WNBA playoffs schedule: when Finals games begin, where to watch

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The New York Liberty will host the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, October 10th at 8pm ET for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

The official schedule for the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx is set. The Lynx punched their ticket with an 88-77 Game 5 win over the Connecticut Sun, returning to the Finals for the first time since 2017. New York is returning for a second-straight year, this time after defeating the Las Vegas Aces in four games.

The best-of-five series will begin on Thursday night at Barclay’s Center, where the top-seeded New York Liberty will host the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx. Game 2 will also be played in New York — and the series will shift to Minnesota for Game 3, and then Game 4 (if necessary). If the series is tied 2-2 through four games, the deciding Game 5 would be back in Brooklyn.

Full WNBA Finals schedule

Thursday, October 10th: Game 1 at Barclay’s Center at 8pm ET

Sunday, October 13th: Game 2 at Barclay’s Center at 3pm ET

Wednesday, October 16th: Game 3 at Target Center at 8pm ET

Friday, October 18th: Game 4 at Target Center at 8pm ET (If necessary)

Sunday, October 20th: Game 5 at Barclay’s Center at 8pm ET (if necessary)

TV schedule

All five Finals games will be broadcast on national television:

Game 1 will be on ESPN

Game 2 will be on ABC

Game 3 will be on ESPN

Game 4 will be on ESPN

Game 5 will be on ESPN

Last year, the Finals averaged 728,000 views per game. Plenty of WNBA playoff games have already exceeded that figure this year.