After a record 44-game regular season, it's finally time for the 2025 WNBA playoffs . Starting with a four-game slate Sunday, eight teams will vie for the title. The field includes the defending champion New York Liberty , the current No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx and the red-hot Las Vegas Aces , who are riding a 16-game winning streak.

New York beat Minnesota in a five-game WNBA Finals last year, but the championship series has expanded to best-of-seven this season. The first-round format also has changed to 1-1-1, allowing every team in the playoffs to get at least one home game.

That means the Indiana Fever , who ended a seven-year playoff drought last year, will host their first playoff game since 2016 next week. Fever sensation Caitlin Clark , sidelined by injury since July

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