Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever discover WNBA playoff opponent – as the Atlanta Dream secure final spot

The WNBA playoffs are set after a thrilling final night of the regular season. 

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were beaten by the Washington Mystics on Thursday night, but the rookie still put up a record-breaking performance. 

The Fever were already through to the postseason but now know they will take on the Connecticut Sun after the standings were finalized.

Atlanta needed a victory on Thursday night to clinch a spot and the Dream did just that by beating New York 78-67. The Liberty had already clinched the top seed. 

The postseason begins Sunday with four best-of-three matchups but the Dream’s prize for sneaking into the playoffs is another meeting with New York.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA playoffs

Atlanta needed a victory to clinch a spot and the Dream did just that by beating New York

Elsewhere, the Minnesota Lynx, the No. 2 seed, will host the No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury.

The final opening round matchup is the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, the No. 4 seed, hosting the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.

Las Vegas is trying to become the first team to win three titles in a row since Houston won four straight in the first four seasons of the WNBA – from 1997 to 2000.

The better seeded team will host the first two games of the series with a potential decisive third game to be played at the site of the lower seeded squad.

There will be no postseason action for the Chicago Sky, whose on sublime rookie Angel Reese is currently injured. 

Defeat by the Connecticut Sun on Thursday ensured the Sky finished on a five-game losing streak and will miss the postseason for the first time since 2018. 

Undermanned and injured, the Sky continued to play without star Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, as well as key veterans Chennedy Carter and Diamond DeShields.