NEW YORK — The WNBA playoffs are set, with the Atlanta Dream taking eighth place on Thursday night.

The postseason begins Sunday with four best-of-three matchups. The Dream will take on the top-seeded New York Liberty. The No. 2-seeded Minnesota Lynx will host the 7-seeded Phoenix Mercury, while the 3-seeded Connecticut Sun will welcome the 6-seeded Indiana Fever and rookie sensation Caitlin Clark.

The final match in the opening round is between the two-time reigning champion Las Vegas Aces, the fourth-seeded team, and the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.

Las Vegas is attempting to become the first team to win three straight titles since Houston won four in the WNBA’s first four seasons — from 1997 to 2000.

The highest-seeded team will play the first two games of the series, with a possible deciding third game to be played on the field of the lowest-seeded team.

Three of the eight playoff positions were achieved on the final day of the regular season.

The final playoff spot came down to the final day of the regular season. Atlanta needed a win to secure a spot, and the Dream did just that, beating New York 78-67. The Liberty had already secured the top spot. Connecticut defeated Chicago 87-54 to secure third place.