Chicago Sky's Playoff Run Update
September 9, 2009 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release
The Chicago Sky continue to fight for their first-ever playoff appearance in the short history of the franchise. After dropping a pivotal game in Detroit the Sky can win their last two remaining games and control their fate, guaranteeing a playoff spot. However, if the Sky loses their last two games they will still make the playoffs only if BOTH Washington and Connecticut lose all as well, leaving the standings as they are now with Chicago in fourth. Three Eastern conference teams (Chi, Was, CT) are currently holding a 15-17 record, each with only 2 games remaining to be played. The race to the playoffs is guaranteed to be exciting.
Below are the current standings for the Eastern Conference. The battle is between four teams: Detroit, Chicago, Washington, and Connecticut, with Detroit having a slight advantage.
EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES REMAINING VS. TIE
TMS OVER/UNDER .500 BREAK
RK TEAM W-L PCT CONF HOME AWAY GB >=500(H/A) <500(H/A) BASIS
1 d-IND 21-10 .677 16-3 14- 3 7- 7 0.5 0 (0/0) 3 (0/3) -
2 ATL 17-15 .531 9-11 11- 5 6-10 5 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1) -
3 DET 16-15 .516 9-11 10- 6 6- 9 5.5 0 (0/0) 3 (1/2) -
4 CHI 15-17 .469 9-11 11- 4 4-13 7 2 (2/0) 0 (0/0) 3
5 WAS 15-17 .469 9-11 10- 6 5-11 7 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1)
6 CT 15-17 .469 9-11 11- 5 4-12 7 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0)
7 x-NY 12-19 .387 8-11 7- 8 5-11 9.5 2 (1/1) 1 (1/0)
Eastern Conference teams officially eliminated from playoffs:
- NEW YORK
Below are the remaining games for the Eastern Conference Teams. There are many head to head matchups.
INDIANA (3) - ROAD (3): 9/8 NY, 9/10 CHI, 9/13 CT.
ATLANTA (2) - HOME (1): 9/11 CT. ROAD (1): 9/12 WAS.
DETROIT (3) - HOME (1): 9/10 NY. ROAD (2): 9/9 MIN, 9/12 CHI.
CHICAGO (2) - HOME (2): 9/10 IND, 9/12 DET.
WASHINGTON (2) - HOME (1): 9/12 ATL. ROAD (1): 9/13 NY.
CONNECTICUT (2) - HOME (1): 9/13 IND. ROAD (1): 9/11 ATL.
NEW YORK (3) - HOME (2): 9/8 IND, 9/13 WAS. ROAD (1): 9/10 DET.
Sky games left (overall) Date Sky record against Opp. Conf. Record
vs. Indiana (21-10) 9/10 0-3 16-3
vs. Detroit (16-15) 9/12 0-3 9-11
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