2022 WNBA playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket, TV channel, watch on-line, begin instances for postseason

The primary spherical of the 2022 WNBA playoffs got here to an finish in lower than dramatic style on Wednesday night time, as the Connecticut Solar utterly shut down the Dallas Wings’ offense en path to a 73-58 win of their deciding Sport 3. With the victory, the Solar clinched a fourth consecutive semifinal look, the place they are going to face the defending champion Chicago Sky. Within the different semifinal, the No. 1 general seed Las Vegas Aces will tackle the Seattle Storm. These groups every swept their first-round matchups. 

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

2022 WNBA playoff bracket

This is a take a look at the whole schedule:

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)

Semifinals (best-of-five)

Sunday, Aug. 28 (Sport 1s)

• No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces — 4 p.m. ET | ESPN 
• No. 3 Connecticut Solar at No. 2 Chicago Sky — 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2 

Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Sport 2s)

• No. 3 Connecticut Solar at No. 2 Chicago Sky — 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2
• No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces — 10 p.m. ET | ESPN2 

Sunday, Sept. 4 (Sport 3s)

• No. 2 Chicago Sky at No. 3 Connecticut Solar — 1 p.m. ET | ESPN2 
• No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Seattle Storm — 3 p.m. ET | ABC

Tuesday, Sept. 6 (Sport 4s)*

• No. 2 Chicago Sky at No. 3 Connecticut Solar — TBD | ESPN2
• No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Seattle Storm — TBD | ESPN2

Thursday, Sept. 8 (Sport 5s)*

• No. 3 Connecticut Solar at No. 2 Chicago Sky — TBD | ESPN2
• No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces — TBD | ESPN2

* If mandatory

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 mandatory