After four months and a record 40 games for each team, the regular season is in the books and it’s time for the 2023 WNBA playoffs. It took until the final day to settle all the seeding matters, and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces have secured the No. 1 seed. They will have homecourt advantage throughout the postseason, as they look to become the first repeat champions since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001 and 2002.
All of the action will get underway on Wednesday, with a pair of first-round games. From there, it will be a month-long sprint to the finish line. The semifinals will start on Sept. 24, while the Finals will get underway on Oct. 8, with a last possible date of Oct. 20.
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…
