The WNBA Playoffs begin this week and NBA TV and ESPN will have coverage of the action.
NBA TV will televise up to six games, beginning this Friday, with a doubleheader beginning at 7:00p.m. ET with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals featuring the Indiana Fever against the Chicago Sky. In the second game, the Seattle Storm will visit the Minnesota Lynx,in the Western Conference Semifinals beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET. The network will air pre-game, halftime and post-game shows with host Matt Winer and analysts Steve Smith and LaChina Robinson.
Saturday’s doubleheader will feature Game 2 in the Eastern Conference match-up between the Atlanta Dream and the Washington Mystics at 7:00 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Sparks battling the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals at 10:00 p.m. ET. Vince Cellini will host Saturday’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage with analysts Dennis Scott and Katie Smith, the WNBA’s second all-time leading scorer.
Here is the NBA TV schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Friday, Sept. 20 |
7 p.m.
|
Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky (Game 1)
|
9 p.m.
|
Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx (Game 1)
| |
| Saturday, Sept. 21 |
7 p.m.
|
Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics (Game 2)
|
10 p.m.
|
Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury (Game 2)
| |
| Monday, Sept. 23 |
TBD
|
*TBD
|
| Tuesday, Sept. 24 |
TBD
|
*TBD
|
| *denotes potential Game 3 telecasts |
ESPN will televise up to 17 WNBA playoff games this season, beginning this Thursday and including the WNBA Finals.
Here is the ESPN schedule, along with announcer assignments for the early round games:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Sep 19 | 8 p.m. | Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 1:No. 3 seed Washington at No. 2 seed AtlantaPam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | Western Conference Semifinals – Game 1:No. 3 seed Phoenix at No. 2 seed Los Angeles
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
| ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Sep 22 | 3 p.m. | Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 2:No. 1 seed Chicago at No. 4 seed Indiana
Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson
| ESPN2 |
| 5 p.m. | Western Conference Semifinals – Game 2:No. 1 seed Minnesota at No. 4 seed Seattle
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
| ESPN2 | |
| Mon, Sep 23 | 10 p.m. | Western Conference Semifinals – Game 3:*No. 3 seed Phoenix at No. 2 seed Los Angeles | ESPN2 |
| Tues, Sep 24 | 7 p.m. | Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 3:*No. 1 seed Chicago at No. 4 seed Indiana | ESPN2 |
| Thu, Sep 26 | 8 p.m. | Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | Western Conference Finals – Game 1 | ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Sep 29 | 3 p.m. | Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 | ESPN2 |
| 5 p.m. | Western Conference Finals – Game 2 | ESPN2 | |
| Tue, Oct 1 | 8 p.m. | Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3* | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | Western Conference Finals – Game 3* | ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Oct 6 | 8:30 p.m. | WNBA Finals 2013 – Game 1 | ESPN |
| Tue, Oct 8 | 8 p.m. | WNBA Finals 2013 – Game 2 | ESPN2 |
| Thu, Oct 10 | 8:30 p.m. | WNBA Finals 2013 – Game 3 | ESPN2 |
| Sun, Oct 13 | 8 p.m. | WNBA Finals 2013 – Game 4* | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Oct 16 | 8 p.m. | WNBA Finals 2013 – Game 5* | ESPN |
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