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WNBA Playoffs: Schedule, matchups, how to watch, where to watch

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The Connecticut Sun host the Indiana Fever, the Las Vegas Aces host the Seattle Storm, and two other first-round matchups are set.

The WNBA playoffs are here, and first-round match-ups are set, with play beginning on Sunday, September 22nd.

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)

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WNBA Playoffs – Semi-Finals

The winner of Liberty vs 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 vs 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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