2018 WNBA Eastern Conference standings

Name: 2018 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Atlanta Dream won the 2018 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 23-11, 1 game ahead of the Washington Mystics. It came down to the final days: the Atlanta Dream did not lead for good until August 19, 2018.

The 2018 playoffs, series by series

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East standings, 2018

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Atlanta Dream (ATL) x	23	11	.676	-	8-2	W1
Washington Mystics (WAS) x	22	12	.647	1	8-2	L1
Connecticut Sun (CON) x	21	13	.618	2	9-1	W4
Chicago Sky (CHI)	13	21	.382	10	5-5	L1
New York Liberty (NYL)	7	27	.206	16	0-10	L13
Indiana Fever (IND)	6	28	.176	17	3-7	W1

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 4 times.
The Atlanta Dream trailed by as many as 3.5 games on July 7, 2018.
The Atlanta Dream took first place for good on August 19, 2018.
The Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics each won 8 games in a row, the longest run of the race.
The Connecticut Sun led by 2.5 games as late as June 12, 2018.
The Atlanta Dream went 8-0 from July 8, 2018 to July 24, 2018, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 48 of the 68 days played.
Four teams held or shared first place.
The Atlanta Dream spent 34 of the season's 94 charted days in first place.