The WNBA playoffs are here, and first-round match-ups are set, with play beginning on Sunday, September 22nd.
WNBA Playoffs: Schedule, matchups, how to watch, where to watch
The Connecticut Sun host the Indiana Fever, the Las Vegas Aces host the Seattle Storm, and two other first-round matchups are set.
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Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
The first round is a best-of-three series, with the higher-seeded team hosting the first two games, and the lower-seeded time hosting the deciding Game 3, if necessary.
The subsequent two rounds — the Semi-Finals and Finals — are each played best-of-five, with the higher-seeded team hosting the first two games, the lowest-seeded team hosting Game 3 and 4 (if necessary), and the higher-seeded team hosting Game 5 (if necessary).
Sunday, September 22nd is an all-day affair — nationally-televised games will be played at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, and 10pm ET. First-round games will continue on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The Semi-Finals will begin on Sunday, September 29th and will be wrapped up by Tuesday, October 8th. The Finals will begin on Thursday, October 10th, and conclude by Sunday, October 22nd.
WNBA Playoffs - First Round
#1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream
Game 1 will be in New York on Sunday, September 22nd at 1pm ET (on ESPN)
Game 2 will be in New York on Tuesday, September 24th at 7:30pm ET (on ESPN)
Game 3, if necessary, will be in Atlanta on Thursday, September 26th, time TBD (on ESPN2)
#2 Minnesota Lynx vs #7 Phoenix Mercury
Game 1 will be in Minnesota on Sunday, September 22nd at 5pm ET (on ESPN)
Game 2 will be in Minnesota on Wednesday, September 25th at 9:30pm ET (on ESPN)
Game 3, if necessary, will be on Phoenix on Friday, September 27th, time TBD (on ESPN2)
#3 Connecticut Sun vs #6 Indiana Fever
Game 1 will be in Connecticut on Sunday, September 22nd at 3pm (on ABC)
Game 2 will be in Connecticut on Wednesday, September 25th at 7:30pm (on ABC)
Game 3, if necessary, will be in Indiana on Friday, September 27th, time TBD (on ESPN2)
#4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm
Game 1 will be in Las Vegas on Sunday, September 22nd at 10pm (on ESPN)
Game 2 will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 24th at 9:30pm (on ESPN)
Game 3, if necessary, will be in Seattle on Friday, September 27th, time TBD (on ESPN2)
WNBA Playoffs - Semi-Finals
The winner of Liberty/Dream will face the winner of Aces/Storm
Game 1: Sunday, September 29th
Game 2: Tuesday, October 1st
Game 3: Friday, October 4th
Game 4 (if necessary): Sunday, October 6th
Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, October 8th
The winner of Lynx/Mercury will face the winner of Sun/Fever
Game 1: Sunday, September 29th
Game 2: Tuesday, October 1st
Game 3: Friday, October 4th
Game 4 (if necessary): Sunday, October 6th
Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, October 8th
WNBA Playoffs - Finals
Game 1: Thursday, October 10th at 8pm on ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Game 2: Sunday, October 13th at 3pm on ABC, ESPN Deportes
Game 3: Wednesday, October 16th at 8:30pm on ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Game 4 (if necessary): Friday, October 18th at 8pm on ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Game 5 (if necessary): Sunday, October 20th at 7:30pm on ESPN, ESPN Deportes
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