| Year: | 2013 |
| WNBA Playoffs | |
| Dates: | September 19 – October 10, 2013 |
| Winners: | Minnesota Lynx (Finals Champion) |
| Attendance: | 7,575 per game |
| Continental Cup Title: | East champion |
| Continental Cup Qualifiers: | Atlanta Dream (Coach: Fred Williams) |
| Continental Cup Title1: | West champion |
| Continental Cup Qualifiers1: | Minnesota Lynx (Coach: Cheryl Reeve) |
| Prev Season: | 2012 |
| Next Season: | 2014 |
The 2013 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2013 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences will qualify for the playoffs, seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.
The Minnesota Lynx won the 2013 WNBA Finals, sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. The Lynx became the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the WNBA adopted the best-of-five format for the finals. The Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, and the Seattle Storm in the conference semifinals. The Mercury had reached the Finals by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks in three games.
The Atlanta Dream won the Eastern Conference sweeping the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever in two games. The Dream had defeated the Washington Mystics in the conference semifinals. The Fever had reached the Eastern Conference Finals by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Sky.
The Lynx won their third straight Western Conference Championship and second WNBA title in three years. The Dream, meanwhile, failed to win a title despite making their third trip to the finals in four years.[1]
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100 | Playoff berth | width=100 | Conference homecourt | ||||
| 1 | Chicago Sky | 24 | 10 | August 23 | August 31 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | 3-2 vs. WAS | September 4 | ||
| 3 | Washington Mystics | 17 | 17 | 2-3 vs. ATL | September 10 | ||
| 4 | Indiana Fever | 16 | 18 | September 7 |
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100 | Playoff berth | width=100 | Conference homecourt | width=100 | League homecourt | |||
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 26 | 8 | August 22 | September 10 | September 14 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 10 | August 23 | ||||
| 3 | Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 15 | September 6 | ||||
| 4 | Seattle Storm | 17 | 17 | August 31 |
See also: 2013 WNBA Finals.
See main article: 2013 WNBA Finals.