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2023 WNBA playoffs schedule, bracket: Scores, live stream, how to watch online without cable, times, odds – CBS Sports
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The 2023 WNBA playoffs continued on Sunday with a pair of Game 2s. In the first, the Minnesota Lynx surprised everyone by defeating the Connecticut Sun, 82-75, to force a winner-take-all Game 3 in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Later on, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces completed their two-game sweep of the Chicago Sky with a comfortable 92-70 win.
After last season’s format change, there are no longer any byes in the playoffs. The eight teams are placed in a standard bracket, with No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. The first-round series is best-of-three, while the semifinals and Finals are both best-of-five.
One important note is that the first round is played under a 2-1 format, which means the higher seed has Games 1 and 2 at home, while the lower seed has the deciding Game 3 at home, if necessary. The semis and Finals are both 2-2-1, with the higher seed having Games 1, 2 and 5, if necessary, at home.
The official bracket for the 2023 #WNBAPlayoffs presented by @Google ⬇️
First Round begins Wednesday September 13th at 8pm/ET on ESPN2 #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/Jc90UfZUKt
All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are streaming on fubo (try for free).
Wednesday, Sept. 13 — Game 1s
Friday, Sept. 15 — Game 1s
Sunday, Sept. 17 — Game 2s
Tuesday, Sept. 19 — Game 2s
Wednesday, Sept. 20 — Game 3
Friday, Sept. 22 — Game 3s (If necessary)
Sunday, Sept. 24 — Game 1s
Tuesday, Sept. 26 — Game 2s
Friday, Sept. 29 — Game 3s
Sunday, Oct. 1 — Game 4s (If necessary)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 — Game 5s (If necessary)
Sunday, Oct. 8 — Game 1
Wednesday, Oct. 11 — Game 2
Sunday, Oct. 15 — Game 3
Wednesday, Oct. 18 — Game 4 (If necessary)
Friday, Oct. 20 — Game 5 (If necessary)
Odds entering the first round as of Sept. 12.
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