The 2025 WNBA semifinals are underway, and Las Vegas is up 2-1 over Indiana.
The Las Vegas Aces are one win away of returning to the WNBA Finals. The No. 2 seed beat the No. 6 seed Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in their semifinal series.
The WNBA semifinals is a best-of-five with a 2-2-1 setup. The higher seed will host Games 1, 2 and 5.
For the first time, the WNBA Finals — which are scheduled to begin Oct. 3 — will expand to a best-of-seven series (2-2-1-1-1) in which the higher seed would host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
We’ll update each series as games are played and each round as matchups are decided.
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Game 1: Lynx 82, Mercury 69
Game 2: Mercury 89, Phoenix 83
Game 3: Lynx at Mercury, Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Game 4: Lynx at Mercury, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5*: Mercury at Lynx, Sept. 30, TBD (TBD)
* If necessary
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Game 1: Fever 89, Aces 73
Game 2: Aces 90, Fever 68
Game 3: Aces 84, Fever 72
Game 4: Aces at Fever, Sept.
