The Mercury held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (29–5) than the Sky (15–19).

Both teams would meet again in the 2021 WNBA Finals, but this time the Sky emerged victorious in four games.

The Chicago Sky finished 15–19, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Sky defeated the Atlanta Dream in three games, setting up a conference final against the Indiana Fever.

Chicago lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win two straight to reach the finals for the first time in franchise history.