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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/2023WNBAPlayoffs.png 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="248" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">September 13 – October 18, 2023<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final positions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Higher seed finalist</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a> (Coach: <a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Becky Hammon</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lower seed finalist</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> (Coach: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Brondello" title="Sandy Brondello">Sandy Brondello</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_playoffs" title="2022 WNBA playoffs">2022</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_playoffs" title="2024 WNBA playoffs">2024</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2023 <a href="/wiki/WNBA_playoffs" title="WNBA playoffs">WNBA playoffs</a></b> was the postseason tournament of the <a href="/wiki/WNBA" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA">WNBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_season" title="2023 WNBA season">2023 season</a>. The playoffs began on September 13, 2023, and culminated with the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas Aces</a> successfully defending their <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">WNBA title</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> three games to one in the finals. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Updates_to_postseason_appearances">Updates to postseason appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Updates to postseason appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a> entered the postseason for the fifth consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the WNBA for the third time in the last four seasons.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> entered the postseason for the third consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> entered the postseason for the seventh consecutive season, currently the longest streak in the WNBA.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a> entered the postseason for the third consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_season" title="2021 WNBA season">2021</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a> entered the postseason for the second consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2023 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_season" title="2018 WNBA season">2018</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a> entered the postseason for the fifth consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2023 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a> missed the postseason for the third consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2023 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a> missed the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_season" title="2012 WNBA season">2012</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2023 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a> missed the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_season" title="2015 WNBA season">2015</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Indiana_Fever_season" title="2023 Indiana Fever season">Indiana Fever</a> missed the postseason for the seventh consecutive season, currently the longest active postseason drought in the WNBA.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>For the first time since the WNBA switched playoff formats in <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 WNBA Playoffs">2016</a>, the Eastern Conference had more teams qualify for the playoffs than the Western Conference.</li> <li>This season marked the first time since the <a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_season" title="2021 WNBA season">2021 season</a> that the league's top scorer (<a href="/wiki/Jewell_Loyd" title="Jewell Loyd">Jewell Loyd</a>) failed to reach the playoffs.</li> <li>By winning the WNBA title, the Las Vegas Aces were the first team since the Los Angeles Sparks in <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_season" title="2002 WNBA season">2002</a> to win back-to-back titles.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2023 Playoffs continued to use the format that the WNBA Board of Governors approved prior to the 2022 season. In November 2021, the WNBA Board of Governors formalized a new playoff system that will structure the 2022 playoffs onward. The new playoff format scraps the single-elimination games of the first two rounds in favor of a best-of-3 quarterfinal round. As a result, all eight playoff teams, seeded according to overall regular season record regardless of conference (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5), will begin postseason play in the first round. Since <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 WNBA Playoffs">2016</a>, seeds 3 and 4 received a bye to the second round (single game) and seeds 1 and 2 received a bye to the semifinals (best-of-5). In the first round series, the higher seeded team will host games 1 and 2, and the lower seeded team will host game 3 if necessary. In the semifinal round, no reseeding will take place, which means the winners of the 1 vs. 8 series will be paired with the winner of the 4 vs. 5 series as will the winners of the 2 vs. 7 and 3 vs. 6 series. The semifinal and <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">final</a> rounds will remain best-of-5 series in which the higher seeded team hosts games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 while the lower seeded team hosts games 3 and (if necessary) 4.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All games were aired across the ESPN family of networks, which includes <a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a> in the US and on <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a> in Canada. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_Qualifying">Playoff Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Playoff Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Seed</th> <th rowspan="2">Team</th> <th rowspan="2">Record</th> <th colspan="2">Clinched </th></tr> <tr> <th>Playoff berth</th> <th>Top Record </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></td> <td>34–6</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">August 2<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td>32–8</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">August 11<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></td> <td>27–13</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">August 20<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a></td> <td>22–18</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 1<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2023 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_note_1"><a href="#endnote_note_1">[note 1]</a></sup></td> <td>19–21</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 6<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_note_1"><a href="#endnote_note_1">[note 1]</a></sup></td> <td>19–21</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 3<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_note_1"><a href="#endnote_note_1">[note 1]</a></sup></td> <td>19–21</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 5<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a></td> <td>18–22</td> <td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes2 skin-invert">September 8<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert table-no2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/13px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/20px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dark_Red_x.svg/26px-Dark_Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_note_1"><a href="#endnote_note_1">[note 1]</a></sup> Atlanta earned the fifth seed by virtue of its combined record against Minnesota and Washington (5–2), while Minnesota came in second place in the three-way tiebreak and earned the sixth seed by virtue of their record (3-3) against Atlanta and Washington. By contrast, Washington's record against Atlanta and Minnesota put them at the seventh seed (2–5). </p><p>For the first time since eliminating conferences for the playoffs, the Eastern Conference qualified more teams than the Western Conference. Six of the eight playoff teams were the same as in 2022. The Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx qualified this season, while the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury did not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs_and_Finals">Playoffs and Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs and Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Round One:<br />Best-of-3 </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Semifinals:<br />Best-of-5 </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Finals:<br />Best-of-5 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2023 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bold</b> Series winner </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_One">Round One</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._(8)_Chicago_Sky"><span id=".281.29_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._.288.29_Chicago_Sky"></span>(1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (8) Chicago Sky</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: (1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (8) Chicago Sky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first seed Las Vegas Aces played the eighth seed Chicago Sky in the first playoff series. Las Vegas entered the series having won seven of their last ten games. Las Vegas secured the first seed on the last day of the season by virtue of defeating the <a href="/wiki/2023_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2023 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a>. The Chicago Sky entered the series having won six of their last ten games. Chicago secured the eighth and final playoff spot on the penultimate day of the season by defeating <a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota</a>. The teams played three times during the regular season, and Las Vegas won all three games. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>The Aces got out to a hot start in game one and never looked back. The Aces won the first quarter 27–15 and followed up with a second quarter victory 26–21. At half time the Aces lead 53–36, and they built on that seventeen point lead in the third quarter, which they won 17–10. The Sky ended up winning the fourth quarter, but the score of 25–23 was not enough to overcome the twenty-four point defect they faced entering the fourth quarter. The Aces had five players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> with twenty points. <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> scored eighteen points, <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> added sixteen, <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> scored fourteen, and <a href="/wiki/Alysha_Clark" title="Alysha Clark">Alysha Clark</a> rounded out the double digit scorers with thirteen points. The Sky only had a single double-digit scorer in <a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a> who had fifteen points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_360" title="Sportsnet 360">SN360</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 13<br /><small> 10:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300101/CHI-vs-LVA">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>87</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a> 59 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–15, <b>26</b>–21, <b>17</b>–10, <b>17</b>–13</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (20)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kiah_Stokes" title="Kiah Stokes">Kiah Stokes</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a> (15)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Williams_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Courtney Williams (basketball)">Courtney Williams</a> (11)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Williams_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Courtney Williams (basketball)">Courtney Williams</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 12,927<br /><b>Referees:</b> Michael Price, Angelica Suffren, Tiara Cruse, Kevin Fahy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>The Aces got out to a hot start in game one and never looked back. The Aces won the first quarter 23–14 and followed up with a second quarter victory 21–15. At half time the Aces lead 44–29, and they built on that fifteen point lead in the third quarter, which they won 25–16. The Sky ended up winning the fourth quarter, but the score of 25–23 was not enough to overcome the twenty-four point defect they faced entering the fourth quarter. The Aces won game two and the series. The Aces had four players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> with thirty-eight points. <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> scored fifteen points, <a href="/wiki/Alysha_Clark" title="Alysha Clark">Alysha Clark</a> scored fourteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> added ten points. <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> also recorded sixteen rebounds to have a <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-double</a> in the game. The Sky were lead again by <a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a> with twenty five points. She also recorded a double-double with ten rebounds. The Sky had two other double-digit scorers in <a href="/wiki/Dana_Evans_(basketball)" title="Dana Evans (basketball)">Dana Evans</a> with twenty-two points and <a href="/wiki/Marina_Mabrey" title="Marina Mabrey">Marina Mabrey</a> with twelve points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 17<br /><small> 3:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300102/CHI-vs-LVA">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>92</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a> 70 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–14, <b>21</b>–13, <b>25</b>–16, 23–<b>25</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (38)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (16)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (9)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a> (25)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Williams_(basketball)" title="Elizabeth Williams (basketball)">Elizabeth Williams</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Williams_(basketball)" title="Elizabeth Williams (basketball)">Elizabeth Williams</a> (5)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,000<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Brewton, Jeff Wooten, Angel Kent, Marcy Williams</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_New_York_Liberty_vs._(7)_Washington_Mystics"><span id=".282.29_New_York_Liberty_vs._.287.29_Washington_Mystics"></span>(2) New York Liberty vs. (7) Washington Mystics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: (2) New York Liberty vs. (7) Washington Mystics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The second seed New York Liberty played the seventh seed Washington Mystics in the second playoff series. New York secured its playoff berth on August 11 with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a>. Washington entered the series having won five of its last ten games. They secured a playoff berth with two games remaining in the season by defeating the <a href="/wiki/2023_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2023 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a>. The teams met four times during the regular season, with both teams winning two games. The regular season series included a final day of the regular season matchup, which Washington won 90–88. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>The Mystics started game one strongly and won the first quarter 29–23. The Liberty's defense improved in the second quarter and they won the quarter 23–13 to take a four-point lead into halftime. The Liberty built on that lead, winning the third quarter 23–15. The fourth quarter went to the Liberty, 21–18, and the Liberty came away with a fifteen-point game one win. Four Liberty starters scored in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> with twenty-nine points. <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> added twenty points, <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> had nineteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> finished with ten points on 3–16 shooting. Jones also recorded a <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-double</a> by recording twelve rebounds. The Mystics also had four startes score in double digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Myisha_Hines-Allen" title="Myisha Hines-Allen">Myisha Hines-Allen</a> with twenty-one points. <a href="/wiki/Brittney_Sykes" title="Brittney Sykes">Brittney Sykes</a> added sixteen points, <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Ariel Atkins</a> scored fourteen, and <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Elena Delle Donne</a> was the final double-digit scorer with eleven points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 15<br /><small> 7:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300111/WAS-vs-NYL">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a> 75 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>29</b>, <b>23</b>–13, <b>23</b>–15, <b>21</b>–18</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> (29)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (12)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Myisha_Hines-Allen" title="Myisha Hines-Allen">Myisha Hines-Allen</a> (21)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Myisha_Hines-Allen" title="Myisha Hines-Allen">Myisha Hines-Allen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Natasha_Cloud" title="Natasha Cloud">Natasha Cloud</a> (8)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Cloud" title="Natasha Cloud">Natasha Cloud</a> (8)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,789<br /><b>Referees:</b> Tim Greene, Randy Richardson, Blanca Burns, Marcy Williams</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>Game two of the series started out as a closer affair than game one, with the Liberty taking the first quarter 21–18. The Liberty expanded on their lead in the second quarter, winning 25–17 and took an eleven-point lead into halftime. The Mystics turned the tied in the third quarter, winning 21–13 and cutting the Liberty's lead to only three points. The Mytics went on to win the fourth quarter 20–17 and the game headed to overtime. The Liberty won the overtime frame 14–9 to win the game and the series. This was the Liberty's first playoff series win since <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 WNBA Playoffs">2015</a>. The Liberty had four players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> with twenty-seven points. <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> both scored nineteen points, while game one leading scorer <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> scored eleven points. Jones also recorded a double-double by recording fourteen rebounds. The Mystics had all five starters score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Cloud" title="Natasha Cloud">Natasha Cloud</a> with thirty-three points. <a href="/wiki/Brittney_Sykes" title="Brittney Sykes">Brittney Sykes</a> scored fourteen points, <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Ariel Atkins</a> added thirteen points, <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Elena Delle Donne</a> scored eleven, and <a href="/wiki/Myisha_Hines-Allen" title="Myisha Hines-Allen">Myisha Hines-Allen</a> rounded out the double-digit scorers with ten points. Sykes also recorded a double-double by recording twelve rebounds. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN4</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 19<br /><small> 7:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300112/WAS-vs-NYL">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a> 86 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–18, <b>25</b>–17, 13–<b>21</b>, 17–<b>20</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>14</b>–9</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (27)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (14)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (10)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Cloud" title="Natasha Cloud">Natasha Cloud</a> (33)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brittney_Sykes" title="Brittney Sykes">Brittney Sykes</a> (12)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Cloud" title="Natasha Cloud">Natasha Cloud</a> (9)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,256<br /><b>Referees:</b> Roy Gulbeyan, Tiara Cruse, Jenna Reneau, Biniam Maru</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_Connecticut_Sun_vs._(6)_Minnesota_Lynx"><span id=".283.29_Connecticut_Sun_vs._.286.29_Minnesota_Lynx"></span>(3) Connecticut Sun vs. (6) Minnesota Lynx</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: (3) Connecticut Sun vs. (6) Minnesota Lynx"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The third seed Connecticut Sun played the sixth seed Minnesota Lynx in the third playoff series. The Connecticut Sun entered the series having won six of their last ten games. The Sun secured a playoff spot on August 20, with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2023 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a>. The Minnesota Lynx entered the series having won four of their last ten games. The Lynx secured a playoff spot on September 3, with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2023 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a>. The teams played four times during the regular season with Connecticut winning three of the games. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>The first quarter of game one was a tightly contested affair and it ended with the Sun winning 18–16. The Sun continued on to win the second quarter 28–16 and took a fourteen-point lead into halftime. They came out of the half and continued to build their lead, winning the third quarter 23–20. The Sun dominated the fourth quarter, winning 21–8 to win the game by thirty points. The Sun had five players score in double digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> with seventeen points. <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)" title="Rebecca Allen (basketball)">Rebecca Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> both scored fifteen points, <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> added fourteen points and <a href="/wiki/Tyasha_Harris" title="Tyasha Harris">Tyasha Harris</a> added twelve points from the bench. Bonner and Thomas recorded <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-doubles</a> in the game; Bonner by virtue of fifteen rebounds, and Thomas via ten assists. The Lynx had two players score in double-digits with <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> having sixteen points and <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a> scoring fourteen. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN4/5</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 13<br /><small> 8:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300121/MIN-vs-CON">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a> 60 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>18</b>–16, <b>28</b>–16, <b>23</b>–20, <b>21</b>–8</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> (17)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (10)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> (16)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dorka_Juh%C3%A1sz" title="Dorka Juhász">Dorka Juhász</a> (6)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> (3)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 5,056<br /><b>Referees:</b> Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>The Minnesota Lynx prevailed in a tight first quarter, winning 24–21. They also won the second quarter 20–18 and took a five-point lead into halftime. The third quarter finished tied 21–21. Minnesota was able to hold off the Sun in a low scoring fourth quarter, winning 17–15. The Lynx won the game by seven points and were able to force a third game in Minnesota. The Lynx won despite only having two players score in double-digits. They were led by <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> who scored twenty-eight points and <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a> scored twenty-six points. Collier also recorded a double-double by adding thirteen rebounds. The Sun had three players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> who scored twenty-six points. <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> scored twenty-four points, and <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)" title="Rebecca Allen (basketball)">Rebecca Allen</a> added ten points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_360" title="Sportsnet 360">SN360</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 17<br /><small> 1:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300122/MIN-vs-CON">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> 75, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></b> <b>82</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>24</b>, 18–<b>20</b>, 21–21, 15–<b>17</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (26)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)" title="Rebecca Allen (basketball)">Rebecca Allen</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> (28)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a> (13)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dorka_Juh%C3%A1sz" title="Dorka Juhász">Dorka Juhász</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,673<br /><b>Referees:</b> Tim Greene, Isaac Barnett, Sha'Rae Mitchell</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 3</dt></dl> <p>The Sun started out Game Three of the series on a high note, winning the first quarter 26–19. They continued that strong showing in the second quarter, winning 23–15 and taking a fifteen-point lead into halftime. The Sun scored significantly fewer points in the third quarter, but still won the quarter 16–15. The Lynx attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, winning 26–25, but their one-point quarter victory was far from enough to overcome the deficit. The Sun won in Minnesota by fifteen points to secure the series win and advance to the Second Round. The Sun had three players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> who scored twenty-eight points. <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> scored twenty-five points and <a href="/wiki/Tyasha_Harris" title="Tyasha Harris">Tyasha Harris</a> added eighteen points from the bench. Bonner and Thomas recorded double-doubles by virtue of recording ten rebounds and twelve assists, respectively. The Lynx also had three players in double-digits scoring and were led by <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a> with thirty-one points. <a href="/wiki/Bridget_Carleton" title="Bridget Carleton">Bridget Carleton</a> scored thirteen points from the bench, and <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> scored ten. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 20<br /><small> 8:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2023 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a> 75, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>90</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>26</b>, 15–<b>23</b>, 15–<b>16</b>, <b>26</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Napheesa_Collier" title="Napheesa Collier">Napheesa Collier</a> (31)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kayla_McBride" title="Kayla McBride">Kayla McBride</a> (7)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Tiffany Mitchell (basketball)">Tiffany Mitchell</a> (5)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (28)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (12)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,724<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Brewton, Michael Price, Toni Patillo, Jeff Wooten</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(4)_Dallas_Wings_vs._(5)_Atlanta_Dream"><span id=".284.29_Dallas_Wings_vs._.285.29_Atlanta_Dream"></span>(4) Dallas Wings vs. (5) Atlanta Dream</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: (4) Dallas Wings vs. (5) Atlanta Dream"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fourth seed Dallas Wings played the fifth seed Atlanta Dream in the fourth and final series of the first round. Dallas entered the series having won six of their last ten games. Dallas secured a playoff spot on September 1 with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_Indiana_Fever_season" title="2023 Indiana Fever season">Indiana Fever</a>. Atlanta entered the series having won four of their last ten games. Atlanta secured a playoff spot on September 6 with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2023 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a>. The teams played three times during the regular season, and Dallas won each meeting. The meetings included the opening day of the season for each team and the final day of the season. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>The Atlanta Dream started Game One of the series at a blistering pace, winning the quarter 36–21. The tied turned in the second quarter with the Wings winning 28–13 to tie the game at 49 at halftime. The Dream won a close third quarter 21–18. However, they were unable to defend their four-point lead, and the Wings won the fourth quarter 27–12. The Wings had three players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> with thirty-two points. <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> scored twenty-four points and <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> scored seventeen points. McCowan recorded a <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-double</a> by recording fourteen rebounds as well. The Dream had three players score double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Rhyne_Howard" title="Rhyne Howard">Rhyne Howard</a> with thirty-six points. <a href="/wiki/Allisha_Gray" title="Allisha Gray">Allisha Gray</a> scored twenty-one points and <a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Parker_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne Parker (basketball)">Cheyenne Parker</a> scored eleven points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 15<br /><small> 9:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300131/ATL-vs-DAL">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a></b> <b>94</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2023 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a> 82 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>36</b>, <b>28</b>–13, 18–<b>21</b>, <b>27</b>–12</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> (32)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> (14)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rhyne_Howard" title="Rhyne Howard">Rhyne Howard</a> (36)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Monique_Billings" title="Monique Billings">Monique Billings</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Parker_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne Parker (basketball)">Cheyenne Parker</a> (8)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danielle_Robinson" title="Danielle Robinson">Danielle Robinson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Parker_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne Parker (basketball)">Cheyenne Parker</a> (4)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/College_Park_Center" title="College Park Center">College Park Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 5,053<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Brewton, Isaac Barnett, Tyler Ricks, Toni Patillo</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>The Dream started Game two strongly as well, and won the first quarter 24–23. However, just like in game one, the Wings dominated the second quarter to take a halftime lead. In Game two, the second quarter finished 29–10, and the Dream had an eighteen-point lead at the half. The third quarter was a closer affair, which the Wings won 18–16. The Wings scored a game high thirty-one points in the fourth quarter to win that quarter 31–24. The Wings won Game 2 by twenty-seven points to take the series 2–0. The Wings had a WNBA Playoff record seven players score double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> who scored twenty points. <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> and <a href="/wiki/Awak_Kuier" title="Awak Kuier">Awak Kuier</a> both scored thirteen points, <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalani_Brown" title="Kalani Brown">Kalani Brown</a> scored twelve points, <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dangerfield" title="Crystal Dangerfield">Crystal Dangerfield</a> scored eleven points, and <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Howard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natasha Howard (basketball)">Natasha Howard</a> rounded out the double-digit scorers with ten points. McCowan also recorded a double-double with her sixteen rebounds. The Dream had three players score in double-digits, and were led by <a href="/wiki/Rhyne_Howard" title="Rhyne Howard">Rhyne Howard</a> who scored twenty-one points. <a href="/wiki/Allisha_Gray" title="Allisha Gray">Allisha Gray</a> scored nineteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Parker_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne Parker (basketball)">Cheyenne Parker</a> scored fifteen points. The playoff series win was the first for the Wings since the franchise relocated to Dallas. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 19<br /><small> 9:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300132/ATL-vs-DAL">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a></b> <b>101</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2023 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a> 74 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>24</b>, <b>29</b>–10, <b>18</b>–16, <b>31</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> (20)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> (16)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rhyne_Howard" title="Rhyne Howard">Rhyne Howard</a> (21)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allisha_Gray" title="Allisha Gray">Allisha Gray</a> (7)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allisha_Gray" title="Allisha Gray">Allisha Gray</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/College_Park_Center" title="College Park Center">College Park Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 4,798<br /><b>Referees:</b> Maj Forsberg, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Randy Richardson, Kevin Fahy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semifinals">Semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._(4)_Dallas_Wings"><span id=".281.29_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._.284.29_Dallas_Wings"></span>(1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (4) Dallas Wings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: (1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (4) Dallas Wings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Aces and the Wings faced off in the first semifinal series of the playoffs. Both teams entered the series having swept their First Round matchups two games to zero. The first seed Aces won over the eighth seed Chicago Sky and the fourth seed Wings won over the fifth seed Atlanta Dream. The teams met four times during the regular season with the Aces winning three of the four games. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>Game one of the series started with a tight affair as the Aces won the first quarter 20–19. The second quarter was a much higher scoring affair, with the Aces winning the quarter 29–26 and taking a four-point lead into halftime. However, coming out of halftime the Aces dominated the third quarter and won 26–12. The Wings attempted a comeback, winning the fourth quarter 26–24 but it was not enough to overcome the deficit and the Aces took game one by fifteen points. The Aces had four players score in double digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> with thirty-four points. <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> added twenty-five points, <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> scored nineteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> scored thirteen points. Young also recorded a <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-double</a> by virtue of ten rebounds. Dallas had six players score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> with sixteen points. <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> scored twelve points, <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Howard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natasha Howard (basketball)">Natasha Howard</a> scored eleven points, and <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dangerfield" title="Crystal Dangerfield">Crystal Dangerfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odyssey_Sims" title="Odyssey Sims">Odyssey Sims</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kalani_Brown" title="Kalani Brown">Kalani Brown</a> all scored ten points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_360" title="Sportsnet 360">SN360</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 24<br /><small> 5:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300201/DAL-vs-LVA">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>97</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a> 83 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>20</b>–19, <b>29</b>–26, <b>26</b>–12, 22–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (34)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> (10)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> (16)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> (8)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,784<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Brewton, Tim Greene, Blanca Burns, Sha'Rae Mitchell</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>The Aces started game two of the series strongly, winning the first quarter 26–18 at home. However, the Wing's defense tightened in the second quarter, which allowed them to win the quarter 19–18. The Aces took a seven-point lead into halftime. The Aces came out of the half and won the third quarter 26–20 and took a thirteen-point lead into the forth quarter. Dallas attempted to mount a comeback and won the fourth quarter 27–21, but it was not enough to overcome the double digit deficit. The Aces won game two by seven points and took a 2–0 series lead into Dallas. The Aces had four players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> with thirty points. <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> scored twenty-three points, <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> scored eighteen, and <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> added thirteen. Wilson also recorded a double-double with her eleven rebounds. The Wings also had four players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> with twenty-four points. <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Howard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natasha Howard (basketball)">Natasha Howard</a> scored twenty points, <a href="/wiki/Satou_Sabally" title="Satou Sabally">Satou Sabally</a> added thirteen, and <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> rounded out the double-digit scorers with twelve. Howard and McCowan also recorded double-doubles by virtue of having ten rebounds each. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN4</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 26<br /><small> 10:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300202/DAL-vs-LVA">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>91</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a> 84 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–18, 18–<b>19</b>, <b>26</b>–20, 21–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (30)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (11)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (8)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> (24)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Howard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natasha Howard (basketball)">Natasha Howard</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Odyssey_Sims" title="Odyssey Sims">Odyssey Sims</a> (5)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,286<br /><b>Referees:</b> Isaac Barnett, Toni Patillo, Randy Richardson, Blanca Burns</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 3</dt></dl> <p>The Wings started a must-win game three with a tight quarter, where they came out on top 18–16. The game stayed close in the second quarter, and again the Wings prevailed 18–15. The Wings headed into halftime with a five-point lead. However, the Aces turned things around and won the third quarter 18–15 and headed into the fourth quarter two points behind. The Aces were able to close the game out in the low scoring fourth quarter winning 15–10. With the game three win the Aces swept the semifinal series 3–0 and advanced to the Finals. The Aces had four players score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> with fifteen points. <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> scored thirteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> both scored eleven points. Wilson also had a double-double with thirteen rebounds. The Wings had three players score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> with eighteen points. <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Howard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natasha Howard (basketball)">Natasha Howard</a> scored fourteen points and <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> added ten points. McCowan also had a double-double with fifteen rebounds. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 29<br /><small> 9:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300203/LVA-vs-DAL">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_Wings_season" title="2023 Dallas Wings season">Dallas Wings</a> 61, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>64</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>18</b>–16, <b>18</b>–15, 15–<b>18</b>, 10–<b>15</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arike_Ogunbowale" title="Arike Ogunbowale">Arike Ogunbowale</a> (18)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Teaira_McCowan" title="Teaira McCowan">Teaira McCowan</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Veronica_Burton_(basketball)" title="Veronica Burton (basketball)">Veronica Burton</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (15)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (13)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/College_Park_Center" title="College Park Center">College Park Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,251<br /><b>Referees:</b> Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Fatou Cissoko-Stpehens, Jenna Reneau</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_New_York_Liberty_vs._(3)_Connecticut_Sun"><span id=".282.29_New_York_Liberty_vs._.283.29_Connecticut_Sun"></span>(2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Connecticut Sun</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: (2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Connecticut Sun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Liberty and the Suns faced off in the second semifinal series of the playoffs. New York entered the series having swept their first round series two games to zero, while Connecticut entered having won their first round series two games to one. The second seed Liberty won over the seventh seed Washington Mystics and the third seed Sun won over the sixth seed Minnesota Lynx. The teams met four times during the regular season with the Liberty winning all four games. </p> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <p>Game one started with the Sun winning the first quarter 25–21 in New York. However, the Liberty came back and won the second quarter 19–12 to take a two-point lead into halftime. However the Sun game out of halftime and dominated the third quarter, winning 28–15. Their strong play continued into the fourth quarter, which was low scoring, and the Sun won 13–8. The Liberty only scored twenty-three points in the second half to lose the game by fifteen points. The Sun had four players score in double digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> with twenty points. <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)" title="Rebecca Allen (basketball)">Rebecca Allen</a> scored eighteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natisha_Hiedeman" title="Natisha Hiedeman">Natisha Hiedeman</a> both scored twelve points. The Liberty had three players score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> with nineteen points. <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> scored fourteen points and <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> added twelve. Jones also scored a <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">double-double</a> by adding eleven rebounds. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 24<br /><small> 1:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300211/CON-vs-NYL">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> 63, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></b> <b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>25</b>, <b>19</b>–12, 15–<b>28</b>, 8–<b>13</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (19)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (11)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (7)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> (20)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)" title="Rebecca Allen (basketball)">Rebecca Allen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> (7)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (10)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,442<br /><b>Referees:</b> Roy Gulbeyan, Michael Price, Angel Kent</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <p>Connecticut started game two on the road with a six-point victory in the first quarter, winning 22–16. The Liberty cut into the lead, winning the second quarter 22–20, but the Sun took a four-point lead into halftime. The Liberty came out of halftime and only allowed 15 points the third quarter, winning 21–15, and took a two-point lead into the final frame. They continued their winning ways in the fourth, winning the quarter 25–20. The Liberty won game two by seven points, and the series heads to Connecticut tied at one game a piece. The Liberty had five players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> with twenty-one points. <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> scored twenty points, <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> scored nineteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> both scored eleven. Only <a href="/wiki/Stefanie_Dolson" title="Stefanie Dolson">Stefanie Dolson</a> also scored for the Liberty, and she contributed just two points. Stewart and Jones both recorded double-dobules in the game by having eleven and thirteen rebounds respectively. The Sun had three players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> with thirty points. <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> scored nineteen points, and <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> scored ten points. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 26<br /><small> 8:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300212/CON-vs-NYL">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>84</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> 77 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>22</b>, <b>22</b>–20, <b>21</b>–15, <b>25</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> (21)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (13)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (5)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> (30)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (8)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (9)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,009<br /><b>Referees:</b> Maj Forsberg, Jeff Wooten, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 3</dt></dl> <p>As the series moved to Connecticut, the Liberty began game three with a bang on the road. They won the first quarter 37–16 to put the Sun in a hole early. The Sun didn't give up and won the second quarter 24–17, but still faced a fourteen-point deficit heading into halftime. The Sun continued to chip away at the lead, winning the third quarter 21–18 and cutting the lead to eleven going into the final quarter. The final frame finished tied at 20, and the Liberty won game three by eleven points. The Liberty had all five starter score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> with twenty-five points. <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> scored twenty points, <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> scored sixteen, <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> added twelve, and <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> had ten points. Stewart and Jones recorded double-doubles by having eleven and twelve rebounds, respectively. The Sun also had five players score in double figures and were led by <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> with twenty-three points. <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> scored sixteen points, <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Nelson-Ododa" title="Olivia Nelson-Ododa">Olivia Nelson-Ododa</a> scored fourteen, <a href="/wiki/Tyasha_Harris" title="Tyasha Harris">Tyasha Harris</a> added eleven off the bench, and <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> rounded out the double digit scorers with ten. Thomas recorded a double-double as she had fourteen assists. The Sun head into game four needing a win to keep the series alive. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN2</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">September 29<br /><small> 7:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300213/NYL-vs-CON">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> 81, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>92</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>37</b>, <b>24</b>–17, <b>21</b>–18, 20–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (23)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (9)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (14)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (25)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (12)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 9,162<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Brewton, Isaac Barnett, Toni Patillo</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 4</dt></dl> <p>The Sun started a must-win game four strongly, at home, with a 23–19 first quarter victory. However, their lead fell away during the second quarter and the Liberty took the quarter 26–21, to take a one-point lead into halftime. The Liberty came out of the locker room playing lock-down defense, holding the Sun to just 14 points in the third quarter and they won the quarter 21–14. Leading by eight points going into the final quarter, the Liberty faced a comeback by the Sun. The Sun won the fourth quarter 26–21, but that was not enough to overcome the deficit, and the Liberty won game four by three points. With the victory, the Liberty took the series 3–1 and advanced to the WNBA Finals. The Liberty had three players score in double-digits and were led by <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> with twenty-seven points. <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> scored twenty-five points, and <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> scored twenty-one points. Jones also recorded her fourth double-double of the series with fifteen rebounds. The Sun had a more balanced attack with five players scoring in double figures, and were led by <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> with seventeen points. <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Hayes" title="Tiffany Hayes">Tiffany Hayes</a> scored fifteen points, <a href="/wiki/DiJonai_Carrington" title="DiJonai Carrington">DiJonai Carrington</a> scored fourteen, <a href="/wiki/DeWanna_Bonner" title="DeWanna Bonner">DeWanna Bonner</a> scored twelve, and <a href="/wiki/Tyasha_Harris" title="Tyasha Harris">Tyasha Harris</a> scored ten points. Alyssa Thomas scored the first <a href="/wiki/Double-double#WNBA" title="Double-double">triple double</a> of the playoffs, and her seventh of the season with fifteen rebounds and eleven assists. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 1<br /><small> 3:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300214/NYL-vs-CON/boxscore">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2023 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–19, 21–<b>26</b>, <b>21</b>–14, 21–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (17)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Thomas" title="Alyssa Thomas">Alyssa Thomas</a> (11)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (27)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (15)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena" title="Mohegan Sun Arena">Mohegan Sun Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,196<br /><b>Referees:</b> Maj Forsberg, Tim Greene, Randy Richardson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals">Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023 WNBA Finals</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._(2)_New_York_Liberty"><span id=".281.29_Las_Vegas_Aces_vs._.282.29_New_York_Liberty"></span>(1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (2) New York Liberty</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_WNBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: (1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (2) New York Liberty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Game 1</dt></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_One" title="Sportsnet One">SN1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 8<br /><small> 3:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300301/NYL-vs-LVA">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>99</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> 82 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>25</b>, 24–24, <b>26</b>–16, <b>27</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> (26)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (8)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (9)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (21)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (10)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (6)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,300<br /><b>Referees:</b> Roy Gulbeyan, Tim Green, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 2</dt></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN1/4/5</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 11<br /><small> 9:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300302/NYL-vs-LVA">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> 76 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>38</b>–19, 14–<b>25</b>, <b>28</b>–13, <b>24</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (26)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (15)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a> (11)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (22)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (13)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Betnijah_Laney" class="mw-redirect" title="Betnijah Laney">Betnijah Laney</a> (5)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,232<br /><b>Referees:</b> Michael Price, Eric Brewton, Tiara Cruse</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 3</dt></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_One" title="Sportsnet One">SN1</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 15<br /><small> 3:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300303/LVA-vs-NYL">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></b> <b>87</b>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a> 73 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–18, 22–22, <b>18</b>–10, <b>26</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a> (27)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (12)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Sabrina Ionescu</a> (11)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Plum" title="Kelsey Plum">Kelsey Plum</a> (29)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (11)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> (5)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,143<br /><b>Referees:</b> Maj Forsberg, Isaac Barnett, Randy Richardson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <dl><dt>Game 4</dt></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ESPN" title="WNBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN1/3/4/5</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 18<br /><small> 8:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/game/1042300304/LVA-vs-NYL">Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a> 69, <b><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></b> <b>70</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–13, 16–<b>17</b>, 12–<b>23</b>, <b>18</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (19)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> (14)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Vandersloot" title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a> (6)</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (24)<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a> (16)<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Jackie Young</a> (7)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; 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