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          WNBA playoff schedule 2025: Aces vs. Mercury in Finals

          • ESPN
          Oct 1, 2025, 12:11 AM ET

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

          The Las Vegas Aces will face the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA Finals.

          The No. 2 seed Aces beat the No. 6 seed Indiana Fever in overtime of the decisive Game 5 of their semifinal series on Tuesday to advance. The Finals open Friday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) with Game 1 in Las Vegas.

          Phoenix, the No. 4 seed, eliminated the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx in four games on the other side of the bracket.

          For the first time, the WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series (2-2-1-1-1) in which the higher seed will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.

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          WNBA FINALS

          (2) Las Vegas Aces vs. (4) Phoenix Mercury

          Friday, Oct. 3

          Game 1: Mercury at Aces, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

          Sunday, Oct. 5

          Game 2: Mercury at Aces, 3 p.m. ET (ABC)

          Wednesday, Oct. 8

          Game 3: Aces at Mercury, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

          Friday, Oct. 10

          Game 4: Aces at Mercury, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

          Sunday, Oct. 12

          Game 5*: Mercury at Aces, 3 p.m. ET (ABC)

          Wednesday, Oct. 15

          Game 6*: Aces at Mercury, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

          Friday, Oct. 17

          Game 7*: Mercury at Aces, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

          * If necessary

          SEMIFINALS

          (4) Phoenix Mercury defeat (1) Minnesota Lynx 3-1

          Game 1: Lynx 82, Mercury 69
          Game 2: Mercury 89, Phoenix 83
          Game 3: Mercury 84, Lynx 76
          Game 4: Mercury 86, Lynx 81

          (2) Las Vegas Aces defeat (6) Indiana Fever 3-2

          Game 1: Fever 89, Aces 73
          Game 2: Aces 90, Fever 68
          Game 3: Aces 84, Fever 72
          Game 4: Fever 90, Aces 83
          Game 5: Aces 107, Fever 98

          FIRST ROUND

          (1) Minnesota Lynx defeat (8) Golden State Valkyries 2-0

          Game 1: Lynx 101, Valkyries 72
          Game 2: Lynx 75, Valkyries 74

          (2) Las Vegas Aces defeat (7) Seattle Storm 2-1

          Game 1: Aces 102, Storm 77
          Game 2: Storm 86, Aces 83
          Game 3: Aces 74, Storm 73

          (6) Indiana Fever defeat (3) Atlanta Dream 2-1

          Game 1: Dream 80, Fever 68
          Game 2: Fever 77, Dream 60
          Game 3: Fever 87, Dream 85

          (4) Phoenix Mercury defeat (5) New York Liberty 2-1

          Game 1: Liberty 76, Mercury 69
          Game 2: Mercury 86, Liberty 60
          Game 3: Mercury 79, Liberty 73