The 2025 WNBA playoffs are off and running with Game 1 completed in every first-round series. There were two blowouts, one convincing defensive performance and a thrilling finish involving the defending champions.
The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx, No. 2 seed Las Vegas Aces and No. 3 seed Atlanta Dream each got comfortable wins at home, while the New York Liberty needed overtime to beat the Phoenix Mercury in a game that also featured an injury to Liberty star Breanna Stewart.
The best-of-three format in the WNBA playoffs first round also means four teams now face win-or-go-home matchups in Game 2, with tip times scheduled this week for every series that will decide the four teams to advance to this year’s WNBA semifinals.
Here’s a look at the latest scores, results and schedule for the 2025 WNBA playoffs:
WNBA playoffs 2025: Scores, results and schedule for first-round series
No. 1 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 8 Golden State Valkyries
Lynx lead series, 1-0
Game 1: Lynx 101, Valkyries 72
Game 2: Lynx at Valkyries, 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday (ESPN)
Game 3: Valkyries at Lynx, TBD on Friday (ESPN2)*
No. 2 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 7 Seattle Storm
Aces lead series, 1-0
Game 1: Aces 102, Storm 77
Game 2: Aces at Storm, 9:30 ET on Tuesday (ESPN)
Game 3: Storm at Aces, TBD on Thursday (ESPN2)*
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No. 3 Atlanta Dream vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever
Dream lead series, 1-0
Game 1: Dream 80, Fever 68
Game 2: Mercury at Fever, 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday (ESPN)
Game 3: Fever at Mercury, TBD on Thursday (ESPN2)*
No. 4 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 5 New York Liberty
Liberty lead series, 1-0
Game 1: Liberty 76, Mercury 69
Game 2: Mercury at Liberty, 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday (ESPN)
Game 3: Liberty at Mercury, TBD on Friday (ESPN2)*
*if necessary