2022 WNBA playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket, TV channel, watch online, start times with Game 3s on Sunday

The 2022 WNBA playoffs continued on Sunday with a pair of pivotal Game 3s in the semifinals. In the first game of the doubleheader, the defending champion Chicago Sky moved to within one win of a repeat trip to the Finals with a scrappy 76-72 win over the Connecticut Sun. Later on, the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm treated us to one of the most exciting playoff games in recent memory. After a dramatic comeback at the end of regulation, the Aces pulled away in overtime for a 110-98 victory. 

Another new playoff format has debuted this year, as the league has scrapped the first- and second-round byes in favor of a standard three-round bracket format. The first round was best-of-three, and the semifinals and Finals will be best-of-five. The semifinals and Finals will use a standard 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5, if necessary, and the lower seed hosting Games 3 and 4, if necessary. 

2022 WNBA playoff bracket

Here’s a look at the entire schedule:

Semifinals (best-of-five)

Sunday, Aug. 28 (Game 1s)

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

Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Game 2s)

• Sky 85, Sun 77 (Series tied 1-1)
• Aces 78, Storm 73 (Series tied 1-1)

Sunday, Sept. 4 (Game 3s)

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

Tuesday, Sept. 6 (Game 4s)

• No. 2 Chicago Sky at No. 3 Connecticut Sun — 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2/fuboTV (try for free)
• No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Seattle Storm — 10 p.m. ET | ESPN2/fuboTV (try for free)

Thursday, Sept. 8 (Game 5s)*

• No. 3 Connecticut Sun at No. 2 Chicago Sky — TBD | ESPN2/fuboTV (try for free)
• No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces — TBD | ESPN2/fuboTV (try for free)

* If necessary

Finals (best-of-five)

Sunday, Sept. 11 (Game 1)

• TBD vs. TBD — 3 p.m. ET | ABC

Tuesday, Sept. 13 (Game 2)

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 15 (Game 3)

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 18 (Game 4)*

• TBD vs. TBD — 4 p.m. ET | ESPN

Tuesday, Sept. 20 (Game 5)*

• TBD vs. TBD — 9 p.m. ET | ESPN

* If necessary

First round (best-of-three)

Wednesday, Aug. 17 (Game 1s)

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

Thursday, Aug. 18 (Game 1s)

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

Saturday, Aug. 20 (Game 2s)

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

Sunday, Aug. 21 (Game 2s)

• Wings 89, Sun 79 (Series tied 1-1)
• Storm 97, Mystics 84 (Storm win series 2-0)

Tuesday, Aug. 23 (Game 3)

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

Wednesday, Aug. 24 (Game 3)

• Sun 73, Wings 58 (Sun win series 2-1)