2015 WNBA playoffs

{{refimprove|date=November 2025}} {{short description|Professional women's basketball tournament}} {{Infobox basketball tournament season | year = 2015 | title = [[WNBA playoffs]] | image = | caption = | dates = September 17–October 14, 2015 | winners = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' ([[2015 WNBA Finals|Finals]] Champion) | attendance = 8,799 per game | continental_cup_title = East champion | continental_cup_qualifiers = [[Indiana Fever]] (Coach: [[Stephanie White]]) | continental_cup_title1 = West champion | continental_cup_qualifiers1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] (Coach: [[Cheryl Reeve]]) | prev_season = [[2014 WNBA playoffs|2014]] | next_season = [[2016 WNBA playoffs|2016]] }}

The '''2015 [[WNBA playoffs]]''' was the postseason tournament of the [[WNBA]]'s [[2015 WNBA season|2015 season]].

==Format== Following the WNBA regular season, four teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs and are seeded one to four based on their regular season record.

The first round of the playoffs, or Conference Semi-Finals, consisted of two match-ups in each conference based on the seedings (1-4 and 2-3). The two winners advanced to the second round, or Conference Finals, with a match-up between the 1-4 and 2-3 winners. At the conclusion of the Conference Finals, the winners of these series advanced to the [[WNBA Finals]].

The Conference Semi-Finals and the Conference Finals are each [[best-of-three playoff|best-of-three]] series. Series are played in a 1-1-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage (better record) hosts games 1 and 3, while their opponent hosts game 2. The [[WNBA Finals]] are a [[Playoff format#Best-of-five playoff|best-of-five]] series played in a 2-2-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, and 5 while their opponent hosts games 3 and 4.

===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=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Seed !!rowspan=2|Team !!rowspan=2|Record !!colspan=3|Clinched |- !Playoff berth !! Best record in Conference !! Best record in WNBA |- | 1 || align=left|[[2015 New York Liberty season|New York Liberty]] || 23–11 || August 28 || September 6 || September 9 |- | 2 || align=left|[[2015 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]] || 21–13 || August 29 ||—||— |- | 3 || align=left|[[2015 Indiana Fever season|Indiana Fever]] || 20–14 || September 1 ||—||— |- | 4 || align=left|[[2015 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]] || 18–16 || September 8 ||—||— |- |}

===Western Conference=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Seed !!rowspan=2|Team !!rowspan=2|Record !!colspan=3|Clinched |- !Playoff berth !! Best record in Conference !! Best record in WNBA |- | 1 || align=left|[[2015 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]] || 22–12 || August 11 || September 8||— |- | 2 || align=left|[[2015 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]] || 20–14 || August 21 ||—||— |- | 3 || align=left|[[2015 Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa Shock]] || 18–16 || August 30 ||—||— |- | 4 || align=left|[[2015 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]] || 14–20 || September 6 ||—||— |- |}

==Bracket== <onlyinclude> {{8TeamBracket-Byes | RD1='''Conference semifinals''' Best-of-3 | RD2='''Conference finals''' Best-of-3 | RD3='''WNBA Finals''' Best-of-5

| RD3-seed1=E3 | RD3-team1=[[2015 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]] | RD3-score1= 2 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2='''''[[2015 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota]]''''' | RD3-score2= '''3''' }}{{ubl |'''Bold''' – Series winner|''Italics'' – Team with home-court advantage }} </onlyinclude>

==Eastern Conference== :''All times are in [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC−4]])''

===Conference semifinals===

====(1) New York Liberty vs. (4) Washington Mystics==== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 18 |time = 7:00 PM |place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] |attendance = 10,120 |referee = Michael Price, Cheryl Flores, Tom Mauer |TV = [[NBATV]] |team1 = '''[[Washington Mystics]]''' |score1 = '''86''' |team2 = [[New York Liberty]] |score2 = 83 |overtime = 2OT |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150918/WASNYL/ Game 1] |Q1 = 14–'''21''' |Q2 = '''22'''–15 |Q3 = 19–'''20''' |Q4 = '''14'''–13 |OT = 7–7, '''10'''–7 |points1 = [[Ivory Latta|Latta]] 15 |points2 = [[Epiphanny Prince|Prince]] 26 |rebounds1 = [[Emma Meesseman|Meesseman]] 10 |rebounds2 = [[Carolyn Swords|Swords]] 9 |assist1 = ''three tied'' 3 |assist2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 5 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 20 |time = 1:00 PM |place = [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]], [[Washington, D.C.]] |attendance = 6,619 |referee = Daryl Humphrey, Denise Brooks, Kurt Walker |TV = [[ESPN]] |team1 = '''[[New York Liberty]]''' |score1 = '''86''' |team2 = [[Washington Mystics]] |score2 = 68 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150920/NYLWAS/ Game 2] |Q1 = '''23'''–15 |Q2 = 21–'''22''' |Q3 = '''26'''–15 |Q4 = 16–16 |points1 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 22 |points2 = [[Tayler Hill|Hill]] 19 |rebounds1 = [[Kiah Stokes|Stokes]] 7 |rebounds2 = [[Stefanie Dolson|Dolson]], [[Emma Meesseman|Meesseman]] 5 |assist1 = [[Tanisha Wright|Wright]] 6 |assist2 = [[Tierra Ruffin-Pratt|Ruffin-Pratt]] 4 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 22 |time = 7:00 PM |place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] |attendance = 9,255 |referee = Roy Gulbeyan, Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Washington Mystics]] |score1 = 74 |team2 = '''[[New York Liberty]]''' |score2 = '''79''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150922/WASNYL/ Game 3] |Q1 = '''25'''-15 |Q2 = 12-'''30''' |Q3 = '''20'''-12 |Q4 = 17-'''22''' |points1 = [[Ivory Latta|Latta]] 18 |points2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 22 |rebounds1 = [[Kia Vaughn|Vaughn]] 9 |rebounds2 = [[Kiah Stokes|Stokes]] 13 |assist1 = [[Ivory Latta|Latta]] 7 |assist2 = [[Tanisha Wright|Wright]] 5 |series = New York wins series 2-1 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Washington won 3–1 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 6, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150606/NYLWAS/ Report] | team1 = [[New York Liberty]] |score1=62 | team2 = '''[[Washington Mystics]] |score2=67''' | place = [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]], [[Washington, D.C.]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 14, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150614/WASNYL/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Washington Mystics]] |score1=74''' | team2 = [[New York Liberty]] |score2=59 | place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = July 9, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150709/NYLWAS/ Report] | team1 = '''[[New York Liberty]] | score1=79''' | team2 = [[Washington Mystics]] |score2=76 (OT) | place = [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]], [[Washington, D.C.]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = September 11, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150911/WASNYL/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Washington Mystics]] |score1=82''' | team2 = [[New York Liberty]] |score2=55 | place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] }} |}

====(2) Chicago Sky vs. (3) Indiana Fever==== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 17 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[UIC Pavilion]], [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |attendance = 4,098 |referee = Maj Forsberg, Jeff Smith, Eric Brewton |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1 = 72 |team2 = '''[[Chicago Sky]]''' |score2 = '''77''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150917/INDCHI/ Game 1] |Q1 = 15–'''24''' |Q2 = '''20'''–12 |Q3 = 16–'''18''' |Q4 = 21–'''23''' |points1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 21 |points2 = [[Allie Quigley|Quigley]] 20 |rebounds1 = [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 10 |rebounds2 = [[Elena Delle Donne|Delle Donne]] 11 |assist1 = [[Briann January|January]] 7 |assist2 = [[Allie Quigley|Quigley]] 6 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 19 |time = 7:00 PM |place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |attendance = 7,124 |referee = Amy Bonner, Lamont Simpson, Roy Gulbeyan |TV = [[NBATV]] |team1 = [[Chicago Sky]] |score1 = 82 |team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score2 = '''89''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150919/CHIIND/ Game 2] |Q1 = 20–20 |Q2 = 22–'''24''' |Q3 = 23–'''25''' |Q4 = 17–'''20''' |points1 = [[Courtney Vandersloot|Vandersloot]] 19 |points2 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 22 |rebounds1 = [[Érika de Souza|de Souza]] 8 |rebounds2 = [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 12 |assist1 = [[Courtney Vandersloot|Vandersloot]] 6 |assist2 = [[Shavonte Zellous|Zellous]] 8 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 21 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[Allstate Arena]], [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |attendance = 2,882 |referee = Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Thomas Nunez |TV = [[NBATV]] |team1 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score1 = '''100''' |team2 = [[Chicago Sky]] |score2 = 89 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150921/INDCHI/ Game 3] |Q1 = 28–28 |Q2 = '''24'''–19 |Q3 = '''19'''–16 |Q4 = '''29'''–26 |points1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 27 |points2 = [[Elena Delle Donne|Delle Donne]] 40 |rebounds1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 9 |rebounds2 = [[Jessica Breland|Breland]] 8 |assist1 = [[Briann January|January]] 8 |assist2 = [[Courtney Vandersloot|Vandersloot]] 14 |series = Indiana wins series 2–1 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Chicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 5, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150605/INDCHI/ Report] | team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1=72 | team2 = '''[[Chicago Sky]] |score2=95''' | place = [[Allstate Arena]], [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 14, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150614/CHIIND/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Chicago Sky]] |score1=98''' | team2 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score2=72 | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 26, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150626/CHIIND/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Chicago Sky]] |score1=83''' | team2 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score2=77 | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 4, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150804/INDCHI/ Report] | team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1=82 | team2 = '''[[Chicago Sky]] |score2=106''' | place = [[Allstate Arena]], [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] }} |}

===Conference Finals: (1) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever=== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 23 |time = 7:00 PM |place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] |attendance = 7,229 |referee = Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Eric Brewton |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1 = 67 |team2 = '''[[New York Liberty]]''' |score2 = '''84''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150923/INDNYL/ Game 1] |Q1 = 18–'''26''' |Q2 = '''24'''–22 |Q3 = 7–'''16''' |Q4 = 18–'''20''' |points1 = [[Shenise Johnson|Johnson]] 12 |points2 = [[Kiah Stokes|Stokes]] 21 |rebounds1 = [[Shavonte Zellous|Zellous]] 5 |rebounds2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 7 |assist1 = ''four tied'' 4 |assist2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 9 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 27 |time = 1:00 PM |place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |attendance = 7,505 |referee = Sue Blauch, Maj Forsberg, Tom Mauer |TV = [[ESPN]] |team1 = [[New York Liberty]] |score1 = 64 |team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score2 = '''70''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150927/NYLIND/ Game 2] |Q1 = '''22'''–17 |Q2 = '''22'''–12 |Q3 = 9–'''13''' |Q4 = 11–'''28''' |points1 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 25 |points2 = [[Tamika Catchings]] 25 |rebounds1 = [[Kiah Stokes|Stokes]] 11 |rebounds2 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 7 |assist1 = [[Tanisha Wright|Wright]] 5 |assist2 = [[Briann January|January]] 4 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 29 |time = 7:00 PM |place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] |attendance = 10,120 |referee = Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan, Lamont Simpson |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score1 ='''66''' |team2 = [[New York Liberty]] |score2 = 51 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150929/INDNYL/ Game 3] |Q1 = '''15'''–13 |Q2 = '''18'''–9 |Q3 = 16–'''18''' |Q4 = '''17'''–11 |points1 = [[Marissa Coleman|Coleman]] 15 |points2 = [[Candice Wiggins|Wiggins]] 15 |rebounds1 = [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 8 |rebounds2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Charles]] 10 |assist1 = [[Briann January|January]] 8 |assist2 = [[Epiphanny Prince|Prince]] 4 |series = Indiana wins series 2-1 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Indiana won 4–1 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 9, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150609/INDNYL/ Report] | team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1= 79 | team2 = '''[[New York Liberty]] |score2= 86''' | place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 19, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150619/INDNYL/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Indiana Fever]] |score1= 80''' | team2 = [[New York Liberty]] |score2= 63 | place = [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, NY]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = July 29, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150729/NYLIND/ Report] | team1 = [[New York Liberty]] |score1= 72 | team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]] |score2= 84''' | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 23, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150823/NYLIND/ Report] | team1 = [[New York Liberty]] |score1= 79 | team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]] |score2= 80''' | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = September 13, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150913/NYLIND/#/panel-one Report] | team1 = [[New York Liberty]] |score1= 76 | team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]] |score2= 81''' | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} |}

==Western Conference== :''All times are in [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC−4]])''

===Conference semifinals===

====(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks==== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 18 |time = 9:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 8,333 |referee = Sue Blauch, Daryl Humphrey, Jeff Wooten |TV = [[NBATV]] |team1 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1 = 65 |team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score2 = '''67''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150918/LASMIN/ Game 1] |Q1 = 15–'''22''' |Q2 = '''21'''–11 |Q3 = 13–'''22''' |Q4 = '''16'''–12 |points1 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 16 |points2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 33 |rebounds1 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 9 |rebounds2 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 9 |assist1 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 4 |assist2 = [[Anna Cruz|Cruz]] 5 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 20 |time = 3:00 PM |place = [[Walter Pyramid]], [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, CA]] |attendance = 3,112 |referee = Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Michael Price |TV = [[ESPN]] |team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1 = 71 |team2= '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]''' |score2 = '''81''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150920/MINLAS/ Game 2] |Q1 = 23–'''24''' |Q2 = 12–'''29''' |Q3 = '''20'''–10 |Q4 = 16–'''18''' |points1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 27 |points2 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 25 |rebounds1 = ''three tied'' 7 |rebounds2 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 10 |assist1 = [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] 5 |assist2 = [[Ana Dabović|Dabović]] 7 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 22 |time = 9:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 9,014 |referee = Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Tom Mauer |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1 = 80 |team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score2 = '''91''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150922/LASMIN/ Game 3] |Q1 = 10-'''18''' |Q2 = 20-'''25''' |Q3 = '''27'''-20 |Q4 = 23-'''28''' |points1 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 28 |points2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 20 |rebounds1 = [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 13 |rebounds2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 8 |assist1 = [[Nneka Ogwumike|Ogwumike]], [[Candace Parker|Parker]] 4 |assist2 = [[Rebekkah Brunson|Brunson]] 5 |series = Minnesota wins series 2-1 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Minnesota won 3–1 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 16, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150616/MINLAS/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1=67''' | team2 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score2=52 | place = [[Staples Center]], [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = July 29, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150729/LASMIN/ Report] | team1 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1=76 | team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2=82''' | place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 4, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150804/MINLAS/ Report] | team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] | score1=61 | team2 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score2=83''' | place = [[Staples Center]], [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 9, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150809/CHIATL/ Report] | team1 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1=64 | team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2=72''' | place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] }} |}

====(2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) Tulsa Shock==== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 17 |time = 10:00 PM |place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |attendance = 8,509 |referee = Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Thomas Nunez |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Tulsa Shock]] |score1 = 55 |team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]]''' |score2 = '''88''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150917/TULPHO/ Game 1] |Q1 = 15–'''22''' |Q2 = 7–'''30''' |Q3 = '''22'''–16 |Q4 = 11–'''20''' |points1 = [[Odyssey Sims|Sims]] 18 |points2 = [[Brittney Griner|Griner]] 18 |rebounds1 = [[Courtney Paris|Paris]] 7 |rebounds2 = [[Brittney Griner|Griner]] 8 |assist1 = [[Odyssey Sims|Sims]] 3 |assist2 = [[Leilani Mitchell|Mitchell]] 6 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 19 |time = 9:00 PM |place = [[BOK Center]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] |attendance = 3,261 |referee = Sue Blauch, Tony Dawkins, Eric Brewton |TV = [[NBATV]] |team1 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]]''' |score1 = '''91''' |team2 = [[Tulsa Shock]] |score2 = 67 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150919/PHOTUL/ Game 2] |Q1 = 19–19 |Q2 = '''22'''–12 |Q3 = '''23'''–17 |Q4 = '''27'''–19 |points1 = [[Brittney Griner|Griner]] 23 |points2 = [[Odyssey Sims|Sims]] 22 |rebounds1 = [[Brittney Griner|Griner]] 12 |rebounds2 = [[Courtney Paris|Paris]] 8 |assist1 = [[Marta Xargay|Xargay]], [[Leilani Mitchell|Mitchell]] 3 |assist2 = [[Odyssey Sims|Sims]] 7 |series = Phoenix wins series 2–0 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = July 2, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150702/TULPHO/ Report] | team1 = [[Tulsa Shock]] |score1=55 | team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2=86''' | place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|US Airways Center]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = July 30, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150730/PHOTUL/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1=78''' | team2 = [[Tulsa Shock]] |score2=66 | place = [[BOK Center]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 4, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150804/TULPHO/ Report] | team1 = [[Tulsa Shock]] | score1=84 | team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2=87 (OT)''' | place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|US Airways Centers]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 18, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150818/PHOTUL/ Report] | team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1=59 | team2 = '''[[Tulsa Shock]] |score2=74''' | place = [[BOK Center]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = September 13, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150913/PHOTUL/ Report] | team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1=87 | team2 = '''[[Tulsa Shock]] |score2=91''' | place = [[BOK Center]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] }} |}

===Conference Finals: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury=== {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = September 24 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 8,732 |referee = Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1 = 60 |team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score2 ='''67''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150924/PHOMIN/ Game 1] |Q1 = '''21'''–14 |Q2 = 11–'''21''' |Q3 = 14–14 |Q4 = 14–'''18''' |points1 = [[DeWanna Bonner|Bonner]] 21 |points2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 19 |rebounds1 = [[Candice Dupree|Dupree]] 12 |rebounds2 = [[Rebekkah Brunson|Brunson]] 19 |assist1 = [[DeWanna Bonner|Bonner]] 5 |assist2 = [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] 5 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = September 27 |time = 3:00 PM |place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |attendance = 9,871 |referee = Kurt Walker, Amy Bonner, Eric Brewton |TV = [[ESPN]] |team1 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score1 = '''72''' |team2 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2 = 71 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150927/MINPHO/ Game 2] |Q1 = '''25'''–15 |Q2 = 16–'''26''' |Q3 = 17–'''18''' |Q4 = '''14'''–12 |points1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 40 |points2 = [[Candice Dupree|Dupree]] 16 |rebounds1 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 14 |rebounds2 = [[Monique Currie|Currie]] 7 |assist1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] 4 |assist2 = [[Monique Currie|Currie]] 6 |series = Minnesota wins series 2-0 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 14, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150614/MINPHO/ Report] | team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1= 66 | team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2= 81''' | place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|US Airways Center]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 27, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150627/PHOMIN/ Report] | team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1= 56 | team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2= 71''' | place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 7, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150807/MINPHO/ Report] | team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1= 66 | team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2= 73''' | place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|US Airways Center]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 23, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150823/MINPHO/ Report] | team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1= 67 | team2 = '''[[Phoenix Mercury]] |score2= 79''' | place = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|US Airways Center]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = August 30, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150830/PHOMIN/ Report] | team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]] |score1= 61 | team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2= 71''' | place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] }} |}

== WNBA Finals == {{Main|2015 WNBA Finals}}

===Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever===

{{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = October 4 |time = 3:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 11,023 |referee = Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Kurt Walker |TV = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |team1 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score1 = '''75''' |team2 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2 = 69 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20151004/INDMIN/ Game 1] |Q1 = 10–10 |Q2 = '''25'''–19 |Q3 = '''19'''–18 |Q4 = 21–'''22''' |points1 = [[Briann January|January]] 19 |points2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 27 |rebounds1 = [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 8 |rebounds2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 12 |assist1 = [[Briann January|January]] 6 |assist2 = [[Seimone Augustus|Augustus]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] 4 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = October 6 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 12,134 |referee = Michael Price, Maj Forsberg, Lamont Simpson |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1 = 71 |team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score2 = '''77''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20151006/INDMIN/ Game 2] |Q1 = '''24'''–20 |Q2 = 17–'''19''' |Q3 = 18–'''24''' |Q4 = 12–'''14''' |points1 = [[Briann January|January]] 17 |points2 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 21 |rebounds1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]], [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 9 |rebounds2 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 9 |assist1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]], [[Briann January|January]] 5 |assist2 = [[Anna Cruz|Cruz]], [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 5 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = October 9 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |attendance = 16,332 |referee = Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan, Tom Mauer |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score1 = '''80''' |team2 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score2 = 77 |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20151009/MININD/ Game 3] |Q1 = '''20'''–19 |Q2 = 18–'''23''' |Q3 = '''21'''–15 |Q4 = '''21'''–20 |points1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 24 |points2 = [[Shenise Johnson|Johnson]] 17 |rebounds1 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 11 |rebounds2 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 10 |assist1 = [[Anna Cruz|Cruz]] 5 |assist2 = [[Briann January|January]] 8 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #fff |date = October 11 |time = 8:30 PM |place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |attendance = 10,582 |referee = Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg |TV = [[ESPN]] |team1 = [[Minnesota Lynx]] |score1 = 69 |team2 = '''[[Indiana Fever]]''' |score2 = '''75''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20151011/MININD/ Game 4] |Q1 = '''20'''–15 |Q2 = 12–'''21''' |Q3 = 14–'''22''' |Q4 = '''23'''–17 |points1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 20 |points2 = [[Shenise Johnson|Johnson]] 15 |rebounds1 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 8 |rebounds2 = [[Erlana Larkins|Larkins]] 6 |assist1 = ''six tied'' 2 |assist2 = [[Briann January|January]] 5 }} {{Basketballbox |bg = #eee |date = October 14 |time = 8:00 PM |place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |attendance = 18,933 |referee = Michael Price, Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan |TV = [[ESPN2]] |team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1 = 52 |team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score2 ='''69''' |report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20151014/INDMIN/ Game 5] |Q1 = '''17'''–15 |Q2 = 4–'''12''' |Q3 = 8–'''21''' |Q4 = '''23'''–21 |points1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 18 |points2 = [[Sylvia Fowles|Fowles]] 20 |rebounds1 = [[Tamika Catchings|Catchings]] 11 |rebounds2 = [[Rebekkah Brunson|Brunson]] 14 |assist1 = [[Briann January|January]], [[Shavonte Zellous|Zellous]] 3 |assist2 = [[Maya Moore|Moore]] 5 |series = Minnesota wins series 3-2 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Regular-season series |- !Minnesota won 2–0 in the regular-season series |- | {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = June 6, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150606/MININD/ Report] | team1 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' |score1= 78 | team2 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score2= 69 | place = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] }} {{basketballbox | bg=#fffa | date = September 4, 2015 | report = [http://www.wnba.com/game/20150904/INDMIN/ Report] | team1 = [[Indiana Fever]] |score1= 65 | team2 = '''[[Minnesota Lynx]] |score2= 81''' | place = [[Target Center]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] }} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:WNBA playoffs]] [[Category:2015 WNBA season]]