Can A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces pull off a three-peat? How long can rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever (returning to the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016) stay in the postseason? Will this finally be the year the top-seeded New York Liberty win the title?
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 clinched the eighth and final playoff spot on Thursday, while the Connecticut Sun edged out the Aces for the third spot. That means Las Vegas still has home-field advantage but is the fourth seed as it looks to become just the second franchise to win three straight titles (the now-defunct Houston Comets won four in a row from 1997-2000).
The first round begins Sunday with the first-ever quadrupleheader. All WNBA playoff games will be broadcast on ESPN Networks. Here's a look at the schedule:
FIRST ROUND
Game 1: Atlanta at New York, Sunday, September 22 (1:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 2: Atlanta at New York, Tuesday, September 24 (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Game 3*: New York at Atlanta, Thursday, September 26 (TBD, ESPN2)
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)
Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut, Sunday, September 22 (3:00 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 2: Indiana at Connecticut, Wednesday, September 25 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 3*: Connecticut at Indiana, Friday, September 27 (TBD, ESPN2)
Game 1: Seattle at Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 22 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 2: Seattle at Las Vegas, Tuesday, September 24 (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 3*: Las Vegas at Seattle, Thursday, September 26 (TBD, ESPN2)
* If necessary
