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The New York Liberty and Dallas Wings both advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 WNBA playoffs on Tuesday. They did so in markedly different fashion, however. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Liberty outlasted the Washington Mystics in an chaotic overtime thriller, 90-85. The Wings, on the other hand, cruised to the biggest win in franchise playoff history, beating the Atlanta Dream, 101-74.
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
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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