October 1 2017 8:30 pm ( ET ) | Report | Los angeles sparks | 69: 80 | Minnesota Lynx | Staples Center , Los Angeles Viewers: 13,500 Judges: Kurt Walker Billy smith Madge Forsberg |
| 16:21, 15:22, 13:18, 25:19 | |||||
| Sims (18), Ogvumika (17), Parker (11) | Glasses | Fowles (22), Branson (18), Moore (15) | |||
| Parker and Ogvumika (8), Bird (6) | Rebounds | Fowles (14), Branson (13), Moore and Augustus (8) | |||
| Gray (9), Sims and Ogvumika (3) | Gears | Whalen (8), Moore and Montgomery (3) | |||
| “Minnesota” again equalized the score in the series 2: 2 | |||||
| The 4th of October 2017 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Minnesota Lynx | 85: 76 | Los angeles sparks | Williams Arena , Minneapolis Viewers: 14,632 Judges: Sue Bloch Roy galban Byron Jarrett |
| 21:19, 20:16, 19:21, 25:20 | |||||
| Moore (18), Fowles and Whalen (17), Augustus (14) | Glasses | Parker (19), Gray (15), Sims (14) | |||
| Fowles (20), Moore (10), Branson (8), Augustus (6) | Rebounds | Parker (15), Sims , Bird and Ogvumika (3) | |||
| Whalen (8), Augustus (6), Fowles (4) | Gears | Gray (8), Parker (5), Sims (3) | |||
| "Minnesota" won the series with a score of 3: 2 | |||||
Links
- WNBA Playoffs 2017 (English) . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. The appeal date is November 30, 2017.
- 2017 WNBA Season Summary (English) . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is November 30, 2017.