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          WNBA playoff schedule 2024: Scores, news and highlights

          • ESPN
          Oct 8, 2024, 10:15 PM ET

          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:

          Jump to round:
          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

          (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

          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

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

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

          (3) Connecticut Sun defeat (6) Indiana Fever 2-0

          Game 1: Connecticut 93, Indiana 69
          Game 2: Connecticut 87, Indiana 81

          (4) Las Vegas Aces defeat (5) Seattle Storm 2-0

          Game 1: Las Vegas 78, Seattle 67
          Game 2: Las Vegas 83, Seattle 76