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2021 WNBA season

The 2021 WNBA season was the 25th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Seattle Storm were the defending champions. In the playoffs, the Chicago Sky won in four games over the Phoenix Mercury. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams played a 32-game season (rather than the 36 games agreed to in the original 2020 season schedule) that included mini two-game series to reduce travel. The regular season ran from May 14 to September 19, with a break from July 12 to August 11 for the Olympic Games.

This season also marked the launch of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, which had been intended to start in the 2020 season but was delayed due to COVID-19. The first home game and first away game for each team against each of its conference opponents doubled as Cup games; all such games were played before the league took its Olympic break. The Cup final, officially called the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game, featured the conference leaders in the Cup standings and was held on August 12, three days before the rest of the league resumed play, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A prize pool of $500,000 was provided for the Cup, with players on the winning team guaranteed a minimum bonus of $30,000 and those of the losing team guaranteed $10,000, and the championship game MVP receiving an extra $5,000. The Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 79-57 to win the inaugural cup. Breanna Stewart was named MVP of the game.

The season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 25 across ABC and ESPN networks, 40 on CBS networks, and 35 on NBA TV. The remainder of games were broadcast on local networks and the WNBA's League Pass service; several games were also streamed on Twitter, Amazon Prime, and Oculus.

This season saw Wilson take over as the league's ball supplier. Spalding previously held the contract for the league's first 24 seasons.

Draft

The New York Liberty won the first pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in the draft lottery, but the pick was later traded to the Dallas Wings who picked Charli Collier.

Transactions

Retirement

Free agency

Free agency negotiations started on January 15, 2021, and the signing period began on February 1, 2021.

Coaching changes

Regular season

All-Star Game

Standings

Schedule

|- | Thursday, April 15 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | colspan=3| 2021 WNBA draft | colspan=6| USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN2 | Virtually |- | Saturday, May 1 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Atlanta Dream | N/A | 61–69 | Tied (12) | Billings (7) | C. Williams (5) | Tied (2) | Gateway Center Arena |- | Sunday, May 2 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Las Vegas Aces | N/A | 80–71 | colspan=4 | Scrimmage | Michelob Ultra Arena |- | Wednesday, May 5 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Washington Mystics | N/A | 87–80 | T. Charles (18) | Alleyne (12) | Cloud (3) | 5 tied (1) | Entertainment and Sports Arena |- | rowspan=4 | Saturday, May 8 | 12:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Dallas Wings | N/A | 89–76 | B. Jones (22) | C. Collier (10) | Goodman (5) | Tied (2) | College Park Center |- | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Minnesota Lynx | N/A | 68–78 | Banham (23) | Shepard (10) | Achonwa (5) | Alleyne (3) | Target Center |- | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | N/A | 85–85 | Walker (23) | Tied (9) | Tied (5) | Tied (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Phoenix Mercury | N/A | 88–71 | Magbegor (17) | A. Smith (8) | Canada (6) | Magbegor (3) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>1,985 |- | Sunday, May 9 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Indiana Fever | N/A | 65–82 | Tied (16) | McCwoan (12) | T. Mitchell (4) | 4 tied (1) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |- | Tuesday, May 11 | 4:30&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Chicago Sky | N/A | 70–83 | Vivians (15) | Tied (6) | Boyd-Jones (5) | 4 tied (1) | Wintrust Arena |-

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|- | rowspan=5 | Friday, May 14 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | New York Liberty | USA: NBA TV, YES<br>Canada: SN1 | 87–90 | Laney (30) | McCowan (16) | Ionescu (11) | McCowan (2) | Barclays Center<br>1,139 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:30&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Atlanta Dream | Twitter | 78–67 | J. Jones (26) | Tied (8) | Bonner (5) | Billings (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>561 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Minnesota Lynx | CBSSN | 77–55 | Tied (18) | Griner (12) | Tied (5) | 3 Tied (3) | Target Center<br>2,021 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | Facebook | 94–71 | A. Gray (23) | Thornton (11) | Harris (7) | Coffey (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>No Fans |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, May 15 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ABC<br>Canada: TSN5 | 70–56 | Copper (19) | Tied (8) | DeShields (5) | Parker (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>1,050 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN1 | 83–97 | Stewart (28) | Stewart (13) | Bird (8) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,031 |- | rowspan=3 | Sunday, May 16 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Indiana Fever | CBSSN | 73–65 | Laney (20) | Lavender (15) | Robinson (5) | Tied (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>No Fans |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Connecticut Sun | CBSSN | 78–86 | Bonner (27) | J. Jones (13) | January (6) | Griner (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,042 |- | rowspan=3 | Tuesday, May 18 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | New York Liberty | ESPN3 | 75–86 | Tied (26) | Fowles (11) | Ionescu (12) | Powers (2) | Barclays Center<br>815 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN5 | 91–70 | T. Charles (22) | Turner (14) | L. Mitchell (7) | Tied (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>1,050 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN5 | 96–80 | Stewart (26) | Magbegor (13) | C. Gray (7) | Tied (3) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,001 |- | rowspan=3 | Wednesday, May 19 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Atlanta Dream | Facebook, WCIU | 85–77 | C. Williams (24) | Ndour (11) | Vandersloot (8) | 3 tied (3) | Gateway Center Arena<br>689 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Connecticut Sun | CBSSN | 67–88 | Hiedeman (19) | J. Jones (11) | Hiedeman (6) | McCowan (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,084 |- | rowspan=2 | Thursday, May 20 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: NBA TV, JoeTV<br>Canada: TSN1/5 | 90–78 | Loyd (23) | Fowles (9) | Bird (8) | 7 tied (1) | Target Center<br>1,934 |- | rowspan=5 | Friday, May 21 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Indiana Fever | Twitter | 83–79 | Carter (23) | Breland (16) | T. Mitchell (6) | 3 tied (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: NBC Sports Washington, YES<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 72–101 | T. Charles (34) | T. Charles (13) | Cloud (8) | Atkins (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Phoenix Mercury | Facebook | 84–67 | Diggins-Smith (20) | J. Jones (11) | Bonner (5) | Griner (4) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>4,101 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Las Vegas Aces | CBSSN, MyLVTV, Spectrum SportsNet | 69–97 | N. Ogwumike (19) | Tied (10) | C. Gray (6) | Tied (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>1,972 |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, May 22 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Dallas Wings | Facebook, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, JoeTV | 100–97 (OT) | Stewart (36) | Thornton (12) | Tied (6) | Stewart (5) | College Park Center<br>1,491 |- | rowspan=4 | Sunday, May 23 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 93–85 | DeShields (22) | Hebard (10) | Vandersloot (16) | Hebard (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,332 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Indiana Fever | ESPN3 | 77–89 | T. Charles (31) | Tied (10) | Robinson (6) | Breland (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>No Fans |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Las Vegas Aces | Facebook, MyLVTV | 72–65 | Bonner (22) | J. Jones (11) | Tied (5) | Cambage (4) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>1,954 |- | Monday, May 24 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | New York Liberty | USA: Twitter, YES<br>Canada: TSN3 | 81–88 | Laney (26) | Thornton (11) | Harris (7) | 4 tied (1) | Barclays Center<br>894 |- | rowspan=4 | Tuesday, May 25 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Indiana Fever | Monumental | 85–69 | T. Charles (30) | Hines-Allen (10) | Cloud (7) | Breland (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Chicago Sky | CBSSN, WCIU | 90–83 | Hayes (26) | Tied (9) | Vandersloot (6) | 3 tied (2) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,004 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Seattle Storm | CBSSN, JoeTV, NESN+ | 87–90 (OT) | J. Jones (28) | J. Jones (13) | J. Thomas (6) | 4 tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,011 |- | rowspan=2 | Wednesday, May 26 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Phoenix Mercury | CBSSN, MyLVTV | 85–79 | Tied (27) | Griner (11) | Diggins-Smith (11) | Turner (4) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>4,082 |- | Thursday, May 27 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: Bally Sports South, Bally Sports South Plus<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 95–101 | Hayes (26) | Billings (11) | C. Williams (5) | 4 tied (1) | Gateway Center Arena<br>711 |- | rowspan=5 | Friday, May 28 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Connecticut Sun | Facebook | 81–86 | T. Charles (29) | J. Jones (12) | J. Jones (5) | T. Charles (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,102 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Chicago Sky | CBSSN, WCIU, Spectrum SportsNet | 76–61 | Tied (14) | Tied (9) | Tied (6) | 6 tied (1) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,124 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Seattle Storm | CBSSN, JoeTV | 72–82 | Tied (15) | Stewart (8) | N. Collier (6) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,332 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Las Vegas Aces | Twitter, MyLVTV | 77–113 | Hamby (25) | McCowan (10) | C. Gray (12) | Wilson (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>No Fans |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, May 29 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | New York Liberty | Amazon Prime Video | 90–87 | C. Williams (31) | C. Williams (12) | Laney (11) | Tied (2) | Barclays Center<br>1,235 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Dallas Wings | USA: Bally Sports South Plus<br>Canada: TSN5 | 89–85 | Griner (27) | Griner (16) | Diggins-Smith (7) | Turner (4) | College Park Center<br>1,717 |- | rowspan=4 | Sunday, May 30 |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Chicago Sky | Facebook, WCIU, Spectrum SportsNet | 82–79 | Vandersloot (28) | Ndour-Fall (12) | Tied (7) | Zahui B (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,124 |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Las Vegas Aces | MyLVTV | 78–101 | Hamby (22) | Cambage (13) | C. Gray (5) | Cambage (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>1,981 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: Bally Sports North, NESN<br>Canada: SN1/SN360, NBA TV Canada | 74–79 (OT) | Fowles (24) | Fowles (9) | 4 tied (5) | Fowles (3) | Target Center<br>2,007 |-

|- | rowspan=4 | Tuesday, June 1 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Connecticut Sun | ESPN3, NESN+, MyLVTV | 67–74 | Cambage (28) | Tied (8) | Tied (6) | Tied (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Dallas Wings | ESPN3, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 69–79 | Harris (18) | 3 tied (7) | Mabrey (6) | Coffey (6) | College Park Center<br>1,372 |- | 8:30&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN3 | 84–83 | DeShields (26) | Hebard (9) | Vandersloot (10) | Turner (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,217 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN3 | 73–88 | Stewart (28) | McCowan (14) | Bird (8) | McCowan (3) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,215 |- | rowspan=3 | Thursday, June 3 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | New York Liberty | USA: YES, MyLVTV<br>Canada: TSN1 | 94–82 | Wilson (30) | Tied (13) | Tied (9) | Wilson (3) | Barclays Center<br>1,389 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Phoenix Mercury | CBSSN, WCIU | 74–77 | Diggins-Smith (28) | Griner (12) | Vandersloot (9) | Griner (4) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>3,819 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: Spectrum Sportsnet,<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 63–98 | Toliver (22) | Robinson (8) | Tied (5) | Tied (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>301 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, June 4 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Minnesota Lynx | Facebook | 84–86 | N. Collier (26) | Fowles (11) | Sims (6) | Tied (1) | Target Center<br>2,024 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Seattle Storm | Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV | 102–105 (OT) | Loyd (25) | Tied (9) | Bird (10) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,467 |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, June 5 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN360 | 96–93 | Cambage (24) | Wilson (15) | C. Gray (8) | Young (1) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |- | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN360 | 63–68 | Wheeler (22) | Zahui B (10) | Wheeler (5) | Zahui B (4) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>430 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: NESN, YES<br>Canada: SN1 | 64–85 | J. Jones (31) | J. Jones (13) | J. Thomas (9) | 3 Tied (1) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,118 |- | rowspan=2 | Sunday, June 6 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Southeast<br>Canada: TSN3 | 80–100 | Hayes (21) | Fowles (7) | N. Collier (6) | Tied (1) | Target Center<br>2,021 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Seattle Storm | JoeTV | 68–67 | Loyd (25) | Harrison (8) | Bird (5) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>1,930 |- | rowspan=2 | Tuesday, June 8 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: Twitter, NBC Sports Washington<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 81–85 | T. Charles (31) | N. Collier (9) | Cloud (9) | Hines-Allen (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Phoenix Mercury | CBSSN, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Southwest | 85–81 | Griner (27) | Griner (16) | Harris (7) | 3 tied (2) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>3,618 |- | rowspan=2 | Wednesday, June 9 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: Bally Sports Southeast, JoeTV<br>Canada: TSN4 | 95–71 | Hayes (22) | E. Williams (12) | Canada (7) | Stewart (2) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,014 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Chicago Sky | CBSSN, WCIU | 76–92 | K. Mitchell (24) | Tied (9) | Vandersloot (9) | Breland (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,090 |- | Thursday, June 10 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Washington Mystics | CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington, Spectrum Sportsnet | 71–89 | Atkins (23) | T. Charles (10) | Cloud (5) | Plaisance (4) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, June 11 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Atlanta Dream | CBSSN, JoeTV | 86–75 | Loyd (20) | Stewart (13) | Bird (7) | Tied (1) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,405 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Phoenix Mercury | | 77–59 | Ogunbowale (20) | Alarie (9) | Diggins-Smith (5) | Diggins-Smith (3) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>4,261 |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, June 12 |- style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Indiana Fever | Amazon Prime Video, WCIU | 83–79 | Tied (20) | Parker (20) | L. Allen (6) | 3 tied (2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: Bally Sports North<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 64–80 | Cooper (17) | Fowles (9) | Toliver (5) | Fowles (4) | Target Center<br>2,203 |- | rowspan=4 | Sunday, June 13 | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Connecticut Sun | Facebook, JoeTV | 89–66 | Stewart (22) | Stewart (9) | Stewart (5) | Magbegor (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,248 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 3:30&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports South<br>Canada: TSN2 | 78–101 | C. Williams (21) | Tied (7) | Tied (6) | T. Charles (3) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,122 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Las Vegas Aces | MyLVTV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 78–85 | Wilson (28) | Wilson (14) | Ogunbowale (8) | Tied (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>No Fans |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: Bally Sports Arizona Plus, YES<br>Canada: TSN2 | 85–83 | Griner (29) | Griner (14) | Laney (10) | Griner (2) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>4,476 |- | rowspan=3 | Tuesday, June 15 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Indiana Fever | JoeTV | 87–70 | K. Mitchell (26) | Stewart (12) | Canada (6)) | Breland (3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |- | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 105–89 | N. Collier (27) | Fowles (9) | Vandersloot (13) | 5 tied (1) | Target Center<br>2,024 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Las Vegas Aces | ESPN3, MyLVTV | 78–100 | Plum (32) | Cambage (11) | Laney (6) | 6 tied (1) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>2,115 |- | rowspan=2 | Wednesday, June 16 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet | 80–85 | Griner (30) | Turner (12) | Tied (10) | Tied (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>514 |- | rowspan=5 | Thursday, June 17 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Indiana Fever | Facebook, JoeTV | 79–69 | Stewart (21) | Stewart (15) | Bird (7) | Breland (4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: NBC Sports Washington<br>Canada: TSN2 | 93–96 | Plaisanace (25) | Tied (9) | Cloud (11) | Tied (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Chicago Sky | Twitter | 75–81 | J. Thomas (20) | B. Jones (12) | Vandersloot (10) | Bonner (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,293 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Dallas Wings | CBSSN | 85–73 | McBride (22) | Fowles (12) | Clarendon (5) | N. Coller (2) | College Park Center<br>1,519 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Las Vegas Aces | CBSSN | 76–103 | Laney (20) | Hamby (12) | Plum (7) | Tied (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>No Fans |- | Friday, June 18 | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | CBSSN | 80–66 | Diggins-Smith (21) | Tied (8) | Tied (4) | Tied (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>520 |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, June 19 | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Chicago Sky | CBS | 81–91 | B. Jones (22) | Copper (9) | Vandersloot (11) | Parker (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,293 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: NBC Sports Washington<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 77–82 | T. Charles (30) | T. Charles (15) | Robinson (6) | Tied (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Dallas Wings | USA: Bally Sports Southwest Plus, Bally Sports North Plus<br>Canada: TSN2 | 77–95 | Mabrey (28) | Alarie (8) | Tied (6) | Fowles (2) | College Park Center<br>1,751 |- | Sunday, June 20 | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: SN360 | 76–73 | Wheeler (20) | Whitcomb (9) | Wheeler (10) | R. Allen (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>731 |- | rowspan=3 | Tuesday, June 22 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: League Pass<br>Canada: TSN3/5 | 70–80 | B. Jones (26) | Bonner (13) | Bonner (6) | Tied (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,076 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | New York Liberty | Amazon Prime Video, WCIU | 92–72 | Parker (23) | Parker (12) | Vandersloot (10) | 3 tied (2) | Barclays Center<br>1,419 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Seattle Storm | JoeTV, Monmumental | 87–83 | T. Charles (34) | T. Charles (16) | Loyd (9) | Stewart (5) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>2,495 |- | Wednesday, June 23 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: Bally Sports Southeast Extra, Bally Sports North Plus<br>Canada: TSN5 | 87–85 | Fowles (26) | Fowles (19) | Clarendon (9) | Fowles (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>907 |- | rowspan=3 | Thursday, June 24 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Indiana Fever | CBSSN | 89–64 | K. Mitchell (24) | Sabally (9) | Ogunbowale (5) | Sabally (2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | New York Liberty | USA: Twitter, YES, WCIU<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 91–68 | Tied (18) | Parker (11) | Vandersloot (9) | Onyenwere (3) | Barclays Center<br>2,148 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 82–89 | Tied (26) | T. Charles (10) | Atkins (7) | 3 tied (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>520 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, June 25 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Minnesota Lynx | Facebook, MyLVTV | 89–90 (OT) | Fowles (30) | Cambage (20) | Tied (7) | Fowles (4) | Target Center<br>2,734 |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, June 26 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Dallas Wings | CBS | 74–85 | Ogunbowale (30) | T. Charles (10) | L. Mitchell (7) | Sabally (2) | College Park Center<br>2,055 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: Bally Sports South, YES<br>Canada: SN360 | 101–78 | Whitcomb (30) | Shook (11) | Ionescu (8) | Stokes (2) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,605 |- | rowspan=4 | Sunday, June 27 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Connecticut Sun | NESN+, WCIU | 58–74 | Bonner (23) | Mompremier (11) | Vandersloot (7) | Dolson (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,014 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: SN360 | 92–95 (OT) | Stewart (35) | 3 tied (11) | C. Gray (7) | Stewart (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>3,766 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Phoenix Mercury | Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus | 79–88 | Taurasi (25) | Griner (15) | 3 tied (4) | Griner (2) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>7,304 |- | rowspan=2 | Tuesday, June 29 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: ESPN3, Bally Sports Southeast<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 69–73 | C. Williams (18) | Shook (8) | Laney (7) | Tied (2) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,131 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN3 | 90–71 | T. Charles (26) | J. Jones (16) | Bonner (7) | T. Charles (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 |- | rowspan=3 | Wednesday, June 30 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Dallas Wings | CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, WCIU | 91–81 | Harrison (23) | Parker (10) | Vandersloot (12) | Tied (2) | College Park Center<br>1,778 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Phoenix Mercury | CBSSN, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports North Plus | 82–76 | Griner (28) | Tied (11) | Tied (7) | Fowles (2) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>4,122 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet, MyLVTV | 99–75 | Zahui B (22) | Cambage (11) | Gray (8) | Tied (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>746 |-

|- | rowspan=2 | Thursday, July 1 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Indiana Fever | Amazon Prime Video, NESN | 86–80 | B. Jones (34) | McCowan (8) | Tied (7) | J. Jones (2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |- | rowspan=3 | Friday, July 2 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Dallas Wings | CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, WCIU | 91–100 | Mabrey (28) | Sabally (9) | Vandersloot (9) | Sabally (3) | College Park Center<br>2,187 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, MyLVTV | 66–58 | Wilson (20) | Zahui B (12) | Wheeler (5) | Coffey (4) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>959 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Seattle Storm | Twitter, JoeTV | 88–91 | C. Williams (20) | Tied (8) | Tied (7) | Stewart (3) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>3,011 |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, July 3 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Indiana Fever | USA: NBA TV, NESN+<br>Canada: SN1 | 67–73 | Robinson (19) | McCowan (12) | Tied (4) | Breland (3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | New York Liberty | CBSSN, YES, Monumental | 79–82 | T. Charles (31) | T. Charles (16) | Tied (5) | T. Charles (3) | Barclays Center<br>1,615 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Phoenix Mercury | Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus, Bally Sports North Plus | 99–68 | McBride (24) | Fowles (10) | Tied (6) | Fowles (3) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>8,182 |- | rowspan=2 | Sunday, July 4 | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, <br>Canada: TSN5 | 95–118 | Plum (23) | Tied (10) | Sims (13) | 3 tied (1) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>2,705 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: NBA TV, Antenna TV<br>Canada: SN360 | 84–74 | Stewart (21) | Sykes (10) | 3 tied (5) | Zahui B (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>716 |- | Monday, July 5 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | New York Liberty | Facebook, YES | 96–99 | Whitcomb (26) | Shook (8) | Ionescu (12) | Sabally (3) | Barclays Center<br>1,677 |- | rowspan=4 | Wednesday, July 7 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 79–85 | McBride (25) | Fowles (11) | Clarendon (8) | Collier (4) | Target Center<br>2,321 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Las Vegas Aces | Amazon Prime Video, MyLVTV | 99–90 (OT) | Griner (33) | Tied (12) | Diggins-Smith (8) | Griner (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>3,013 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Seattle Storm | CBSSN, Antenna TV | 62–71 | Stewart (27) | Stewart (11) | Bird (5) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>2,730 |- | rowspan=5 | Friday, July 9 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Connecticut Sun | CBSSN, NESN+ | 72–84 | J. Jones (24) | J. Jones (16) | Hiedeman (5) | E. Williams (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>2,286 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Indiana Fever | USA: NBA TV, YES<br>Canada: TSN4 | 69–82 | Laney (23) | Laney (8) | Tied (5) | McCowan (4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>No Fans |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN3/4 | 77–85 | Griner (29) | Griner (15) | Diggins-Smith (6) | Diggins-Smith (2) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br>7,554 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Las Vegas Aces | ESPN3, MyLVTV | 77–67 | Tied (18) | Stokes (12) | Clarendon (9) | Wilson (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>No Fans |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, July 10 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Chicago Sky | Amazon Prime Video, WCIU | 89–85 (OT) | T. Charles (34) | T. Charles (17) | Vandersloot (15) | Paker (2) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,331 |- | rowspan=6 | Sunday, July 11 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Dallas Wings | USA: ABC<br>Canada: TSN5 | 95–79 | Tied (22) | Wilson (13) | Wilson (8) | Tied (3) | College Park Center<br>2,533 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | New York Liberty | USA: ESPN3, NESN+, YES<br>Canada: SN360 | 71–54 | J. Jones (17) | J. Jones (17) | J. Jones (5) | Tied (1) | Barclays Center<br>1,988 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 5:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Atlanta Dream | Facebook, Bally Sports Southeast | 79–68 | McCowan (21) | McCowan (14) | Robinson (9) | McCowan (3) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,897 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Seattle Storm | CBSSN, JoeTV | 75–82 | Nurse (28) | Russell (10) | Peddy (7) | 3 tied (1) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>5,110 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: Bally Sports North Plus, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN360 | 86–61 | N. Collier (27) | Tied (8) | Clarendon (8) | Fowles (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>892 |-style="background:#FAFAD2" | Wednesday, July 14 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Team USA | @ | Team WNBA | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN3/5, SN | 85–93 | Ogunbowale (26) | J. Jones (14) | Bird (8) | Tied (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>5,175 |-

|- | rowspan=2 | Thursday, August 12 |-style="background:#FED8B1" | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Seattle Storm | Amazon Prime Video | 57–79 | Stewart (17) | J. Jones (11) | Bird (5) | Stewart (3) | Footprint Center<br>5,006 |- | rowspan=6 | Sunday, August 15 | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Chicago Sky | ABC | 85–87 | Loyd (26) | Russell (11) | Vandersloot (11) | Magbegor (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>6,231 |- | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Dallas Wings | ESPN3, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, NESN+ | 80–59 | Ogunbowale (20) | J. Jones (15) | Tied (5) | K. Charles (2) | College Park Center<br>2,399 |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Las Vegas Aces | MyLVTV, Monumental | 83–84 | 3 tied (20) | Wilson (14) | C. Gray (11) | 3 tied (1) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>3,024 |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Phoenix Mercury | CBSSN | 81–92 | C. Williams (30) | Turner (17) | Diggins-Smith (7) | Turner (4) | Footprint Center<br>7,491 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Minnesota Lynx | Facebook, YES | 78–88 | Howard (30) | Fowles (11) | Clarendon (8) | N. Collier (5) | Target Center<br>3,534 |- | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN | 70–75 | K. Mitchell (20) | Zahui B (9) | Tied (6) | Zahui B (3) | Staples Center<br>2,029 |- | rowspan=5 | Tuesday, August 17 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Connecticut Sun | Amazon Prime Video, NESN+ | 60–72 | J. Thomas (19) | J. Jones (13) | J. Thomas (5) | 4 tied (1) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,488 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Chicago Sky | CBSSN, WCIU | 80–76 | Quigley (27) | Thornton (10) | Vandersloot (12) | Dolson | Wintrust Arena<br>3,902 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Las Vegas Aces | CBSSN, MyLVTV | 83–93 | T. Charles (30) | Wilson (14) | Cloud (8) | Wilson (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>3,241 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Phoenix Mercury | Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus | 80–84 | Griner (25) | Turner (11) | Taurasi (7) | Griner (4) | Footprint Center<br>4,089 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Overflow<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 80–85 (OT) | Sims (26) | Tied (9) | N. Ogwumike (9) | Tied (2) | Staples Center<br>2,200 |- | Wednesday, August 18 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | New York Liberty | CBSSN, JoeTV | 79–83 | Loyd (35) | Tied (7) | Laney (8) | Tied (2) | Barclays Center<br>2,103 |- | rowspan=3 | Thursday, August 19 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: NBA TV, NESN<br>Canada: TSN1/4 | 71–82 | Bonner (31) | Tied (11) | Clarendon (8) | N. Collier (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,536 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: Twitter, Bally Sports Arizona<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 64–77 | Griner (30) | Turner (14) | Griner (5) | 3 tied (2) | Footprint Center<br>5,113 |- | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN360 | 64–66 | C. Williams (23) | C. Williams (11) | Toliver (5) | Tied (2) | Staples Center<br>1,885 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, August 20 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | New York Liberty | Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV | 99–83 | Loyd (29) | Stewart (14) | Whitcomb (8) | Howard (3) | Barclays Center<br>3,889 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Dallas Wings | CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 83–81 | Harrison (22) | Harrison (7) | Ogunbowale (6) | Tied (3) | College Park Center<br>2,017 |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, August 21 | 12:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN3/5 | 84–69 | Diggins Smith (25) | Griner (12) | Diggins Smith (7) | 4 tied (2) | Gateway Center Arena<br>2,073 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: NBA TV, WCIU<br>Canada: SN1 | 101–95 | Tied (27) | Tied (7) | Vandersloot (8) | Tied (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>5,036 |- | rowspan=2 | Sunday, August 22 | 2:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | New York Liberty | USA: ESPN3, YES, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN1 | 86–83 | 3 tied (17) | Howard (11) | Laney (9) | Tied (2) | Barclays Center<br>N/A |- | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 85–78 | Tied (20) | Hines-Allen (17) | Cloud (9) | Stewart (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>3,114 |- | rowspan=4 | Tuesday, August 24 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN2 | 70–76 | Fowles (29) | Fowles (20) | Bird (7) | Tied (3) | Target Center<br>3,634 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: ESPN3, Bally Sports Southeast, WCIU<br>Canada: SN1 | 86–79 | Quigley (21) | Parker (9) | Vandersloot (10) | E. Williams (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,292 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Connecticut Sun | ESPN3, NESN+, MyLVTV | 62–76 | January (19) | J. Jones (10) | J. Thomas (6) | Bonner (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,012 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ESPN3, NBC Sports Washington, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 68–78 | Hines-Allen (19) | Tied (8) | Cloud (8) | McCall (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,620 |- | Wednesday, August 25 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | New York Liberty | USA: NBA TV, YES<br>Canada: SN1 | 106–79 | Diggins-Smith (27) | Turner (15) | Taurasi (9) | Tied (2) | Barclays Center<br>1,872 |- | rowspan=3 | Thursday, August 26 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southeast, MyLVTV<br>Canada: TSN2 | 78–71 | Tied (21) | Wilson (12) | Plum (8) | Billings (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>2,182 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN1 | 72–76 | B. Jones (23) | J. Jones (11) | Wheeler (9) | Coffey | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,702 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Washington Mystics | Amazon Prime Video, NBC Sports Washington, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 82–77 | Ogunbowale (26) | Harrison (10) | Ogunbowale (9) | 6 tied (1) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,465 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, August 27 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | New York Liberty | CBSSN | 80–64 | Diggins-Smith (27) | Vaughn (11) | Ionescu (9) | R. Allen (3) | Barclays Center<br>2,315 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, WCIU<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 73–69 | Copper (26) | Stevens (10) | Vandersloot (8) | Magbegor (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>3,650 |- | rowspan=3 | Saturday, August 28 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Indiana Fever | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Indiana, MyLVTV<br>Canada: SN | 87–71 | Tied (15) | McCowan (13) | McCowan (7) | Cambage (3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: NBA TV, NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet<br>Canada: SN1 | 61–76 | B. Jones (16) | B. Jones (15) | Wheeler (7) | 6 tied (1) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,434 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Washington Mystics | Facebook, NBC Sports Washington, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 75–76 | Ogunbowale (25) | Harrison (9) | Tied (5) | Zellous (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,410 |- | Sunday, August 29 | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Seattle Storm | Facebook, KCPQ, WCIU | 107–75 | Parker (25) | Tied (9) | Vandersloot (10) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>3,750 |- | rowspan=4 | Tuesday, August 31 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Indiana Fever | Twitter, Bally Sports Indiana | 72–74 | K. Mitchell (25) | McCowan (19) | Wheeler (7) | 4 tied (1) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Washington Mystics | NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington, NESN+ | 85–75 | J. Jones (31) | J. Jones (14) | Cloud (12) | J. Jones (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,269 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Minnesota Lynx | Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports North Plus | 66–74 | McBride (25) | N. Collier (14) | Ionescu (6) | R. Allen (3) | Target Center<br>3,221 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sportsnet Arizona Plus, WCIU<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 83–103 | Nurse (21) | Stevens (9) | Diggins-Smith (10) | Copper (3) | Footprint Center<br>5,838 |-

|- | rowspan=4 | Thursday, September 2 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Dallas Wings | Facebook, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports South | 68–72 | C. Williams (25) | Billings (11) | C. Williams (7) | E. Williams (4) | College Park Center<br>1,975 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports North<br>Canada: SN360 | 57–66 | McBride (17) | Fowles (17) | Wheeler (7) | Tied (2) | Target Center<br>3,121 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, WCIU<br>Canada: SN360 | 83–90 | Parker (30) | Parker (14) | Vandersloot (8) | Tied (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>N/A |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Seattle Storm | Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV, YES | 75–85 | Stewart (33) | Stewart (8) | Ionescu (7) | Tied (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>3,592 |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, September 4 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Indiana Fever | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Arizona<br>Canada: TSN5 | 87–65 | Griner (22) | Turner (11) | Taurasi (7) | Breland (3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports North<br>Canada: SN1 | 75–93 | Atkins (25) | N. Collier (9) | Banham (8) | Fowles (3) | Target Center<br>3,403 |- | rowspan=2 | Sunday, September 5 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN1 | 84–92 | Plum (23) | Parker (13) | Parker (8) | Stokes (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>5,210 |- | 4:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Dallas Wings | CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus | 69–64 | Hayes (22) | Tied (14) | Harris (6) | E. Williams (3) | College Park Center<br>2,386 |- | Monday, September 6 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Indiana Fever | USA: NBA TV<br>Canada: TSN2 | 86–81 | K. Mitchell (23) | McCowan (15) | Allen (7) | Diggins-Smith (3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A |- | rowspan=2 | Tuesday, September 7 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Dallas Wings | Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, NESN+ | 83–56 | B. Jones (18) | B. Jones (10) | J. Thomas (6) | J. Jones (3) | College Park Center<br>1,945 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Seattle Storm | CBSSN, JoeTV | 71–105 | Loyd (20) | Gustafson (8) | Bird (7) | Tied (1) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>2,390 |- | rowspan=2 | Wednesday, September 8 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: NBA TV<br>Canada: SN360 | 76–75 | C. Williams (20) | Turner (15) | Tied (5) | 6 tied (1) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,215 |- | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN3 | 81–102 | Young (29) | Fowles (11) | Gray (14) | 7 tied (1) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>5,663 |- | Thursday, September 9 | 10:30&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet, NESN<br>Canada: TSN2 | 75–57 | J. Jones (21) | J. Jones (14) | Bonner (5) | J. Jones (2) | Staples Center<br>1,695 |- | rowspan=2 | Friday, September 10 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington: NBA TV Canada | 74–82 | Charles (26) | Charles (16) | 3 tied (6) | Tied (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,320 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Minnesota Lynx | Twitter | 72–89 | Powers (20) | McCowan (9) | Allen (6) | Fowles (5) | Target Center<br>3,503 |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, September 11 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Dallas Wings | USA: Bally Sports Southwest Plus<br>Canada: SN1 | 76–77 | Mabrey (21) | Tied (11) | 3 tied (6) | Ionescu (2) | College Park Center<br>2,888 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: NESN+<br>Canada: SN1 | 76–67 | Griner (25) | J. Jones (16) | Tied (5) | Griner (3) | Footprint Center<br>9,811 |- | rowspan=3 | Sunday, September 12 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ABC<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 79–71 | Charles (31) | Parker (11) | Cloud (8) | Plaisance (1) | Wintrust Arena<br>4,707 |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: NBA TV<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 80–90 | K. Mitchell (25) | Tied (8) | Tied (7) | McCowan | Target Center<br>3,434 |- | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Seattle Storm | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet, JoeTV<br>Canada: SN | 53–81 | Cooper (19) | Sykes (10) | Wheeler (4) | Coffey (2) | Staples Center<br>4,181 |- | Monday, September 13 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus<br>Canada: TSN3/5 | 75–85 | Plum (30) | Wilson (12) | Mabrey (7) | Kuier (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>N/A |- | Tuesday, September 14 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Atlanta Dream | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southeast<br>Canada: SN1 | 78–85 | Hayes (31) | McCowan (14) | McDonald (6) | McCowan (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,208 |- | Wednesday, September 15 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Connecticut Sun | CBSSN, NESN+ | 69–98 | Howard (25) | J. Jones (13) | Tied (5) | Howard (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,012 |- | Thursday, September 16 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Atlanta Dream | Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports Southeast | 74–68 | Hayes (25) | Tied (10) | Wheeler (4) | Tied (1) | Gateway Center Arena<br>2,537 |- | rowspan=4 | Friday, September 17 | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Indiana Fever | CBSSN, Bally Sports North Plus | 92–73 | K. Mitchell (26) | McCowan (12) | Allen (7) | Tied (2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A |- | 7:00&nbsp;p.m. | Washington Mystics | @ | New York Liberty | Twitter, YES | 91–80 | Atkins (29) | Howard (10) | Laney (11) | T. Charles (3) | Barclays Center<br>3,615 |- | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: NBA TV, WCIU, MyLVTV<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 103–70 | R. Williams (22) | Stokes (13) | Tied (7) | Parker (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>4,911 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: NBA TV, JoeTV<br>Canada: TSN2 | 85–94 | Loyd (37) | Griner (13) | Bird (7) | Griner (2) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>6,000 |- | rowspan=5 | Sunday, September 19 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Atlanta Dream | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: NBA TV, NESN+<br>Canada: NBA TV Canada | 64–84 | C. Williams (18) | B. Jones (12) | Tied (4) | J. Jones (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,724 |- | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN1 | 84–83 | Plum (23) | Turner (8) | Diggins-Smith (7) | Park (2) | Footprint Center<br>9,724 |- | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Minnesota Lynx | @ | Washington Mystics | USA: ESPN3, NBC Sports Washington<br>Canada: TSN2 | 83–77 | Powers (27) | Tied (13) | Clarendon (6) | N. Collier (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,854 |- | 5:00&nbsp;p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks | @ | Dallas Wings | USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus<br>Canada: TSN2 | 84–87 | Cooper (24) | N. Ogwumike (10) | Wheeler (7) | N. Ogwumike (2) | College Park Center<br>3,604 |- | 6:00&nbsp;p.m. | Indiana Fever | @ | Chicago Sky | CBSSN, WCIU | 87–98 | K. Mitchell (32) | McCowan (9) | Allen (10) | 6 tied (1) | Wintrust Arena<br>N/A |-

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|- | rowspan=2 | Thursday, September 23 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Dallas Wings | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: SN1 | 64–81 | Copper (23) | Parker (15) | Parker (7) | 5 tied (1) | Wintrust Arena<br>4,672 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | New York Liberty | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: SN1, NBA TV Canada | 82–83 | Laney (25) | Tied (10) | Ionescu (11) | Tied (3) | Grand Canyon University Arena<br>5,827 |-

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|- | rowspan=2 | Sunday, September 26 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Seattle Storm | USA: ABC<br>Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada | 85–80 (OT) | Griner (23) | Griner (16) | Diggins-Smith (6) | Turner (3) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>N/A |- | 5:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Minnesota Lynx | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN5 | 89–76 | Powers (24) | Copper (10) | Vandersloot (5) | Fowles (2) | Target Center<br>4,334 |-

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|- | rowspan=2| Tuesday, September 28 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: EPSN2<br>Canada: SN1 | 101–95 (2OT) | J. Jones (26) | J. Jones (11) | Vandersloot (18) | 4 tied (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,720 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: SN1, NBA TV Canada | 90–96 | R. Williams (26) | Wilson (9) | Gray (12) | 3 tied (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>7,009 |- | rowspan=2| Thursday, September 30 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Connecticut Sun | USA: EPSN2<br>Canada: SN360 | 68–79 | Tied (15) | A. Thomas (11) | Tied (6) | Parker (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,088 |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada | 117–91 | Taurasi (37) | Wilson (9) | Tied (7) | 3 tied (2) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>6,432 |- | rowspan=2| Sunday, October 3 | 1:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN2 | 83–86 | Copper (26) | Stevens (11) | Vandersloot (13) | J. Jones (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,421 |- | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ABC<br>Canada: TSN2 | 60–87 | Turner (23) | Turner (17) | Diggins-Smith (9) | Griner (3) | Desert Financial Arena<br>7,090 |- | rowspan=2| Wednesday, October 6 | 8:00&nbsp;p.m. | Connecticut Sun | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN4 | 69–79 | J. Jones (25) | J. Jones (11) | Parker (7) | 4 tied (2) | Wintrust Arena |- | 10:00&nbsp;p.m. | Las Vegas Aces | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN4 | 93–76 | Gray (22) | Wilson (12) | Tied (6) | Turner (3) | Footprint Center<br>11,255 |- | Friday, October 8 | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Las Vegas Aces | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN4 | 87–84 | Griner (28) | Tied (11) | Diggins-Smith (8) | Turner (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>9,680 |-

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|- | October 10 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ABC<br>Canada: SN, NBA TV Canada | 91–77 | Copper (21) | Copper (10) | Vandersloot (11) | Parker (2) | Footprint Center<br>10,191 |- | October 13 | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Chicago Sky | @ | Phoenix Mercury | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: TSN2 | 86–91 (OT) | Griner (29) | 5 tied (9) | Vandersloot (14) | Stevens (4) | Footprint Center<br>13,685 |- | October 15 | 9:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN2<br>Canada: TSN2 | 50–86 | Copper (22) | Turner (7) | Vandersloot (10) | Tied (2) | Wintrust Arena<br>10,378 |- | October 17 | 3:00&nbsp;p.m. | Phoenix Mercury | @ | Chicago Sky | USA: ESPN<br>Canada: SN, NBA TV Canada | 74–80 | Griner (28) | Parker (13) | Vandersloot (15) | Tied (2) | Wintrust Arena<br>10,378 |-

Note: Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner’s Cup games.

Statistical Leaders

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2021 regular season.

Playoffs

The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2021. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.

Awards

Reference:

Individual

The award previously titled "Sixth Woman of the Year" was changed to "Sixth Player" starting with this season.

Team

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Rookies of the Month

Coaches of the Month

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Notes:

  • Year with team does not include 2021 season.
  • Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2020 regular season.
  • Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
  • WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
  • Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2021 season as head coach of each team.

References