Minor premiers Sydney will head into their WNBL semi-finals series against fourth-placed defending champions Townsville on an eight match winning streak.
Dandenong will play Perth in the other best-of-three semi-finals series, having pipped the Lynx for second, after both Bendigo and themselves scored final-round wins over the WA team.
The Rangers flogged Perth 81-59 in Melbourne and Lynx then lost 73-72 at Bendigo on Sunday.
That left both Dandenong and Perth with a 15-9 record, but the Rangers took second on the head-to-head split between the two clubs, with the Victorian side winning all three of their clashes by at least 20 points.
The Flames (18-6) never trailed at home to last-placed Adelaide (3-21), winning 98-83.
They had six players scoring in double figures, headed by point guard Leilani Mitchell's 17-point haul.
Dandenong also never found themselves behind against Perth, with Sara Blicavs contributing 20 and Steph Cumming 19 for the Rangers.
Townsville (14-10) were forced to settle for fourth after having their three-match victory run snapped by a 90-83 home loss to Canberra (13-11).
"We just didn't come ready to play," said Townsville captain and centre Suzy Batkovic, who bagged 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Bendigo (13-11) completed a pair of final-round one-point victories, winning 80-79 away to Melbourne (5-19), before coming home to shade Perth.
Adelaide had some joy before losing to Sydney, winning 76-74 at Canberra.
Sydney and Dandenong will host the opening game's of the semi-final series starting next Saturday.
Townsville and Perth host game two of their respective series on March 3, with deciders, if required, in Sydney and Dandenong on March 5.
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