After an exciting and historic regular season, which featured a record 40 games for each team, the 2023 WNBA playoffs have arrived. All of the action will get underway on Wednesday night with a pair of first round Game 1s featuring the defending champion Las Vegas Aces versus the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun against the Minnesota Lynx.
After last season’s format change, there are no longer any byes in the playoffs. The eight teams are placed in a standard bracket, with No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. The first-round series is best-of-three, while the semifinals and Finals are both best-of-five.
One important note is that the first round is played under a 2-1 format, which means the higher seed has Games 1 and 2 at home, while the lower seed has the deciding Game 3 at home, if necessary. The semis and Finals are both 2-2-1, with the higher seed having Games 1, 2 and 5, if necessary, at home.
Playoff bracket
First round (best-of-three)
All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are streaming on fubo (try for free).
Wednesday, Sept. 13 — Game 1s
- No. 6 Minnesota Lynx at No. 3 Connecticut Sun, 8 p.m. ET — ESPN2
- No. 8 Chicago Sky at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. ET –…
