WNBA Playoffs 2024: Scores, Schedule, Format, Bracket, Watch Online, TV Channel, Kickoff Times

Another exciting, record-breaking regular season is over and the 2024 WNBA playoffs are here. The four first-round series will begin on Sunday with an all-day quadrupleheader. From there, it will be a month-long sprint to determine the new champion.

The New York Liberty have clinched the No. 1 seed in the standings and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but they won't have an easy road ahead of them. If they want to win the first championship in franchise history, they'll likely have to get past the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, who beat them in the Finals last season, and the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx, who went 3-1 against them this season.

As for the Aces, they got off to a slow start this season but turned it on down the stretch and earned a fourth-place finish. They will now begin their quest for a three-peat, something they have not accomplished since the now-defunct Houston Comets won the first four titles from 1997-2000.

The Indiana Fever are also in the playoffs this season, making their first appearance since 2016. No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark has transformed the team into an offensive powerhouse and her ability to score at will makes them a dangerous opponent for the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun in the first round.

Now that the playoff bracket is set, here's a look at the first-round matchups and the full playoff schedule:

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In the current playoff format, teams will play a best-of-three series in the first round and a best-of-five series in the semifinals and finals. Notably, the first round is in a 2-1 format, meaning the higher seed will play the first two games at home, while the lower seed will play the decisive third game at home if the series goes that far. In the semifinals and finals, a standard 2-2-1 format applies, with the higher seed hosting games 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.

First round (best of three)

All times are Eastern Time

Sunday, September 22 (Game 1)

• No. 8 Atlanta Dream to take on No. 1 New York Liberty, 1:00 p.m. – ESPN
• No. 6 Indiana Fever vs. No. 3 Connecticut Sun, 3 p.m. — ABC
• No. 7 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 2 Minnesota Lynx, 5 p.m. – ESPN
• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 4 Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. — ESPN

Tuesday, September 24 (Game 2)

• Atlanta Dream (No. 8) vs. New York Liberty (No. 1), 7:30 p.m. — ESPN
• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 4 Las Vegas Aces, 9:30 p.m. — ESPN

Wednesday, September 25 (Game 2)

• No. 6 Indiana Fever vs. No. 3 Connecticut Sunday, 7:30 p.m. — ESPN
• No. 7 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 2 Minnesota Lynx, 9:30 p.m. – ESPN

Thursday, September 26 (Game 3*)

• No. 1 New York Liberty at No. 8 Atlanta Dream, TBD — ESPN2
• No. 4 Las Vegas Aces at No. 5 Seattle Storm, TBD — ESPN2

*If required

Friday, September 27 (Game 3*)

• No. 3 Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever, TBD — ESPN2
• No. 2 Minnesota Lynx at No. 7 Phoenix Mercury, TBD — ESPN2

*If required

Semi-finals (best of five)

All information will be announced soon.

Finals (best of five)

All information will be announced soon.