WNBA playoff schedule 2024: Scores, news and highlights

Editor's note: Check out our WNBA Finals schedule for complete coverage of the championship series.

The WNBA Finals matchup is set. The New York Liberty are headed back to the championship series for the second consecutive year after eliminating A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday in the semifinals.

On the other side of the bracket, the Minnesota Lynx await after beating the Connecticut Sun in Tuesday's Game 5.

Every game of the WNBA playoffs will air on ESPN Networks. Here's a look at the schedule, results and all the latest news on all four teams:

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FIRST ROUND | SEMIFINALS | WNBA FINALS

SEMIFINALS

(1) New York Liberty defeat (4) Las Vegas Aces 3-1

Game 1: New York 87, Las Vegas 77
Game 2: New York 88, Las Vegas 84
Game 3: Las Vegas 95, New York 81
Game 4: New York 76, Las Vegas 62

• How the Liberty reached the WNBA Finals, and what went wrong for the Aces

• Liberty end Aces' run to advance to WNBA Finals

• How the Aces shut down Ionescu, beat the Liberty and kept their season alive

• Aces lock up Ionescu, finally top Liberty to stay alive

• A'ja Wilson unfiltered: Aces' three-time MVP opens up about record-breaking season

• How the Liberty put two-time defending champion Aces on brink of elimination

• Aces look to regain 'edge' vs. Liberty, make history

• 'The head of the snake': Can Ionescu orchestrate Liberty to their first WNBA title?

• Three keys to New York's Game 1 win over Las Vegas

• Andscape: A'ja Wilson's parents helped set foundation for her success

• Stewart, looking for atonement, rolls through Aces

• Ionescu, Plum reflect on Spike Lee sitting courtside at Aces-Liberty

• Liberty carry scars into semifinal showdown with Aces

• An inevitable rematch: Aces and Wilson, Liberty and Stewart to meet again

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Sun force Game 5 with comeback win vs. Lynx

The Sun overcome a double-digit deficit to keep their season alive and force a decisive Game 5 against the Lynx.

(2) Minnesota Lynx defeat (3) Connecticut Sun 3-2

Game 1: Connecticut 73, Minnesota 70
Game 2: Minnesota 77, Connecticut 70
Game 3: Minnesota 90, Connecticut 81
Game 4: Connecticut 92, Minnesota 82
Game 5: Minnesota 88, Connecticut 77

• Collier's big night ousts Sun, sends Lynx to Finals

• Thomas, Sun force Lynx to decisive Game 5

• Collier bounces back, helps Lynx get edge on Sun

• Sun's Marina Mabrey isn't here for anyone's popularity contest

• 'Playoff basketball' gets chippy as Lynx top Sun to even series

• Andscape: Courtney Williams has found a home with Lynx

• How Connecticut won on the road to upset Minnesota

• Mabrey hits six 3-pointers, Sun top Lynx in Game 1

• Why every semifinal team can win the title -- and what could derail them

• Predicting the semifinals: A Finals rematch, a lot of chalk, and MVPs go head-to-head

WNBA FINALS

Game 1: Minnesota at New York, Thursday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 2: Minnesota at New York, Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 3: New York at Minnesota, Wednesday, Oct. 16 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 4*: New York at Minnesota, Friday, Oct. 18 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 5*: Minnesota at New York, Sunday, Oct. 20 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)

* If necessary

Check out our WNBA Finals schedule for complete coverage of the championship series.

FIRST ROUND

(1) New York Liberty defeat (8) Atlanta Dream 2-0

Game 1: New York 83, Atlanta 69
Game 2: New York 91, Atlanta 82

• Ionescu's 36 tie franchise mark as Liberty sweep Dream

• Vandersloot breaks Bird's playoff assists record in Game 1 win

(2) Minnesota Lynx defeat (7) Phoenix Mercury 2-0

Game 1: Minnesota 102, Phoenix 95
Game 2: Minnesota 101, Phoenix 88

• Collier drops 42 to tie playoff record, sends Lynx to semis

• Players hail 'one of the GOATS' as Taurasi walks off

• Lynx, Collier looking to close out Mercury

• Andscape: Collier brings do-everything game to title contenders

• Taurasi knows 'end is near' but won't make 'rash' decision on future