And then there were four.
The No. 1 Minnesota Lynx, No. 2 Las Vegas Aces, No. 4 Phoenix Mercury and No. 6 Indiana Fever have punched their tickets to the 2025 WNBA semifinals. If the first round was any indication, the semis should by exciting. Three of the four first-round series went to a decisive Game 3 and were won by a combined 10 points. (There were three first-round Game 3s total in the last four years.)
The semifinals tip off on Sunday and will move to a best-of-five (2-2-1) format. The 2025 WNBA Finals will be a best-of-seven (2-2-1-1-1) format for the first time in league history.
The journey to the title continues on Sunday. Here's a look at the semifinal round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs, including projected starting lineups, head-to-head records and X-factors for each matchup:
Minnesota won the regular-season series vs. Phoenix, 3-1.
