Just six games separate the second-place New York Liberty from the 10th-place Washington Mystics. Which teams are best positioned to find their stride before the regular-season finales on Sept. 11?

Chicago Sky (8-26, 2-14 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (22-13, 11-3 Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 6 p.m.

With less than a month left in the WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx have a firm lock on the top seed in the playoffs. The rest of the postseason ...