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\n\tThe 2025 WNBA playoffs are set, with this season\u2019s eight best teams duking it out for the national title. This year\u2019s playoffs feature a significant change, following an increase in WNBA viewership, where the WNBA Finals will be a best-of-seven series for the first time. Napheesa Collier\u2019s Minnesota Lynx are this year\u2019s favorite to reach that seven-game series after racking up 34 wins in the regular season \u2014 the most in WNBA history.<\/p>\n
\n\tLooking to watch the 2025 WNBA playoffs? Read on. Ahead is a quick guide on the best ways to livestream the WNBA playoffs online without cable, plus key details about the tournament.<\/p>\n
\n\tWNBA playoff broadcasts will be spread out across the ESPN family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU) and ABC. If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll want to get a live TV streaming service that carries all of those channels to stream the WNBA playoffs online. Here are some of the best options, including streamers with free trials:<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tDirecTV \t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\u27a4 $69.99\/month
\u27a4 Five-day free trial
\u27a4 Up to 185+ channels\t<\/p>\n
\n\tDirecTV carries every channel you\u2019ll need to watch the WNBA playoffs. The most affordable package with every channel is the MySports Genre Pack, which costs $69.99 a month. Right now, however, new subscribers can get a five-day free trial to start and $10 off each of their first two months.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tFubo\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\u27a4 $55.99\/month
\u27a4 Five-day free trial
\u27a4 Up to 300+ channels\t<\/p>\n
\n\tAnother one of the best live TV streaming services for watching the WNBA playoffs is Fubo. This one starts at $55.99 a month for the Sports + News package, but Fubo is currently offering $10 off your first month and a five-day free trial to check it out first.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tSling \t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\u27a4 $60.99\/month
\u27a4 Short-term passes available
\u27a4 Up to 50+ channels\t<\/p>\n
\n\tSling is another good live TV streamer for WNBA fans without cable. Packages start at $45.99 a month, but you\u2019ll need the upgraded Orange + Blue package to get access to the ESPN networks and ABC. This plan starts at $60.99 a month, but right now you can get half off your first month. Sling does not offer a free trial.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tHulu + Live TV \t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t
\u27a4 $81.99\/month
\u27a4 Three-day free trial
\u27a4 95+ channels\t<\/p>\n
\n\tHulu + Live TV also carries the ESPN networks and ABC for WNBA playoff livestreams. After a three-day free trial, the service starts at $81.99 a month.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe 2025 WNBA playoffs start on Sunday, Sept. 14. The Finals start on Oct. 3 and run through Oct. 17, if a Game Seven is necessary.<\/p>\n
\n\tSunday, Sept. 14 \n\tTuesday, Sept. 16 \n\tWednesday, Sept. 17 \n\tThursday, Sept. 18 \n\tFriday, Sept. 19 \n\t*If necessary<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tJust eight teams make the WNBA playoffs. Here\u2019s who made the cut:<\/p>\n \n\tMinnesota Lynx (34-10)<\/p>\n \n\tLas Vegas Aces (30-14)<\/p>\n \n\tAtlanta Dream (30-14)<\/p>\n \n\tPhoenix Mercury (27-17)<\/p>\n \n\tNew York Liberty (27-17)<\/p>\n \n\tIndiana Fever (24-20)<\/p>\n \n\tSeattle Storm (23-21)<\/p>\n \n\tGolden State Valkyries (23-21)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2025 WNBA playoffs are set, with this season\u2019s eight best teams duking it out for the national title. This year\u2019s playoffs feature a significant change, following an increase in WNBA viewership, where<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1188,13020,1186,7330,411,3102],"class_list":{"0":"post-21218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-livestreams","10":"tag-online","11":"tag-playoffs","12":"tag-watch","13":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>Lynx vs. Valkyries Game 1 \u2014 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Fever vs. Dream Game 1 \u2014 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Liberty vs. Mercury Game 1 \u2014 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Storm vs. Aces Game 1 \u2014 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Dream vs. Fever Game 2 \u2014 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Aces vs. Storm Game 2 \u2014 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Mercury vs. Liberty Game 2 \u2014 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Valkyries vs. Lynx Game 2 \u2014 10:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>*Fever vs. Dream Game 3 \u2014 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
*Storm vs. Aces Game 3 \u2014 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>*Lynx vs. Valkyries Game 3 \u2014 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
*Mercury vs. Liberty Game 3 \u2014 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)<\/p>\n\n\t\t2025 WNBA Playoffs Teams\t<\/h2>\n