Okay everybody, my apologies, but it’s been a very long week. And your WNBAlien chief writer is very tired. So we’re going to wrap everything from the final day of the WNBA regular season in tomorrow’s column. From the struggle for positioning in the East, through the battle for the scoring title and Sylvia Fowles’s efforts to be the second player in WNBA history to average 20 points and 10 rebounds for a season, it’ll all be there. For now, here’s the entire first round playoff schedule:
Western Conference
#1 Minnesota Lynx vs. #4 San Antonio Silver Stars
Friday Sept.16th San Antonio @ Minnesota, 9pm ET
Sunday Sept. 18th Minnesota @ San Antonio, 5pm ET (ESPN2)
Tuesday Sept. 20th San Antonio @ Minnesota, T.B.D. (if necessary)
#2 Seattle Storm vs. #3 Phoenix Mercury
Thursday Sept 15th Phoenix @ Seattle, 10pm ET (ESPN2)
Saturday Sept. 17th Seattle @ Phoenix, 10pm ET
Monday Sept. 19th Phoenix @ Seattle, 10pm ET (ESPN2, if necessary)
Eastern Conference
#1 Indiana Fever vs. #4 New York Liberty
Thursday Sept. 15th New York @ Indiana, 8pm ET (ESPN2)
Saturday Sept. 17th Indiana @ New York, 4pm ET
Monday Sept. 19th New York @ Indiana, 8pm ET (ESPN2, if necessary)
#2 Connecticut Sun vs. #3 Atlanta Dream
Friday Sept. 16th Atlanta @ Connecticut, 7pm ET
Sunday Sept. 18th Connecticut @ Atlanta, 3pm ET (ESPN2)
Tuesday Sept. 20th Atlanta @ Connecticut, T.B.D. (if necessary)
What are your predictions for the first round?
In-depth previews of the first-round matchups are coming in the next couple of days. Assuming I’m feeling mildly brave, predictions will come along with those.
Or in other words, I haven’t picked yet ;).