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The 25th season of the WNBA winds down with the postseason, exclusively airing on the networks of ESPN.
The semifinals will run Sept. 28-Oct.8 leading into the WNBA Finals, with Game 1 on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. on ABC. The WNBA Finals will move up to start on October 6 or 8 if both semifinals end in three or four games, respectively.
Every game of the postseason – a potential 19 total games – will be available across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, with all games available to stream in the ESPN App.
Throughout the playoffs, guest analysts in the form of current WNBA players will be on hand to provide unique insight to game coverage.
The WNBA postseason began on Sept. 23 with first round, single elimination games that featured No. 7 Dallas at No. 6 Chicago and No. 8 New York at No. 5 Phoenix. The single elimination second round took place on Sept. 26.
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), respective networks for playoff action:
Semifinals: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
8:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Game 1
[#6] Chicago Sky @ [#1] Connecticut Sun
10:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Game 1
[#5] Phoenix Mercury @ [#2] Las Vegas Aces
Semifinals: Thursday, September 30, 2021
8:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Game 2
[#6] Chicago Sky @ [#1] Connecticut Sun
10:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Game 2
[#5] Phoenix Mercury @ [#2] Las Vegas Aces
Semifinals: Sunday, October 3, 2021
3:00 p.m. on ABC: Game 3
[#1] Connecticut Sun @[#6] Chicago Sky
10:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Game 3
[#2] Las Vegas Aces @ [#5] Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Finals
Game 1
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 3 p.m.
Network: ABC
Game 2
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 9 p.m.
Network: ESPN
Game 3
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 9 p.m.
Network: ESPN2
Game 4 (if necessary)
Sunday, October 17, 2021 @ 3 p.m.
Network: ESPN
Game 5 (if necessary)
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 @ 9 p.m.
Network: ESPN2
PRIOR GAMES
First Round Single Elimination: Thursday, September 23, 2021
8:00 p.m. on ESPN2
[#7] Dallas Wings @ [#6] Charlotte Sky
Announcers: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecco Lobo, Holly Rowe
10:00 p.m. on ESPN2
[#8] New York Liberty @ [#5] Phoenix Mercury
Announcers: Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Ros Gold-Onwude
Second Round Single Elimination: Sunday, September 26, 2021
3:00 p.m. on ABC
[#5] Phoenix Mercury @ [#4] Seattle Storm
Announcers: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecco Lobo, Holly Rowe
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2
[#6] Chicago Sky @ [#3] Minnesota Lynx
Announcers: Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Ros Gold-Onwude
