The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the

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for the

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's 2010 season.

Format

*The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. **All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings. *The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 1 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed. In previous years, the higher seed would play the first game on the road, then games 2 and (if needed) 3 at home. *The series for the

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is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.

Tiebreak procedures

Two-team tie

# Better record in head-to-head games. # Better winning percentage within own conference. # Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season. # Better point differential in games head-to-head. # Coin toss.

Three or more-team tie

# Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams. # Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals). # Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season. # Better point differential in games involving tied teams. # Coin toss.

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Bracket

''Note: italics denote home-court advantage; bold denotes series winner.''

Eastern Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Washington Mystics vs. (4) Atlanta Dream

;Regular-season series The

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won 3–1 in the regular-season series:

(2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever

;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:

Conference finals

(2) New York Liberty vs. (4) Atlanta Dream

;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular season series

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Seattle Storm vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks

;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:

(2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars

;Regular-season series The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:

Conference finals

(1) Seattle Storm vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury

;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:

WNBA Finals

Seattle Storm vs. Atlanta Dream

;Regular-season series The Seattle Storm won 2–0 in the regular-season series:

References

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