WNBA Playoff Bracket: Schedule, Scores, Aces wins the Finals 2025

2025 WNBA playoff bracket: Schedule, matchups, postseason game times, live streaming, TV channel for finals

The chase for the WNBA title is about to begin.

The field for the 2025 playoffs is set, with eight of the league's 13 teams earning a chance to compete for this year's championship. The postseason bracket was finalized on the final night of the Full regular season on Thursday.

The Las Vegas Aces cemented their place among the WNBA’s all-time greats Friday night, completing a sweep of the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA Finals to capture their third championship in four seasons.

The No. 2-seeded Aces defeated the No. 4-seeded Mercury 97–86 in Game 4 at Mortgage Matchup Center, sealing their latest title behind another masterclass from A’ja Wilson. The four-time All-Star and reigning league MVP dropped 31 points and earned her second WNBA Finals MVP, becoming just the eighth player in league history to win the regular-season MVP, championship, and Finals MVP in the same year.

Meanwhile, the Golden State Valkyries secured a historic playoff berth as the first expansion team to ever reach the postseason in its debut season.

WNBA playoffs bracket 2025

(First-round series are best-of-three games, with the better seed playing at home for Games 1 and, if necessary, 3)

No. 1 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 8 Golden State Valkyries

No. 2 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 7 Seattle Storm

No. 3 Indiana Fever vs. No. 6 Atlanta Dream

No. 4 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 5 New York Liberty

2025 WNBA playoffs TV Schedule, Scores, dates, game times, channels, Live streaming

First-round schedule (best-of-three)

All times Eastern, ET

Sunday, Sept. 14

Game 1: Lynx 101, Valkyries 72 (Lynx lead, 1-0)

Game 1: Dream 80, Fever 68  (Dream lead, 1-0)

Game 1: Liberty 76, Mercury 69 OT (Liberty lead, 1-0)

Game 1: Aces 102, Storm 77 (Aces lead, 1-0) 

Tuesday, Sept. 16

Game 2: Fever 77, Dream 60 (Series tied, 1-1)

Game 2: Storm 86, Aces 83 (Series tied, 1-1)

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Game 2: Mercury 86, Liberty 60 (Series tied, 1-1)

Game 2: Lynx 75, Valkyries 74 (Minnesota wins, 2-0)

Thursday, Sept. 18

Game 3: Fever 87, Dream 85 (Indiana wins, 2-1)

Game 3: Aces 74, Storm 73 (Las Vegas wins, 2-1)

Friday, Sept. 19

Game 3: Mercury 79, Liberty 73 (Phoenix wins, 2-1)

WNBA Playoffs 2025 Semifinals TV schedule, dates, times, live streaming

Semifinals matchups (best-of-five)

Sunday, Sept. 21

Game 1: Fever 89, Aces 73 

Game 1: Lynx 82, Mercury 69

Tuesday, Sept. 23

Game 2: Mercury 89, Lynx 83 (OT) (series tied 1-1)

Game 2: Aces 90, Fever 68 (series tied 1-1)

Friday, Sept. 26

Game 3: Fever 72, Acces 84 ,  -- Aces lead 2-1

Game 3: Mercury 84,  Lynx 76,  -- Mercury lead 2-1

Sunday, Sept. 28

Game 4: Fever 90, Aces 83 

Game 4: Mercury 86, Lynx 81 (Phoenix wins 3-1)

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Game 5: Aces 107, Fever 98 -- OT (Las Vegas wins 3-2)

What is the WNBA Finals schedule 2025, scores, game times, results

(best-of-seven)

Friday, Oct. 3 Game 1: Aces 89, Mercury 86

Sunday, Oct. 5  Game 2: Aces 91, Mercury 78 (Las Vegas leads 2-0)

Wednesday, Oct. 8  Game 3: Mercury 88, Aces 90 (Las Vegas leads 3-0)

Friday, Oct. 10  Game 4: Mercury 86,  Aces 97,  -- (Las Vegas Aces Sweeps 4-0)

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