WNBA Tickets

While the vast majority of WNBA game rules are the same as a standard NBA basketball game, there are a few key differences that any WNBA fan should expect when they attend a game. The most notable ones are the differences in timing, as the WNBA has teams play games over two separate 20-minute halves, rather than the NBA's four 12-minute quarters. Additionally, the WNBA shot clock originally counted down from 30 seconds, as opposed to the 24-second shot clock that's used in the NBA, but it was changed to 24 seconds back in 2006. One less noticeable difference in details between the women's and men's game is that the ball itself that's used by WNBA players is a bit smaller in the women's game than it is for NBA players.

As of the 2016 WNBA season, the WNBA has implemented a postseason structure where the league's eight women's basketball teams with the highest winning percentage in the league qualify for the playoffs, regardless of conference. There are four total rounds in the playoffs, and the top two seeds with the best overall records from the regular season receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals (second round). These WNBA teams are re-seeded after each playoff round, and the first and second rounds are a single elimination game, with the 5-seed hosting the 8-seed, and the 6-seed hosting the 7-seed. In the second round, the 3-seed hosts the lower-seeded winner in the first round, and the 4-seed hosts the other winner of the first round that was a higher seed. The semifinals are then a best-of-five format with the higher-seeded WNBA team hosting games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the WNBA Finals follow that same best-of-five format.