For the ladies of the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, it’s time to leave it all on the court.

The 2025 WNBA finals start tonight (Friday, October 3) at 8 p.m. ET. Notably, this is the first year that the WNBA finals are a best-of-seven games format. The Aces may be favored to win, but don’t count out the scrappy Mercury squad.

Let’s take a deeper look at how these two teams got here, their strengths, and how to tune in.

A season and playoffs recap

The WNBA consists of 13 teams, with the top eight moving onto the postseason playoffs.

This year, the Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream, Phoenix Mercury, New York Liberty, Golden State Valkyries, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm got the chance to battle it out in a bracket-style tournament consisting of three rounds, incl

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