WNBA First Round Playoff Schedule: Full list of games, TV channels
Now that the 2024 WNBA regular season is in the books, it's time to turn the page to the 2024 WNBA Playoffs. The game with the biggest remaining playoff implications was between the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun, in which we saw the Sun defeat the Sky, 87-54.
The seeds, first-round matchups, and the schedule are set with Game 1's beginning on Sunday.
2024 WNBA First Round Playoff Schedule
DAY | DATE | GAME | GM | ET | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun. | 9/22 | Atlanta at New York | 1 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Sun. | 9/22 | Indiana at Connecticut | 1 | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
Sun. | 9/22 | Phoenix at Minnesota | 1 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Sun. | 9/22 | Seattle at Las Vegas | 1 | 10:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Tues. | 9/24 | Atlanta at New York | 2 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Tues. | 9/24 | Seattle at Las Vegas | 2 | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Wed. | 9/25 | Indiana at Connecticut | 2 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Wed. | 9/25 | Phoenix at Minnesota | 2 | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Thur. | 9/26 | New York at Atlanta | 3* | TBD | ESPN2 |
Thur. | 9/26 | Las Vegas at Seattle | 3* | TBD | ESPN2 |
Fri. | 9/27 | Connecticut at Indiana | 3* | TBD | ESPN2 |
Fri. | 9/27 | Minnesota at Phoenix | 3* | TBD | ESPN2 |
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First Round begins Sunday September 22nd at 1pm/ET on ESPN#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/QWsC3NF7qj
The women will have a few days off before we get the postseason tipped off this weekend beginning with the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream against the number one-seeded New York Liberty. Although the Dream got the best of the Liberty on Thursday night, the Liberty took the regular season series against the Dream 3-1. As mentioned above, Game 1 tips off Sunday at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN.
There is no doubt the Indiana Fever are one of the hottest teams coming into the post-season, and they secured the sixth seed and will be facing the third seed Connecticut Sun. The Sun also took the regular series against the Fever 3-1, but the Fever were a different team when they beat them on the road in late August. This series will be a battle for the ages. Game 1 tips off Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
Finishing with the second-best record in the regular season was the Minnesota Lynx. As the second seed, they'll be matching up against the seventh seed Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury defeated the Lynx in their first meeting back in June with a 34-point effort from Kahleah Copper. But the Lynx defeated the Mercury by double-digit points later that month and again in August, taking the regular season series 2-1. Game 1 also tips off on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. on ESPN.
The final first-round matchup will be between the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces and the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm. As a likely favorite, the Aces are looking to win their third consecutive WNBA Championship. During the regular season, the Storm beat the Aces in their first meeting in Early June, but the Aces bounced back and beat them in the other games all at home to win the regular series 3-1. This will be the last Game 1 to tip-off on Sunday at 10:00 p.m. on ESPN.
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