2022 WNBA playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket, TV channel, watch on-line, begin occasions with Sport 3s on Sunday

The 2022 WNBA playoffs continued on Sunday with a pair of pivotal Sport 3s within the semifinals. Within the first sport of the doubleheader, the defending champion Chicago Sky moved to inside one win of a repeat journey to the Finals with a scrappy 76-72 win over the Connecticut Solar. Afterward, the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm handled us to one of the vital thrilling playoff video games in current reminiscence. After a dramatic comeback on the finish of regulation, the Aces pulled away in additional time for a 110-98 victory. 

One other new playoff format has debuted this yr, because the league has scrapped the first- and second-round byes in favor of a normal three-round bracket format. The primary spherical was best-of-three, and the semifinals and Finals might be best-of-five. The semifinals and Finals will use a normal 2-2-1 format, with the upper seed internet hosting Video games 1, 2 and 5, if needed, and the decrease seed internet hosting Video games 3 and 4, if needed. 

2022 WNBA playoff bracket

This is a take a look at your complete schedule:

Semifinals (best-of-five)

Sunday, Aug. 28 (Sport 1s)

• Storm 76, Aces 73 (Storm lead 1-0)
• Solar 68, Sky 63 (Solar lead 1-0)

Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Sport 2s)

• Sky 85, Solar 77 (Sequence tied 1-1)
• Aces 78, Storm 73 (Sequence tied 1-1)

Sunday, Sept. 4 (Sport 3s)

• Sky 76, Solar 72 (Sky lead 2-1)
• Aces 110, Storm 98 — OT (Aces lead 2-1)

Tuesday, Sept. 6 (Sport 4s)

• No. 2 Chicago Sky at No. 3 Connecticut Solar — 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2/fuboTV (strive at no cost)
• No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Seattle Storm — 10 p.m. ET | ESPN2/fuboTV (strive at no cost)

Thursday, Sept. 8 (Sport 5s)*

• No. 3 Connecticut Solar at No. 2 Chicago Sky — TBD | ESPN2/fuboTV (strive at no cost)
• No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces — TBD | ESPN2/fuboTV (strive at no cost)

* If needed

Finals (best-of-five)

Sunday, Sept. 11 (Sport 1)

• TBD vs. TBD — 3 p.m. ET | ABC

Tuesday, Sept. 13 (Sport 2)

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 15 (Sport 3)

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 18 (Sport 4)*

• TBD vs. TBD — 4 p.m. ET | ESPN

Tuesday, Sept. 20 (Sport 5)*

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

* If needed

First spherical (best-of-three)

Wednesday, Aug. 17 (Sport 1s)

• Liberty 98, Sky 91 (Liberty lead 1-0) 
• Aces 79, Mercury 63 (Aces lead 1-0)

Thursday, Aug. 18 (Sport 1s)

• Solar 93, Wings 68 (Solar lead 1-0)
• Storm 86, Mystics 83 (Storm lead 1-0)

Saturday, Aug. 20 (Sport 2s)

• Sky 100, Liberty 62 (Sequence tied 1-1)
• Aces 117, Mercury 80 (Aces win collection 2-0)

Sunday, Aug. 21 (Sport 2s)

• Wings 89, Solar 79 (Sequence tied 1-1)
• Storm 97, Mystics 84 (Storm win collection 2-0)

Tuesday, Aug. 23 (Sport 3)

• Sky 90, New York Liberty 72 (Sky win collection 2-1)

Wednesday, Aug. 24 (Sport 3)

• Solar 73, Wings 58 (Solar win collection 2-1)