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Atlanta edged New York 85–83 and Golden State beat Las Vegas 87–77 in overtime on October 9. Both completed 3–0 sweeps; the Dream–Valkyries Finals begin October 17 · 3:30 p.m. ET · NBC / Peacock.
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Tiebreak Procedure
The following tiebreak procedure shall be used to break ties for playoffs eligibility and home court advantage.
Criteria are applied in this order:
- Better record in head-to-head games
- Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season
- Better point differential in head-to-head games, calculated as total points scored minus total points allowed
- Better point differential against all opponents, calculated as total points scored minus total points allowed
If more than two teams are tied, as many teams as possible will be eliminated at each step. As soon as one or more teams are eliminated, the process begins again at step one.
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