ESPN Platforms Continue Comprehensive Coverage of the WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google with Semifinals Beginning Sunday

Get ready for the next stage of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google with ESPN’s comprehensive coverage. Starting on Sunday, September 24, the best-of-five Semifinals will air on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and the ESPN App. This includes Spanish coverage of the Semifinals on ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App.

The action kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN with the New York Liberty (2nd seed) facing off against the Connecticut Sun (3rd seed) led by five-time All-WNBA selection Breanna Stewart and the league’s all-time triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas. Then, at 5 p.m., the Las Vegas Aces (No.1 seed) and A’ja Wilson, who set a playoffs record with 38 points and 16 rebounds in the First Round, will host Satou Sabally and the Dallas Wings on ESPN2.

For games 2 and 3 of the Semifinals, tune in on Tuesday, September 26, and Friday, September 29, respectively, with potential games 4 and 5 scheduled for Sunday, October 1, and Tuesday, October 3.

Aside from the games, coverage across ESPN platforms will include studio shows such as WNBA Countdown Presented by Google and Hoop Streams Presented by Google. This content will feature the semifinals with experts including LaChina Robinson, Terrika Foster-Brasby, and Christine Williamson and be available on various digital platforms.

Join veteran play-by-play voices Ryan Ruocco and Pam Ward, with analysts Rebecca Lobo and Monica McNutt plus reporters Holly Rowe and Ros Gold-Onwude for all the Semifinals action, while LaChina Robinson hosts WNBA Countdown with former WNBA head coach Carolyn Peck and Andraya Carter.

Things to Know about the WNBA Semifinals

Las Vegas Aces (No. 1 seed)

• The defending champions clinched their 5th straight appearance in the WNBA Semifinals
• A’ja Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to record 35 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals in a game, including regular season and playoffs
• Second team to win first 2 playoff games by 20 points in a single year, joining 2015 Mercury
• 11th game never trailing this season, tied for the 2nd-most in a season in WNBA history (regular season and postseason), only 2013 Lynx (12) had more
• In addition to Wilson, the Aces are led by fellow 2023 All-Stars Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Young, along with 2023 Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Alysha Gray
• Posted a 3-1 mark vs. its Semifinals opponent, the Wings, during the regular season

New York Liberty (No. 2 seed)

• Advanced to semifinal round for first time since 2015 (then known as Eastern Conference Finals)
• Swept a best of-3 postseason series for second time in team history (both vs Mystics); first since 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals
• Defeated Washington Mystics and became first team to clinch a playoff series with OT home win since 2009 Fever (also vs Mystics)
• The Liberty is led by a trio of 2023 All-Stars in Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot. Ionescu provided a record-setting performance this season with her 37-point effort in the STARRY WNBA 3-Point Contest

Connecticut Sun (No. 3 seed)

• Fifth straight appearance in the WNBA Semifinals, tying the Aces for the longest active streak in the WNBA reaching this round
• The Sun lost all four of their games against the Liberty this season, but that doesn’t necessarily spell doom. This will be the second time in WNBA history that a team went 0-4 or worse against an opponent in the regular season then faced them in a best-of-5 playoff series.
• Alyssa Thomas, who has one career triple-double against the Liberty, has a chance to become the first player in WNBA history to record a triple-double against the same opponent in both the regular season and the postseason in their career.
• Advanced to face the Liberty in the Semifinals; 0-4 vs New York in the regular season (only WNBA team they did not defeat)
• Led by 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year Stephanie White, Thomas and her fellow 2023 All-Star DeWanna Bonner, who on June 8 recorded the first-ever 40-point game against a defending champion when she scored 41 points in a win over Las Vegas.

Dallas Wings (Nov. 4 seed)

• Defeated the Atlanta Dream to earn franchise’s first playoff series win since 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals, and did so with a 101-74 win in Game 2, marking the largest margin of victory (27 Pts) in the team’s postseason history
• First team in WNBA history with 7 double-digit scorers in a playoff game
• Led by Satou Sabally, the 2023 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player, and fellow 2023 All-Star Arike Ogunbowale, who has ranked among the WNBA’s top five scorers in each of the last five regular seasons.

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