2020 WNBA Playoffs: Matchups, Schedule, Start Times

Find out the matchups, schedule and start times for the 2020 WNBA playoffs in Bradenton, Fla.

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The field is set for the 2020 WNBA playoffs.

Postseason seeding came down to the wire as the league's shortened 22-game regular season concluded on Sept. 13. The Las Vegas Aces locked up the top seed of the postseason in a victory over the Seattle Storm, while the Washington Mystics clinched the final playoff spot in a win over the Atlanta Dream. 

The 2020 #WNBAPlayoffs Seeding is SET!

1️⃣ Las Vegas Aces
2️⃣ Seattle Storm
3️⃣ Los Angeles Sparks
4️⃣ Minnesota Lynx
5️⃣ Phoenix Mercury
6️⃣ Chicago Sky
7️⃣ Connecticut Sun
8️⃣ Washington Mystics

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 13, 2020

The WNBA playoffs are set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 15 with two single-elimination games between the bottom four seeds. The two winners of the first-round games will then be re-seeded for the second-round single-elimination matchups on Sept. 18, with the lower seed facing the No. 3 Sparks and the higher seed facing the No. 4 Lynx. 

The best-of-five semifinals series will run from Sept. 20-29 between the second-round winners and top seeds Las Vegas and Seattle. The finals are then set to begin on Oct. 2 in a best-of-five series with a champion to be crowned by Oct. 11.

Here are the matchups, dates and start times for the 2020 WNBA playoffs.

First Round: Single Elimination 

• No. 5 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 8 Washington Mystics—Tuesday, Sept. 15, 9 p.m. EST, ESPN2 
• No. 6 Chicago Sky vs. No. 7 Connecticut Sun—Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. EST, ESPN2

Second Round: Single Elimination 

• No. 4 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 5 Phoenix Mercury—Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. EST, ESPN2
  
• No. 3 Los Angeles Sparks vs. No. 7 Connecticut Sun—Thursday, Sept. 17, 9 p.m. EST, ESPN2

Semifinals: Best-of-Five

No. 1 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 7 Connecticut Sun

• Game 1: Sunday, Sept. 20—1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Game 2: Tuesday, Sept. 22—7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 3: Thursday, Sept. 24—9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 4: Sunday, Sept. 27—1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Game 5: Tuesday, Sept. 29—Time TBD

No. 2 Seattle Storm vs. No. 4 Minnesota Lynx

• Game 1: Tuesday, Sept. 22—9 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 2: Thursday, Sept. 24—7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 3: Sunday, Sept. 27—3 p.m. ET (ESPN3)

WNBA Finals: No. 1 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 2 Seattle Storm

• Game 1: Friday, Oct. 2—7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 4—3 p.m. ET (ABC)
• Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 6—7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Game 4*: Thursday, Oct. 8—7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Game 5*: Sunday, Oct. 11—3 p.m. ET (ABC)

*if necessary