New York, Minnesota, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Seattle, and more tip the WNBA playoffs first round on Sunday.
New York, Minnesota, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Seattle, and more tip the WNBA playoffs first round on Sunday. New York, Minnesota, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Seattle, and more tip the WNBA playoffs first round on Sunday.
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Can A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces three-peat? How long will rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever — back in the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016 — stick around this postseason? Is this finally the top-seeded New York Liberty‘s year to win it all?
The 2024 WNBA playoffs are here, and it took the final day of the regular season to finalize the first-round matchups. The Atlanta Dream locked in the eighth and final playoff spot Thursday, while the Connecticut Sun edged the Aces for the No. 3 seed. That means Las Vegas still has home-court advantage, but is a No. 4 seed as it looks to become just the second franchise to win three consecutive titles (the now-defunct Houston Comets won four straight from 1997-2000).
The first round opens Sunday with the first-ever quadruple-header. Every game of the WNBA playoffs will air on ESPN Networks. Here’s a look at the schedule:
Game 1: Atlanta at New York, Sunday, Sept. 22 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 2: Atlanta at New York, Tuesday, Sept. 24 (7:30 p.m., ESPN)Game 3*: New York at Atlanta, Thursday, Sept. 26 (TBD, ESPN2)
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Game 1: Phoenix at Minnesota, Sunday, Sept. 22 (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 2: Phoenix at Minnesota, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 3* Minnesota at Phoenix, Friday, Sept. 27 (TBD, ESPN2)
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Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, Sunday, Sept. 22 (3 p.m. ET, ABC)Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 3*: Connecticut at Indiana, Friday, Sept. 27 (TBD, ESPN2)
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Game 1: Seattle at Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 22 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 2: Seattle at Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept. 24 (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)Game 3*: Las Vegas at Seattle, Thursday, Sept. 26 (TBD, ESPN2)
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