Overview

• The postseason opens today with best-of-three matchups: Minnesota vs. Golden State, Las Vegas vs. Seattle, Atlanta vs. Indiana, and Phoenix vs. New York.
• Las Vegas enters as the No. 2 seed on a 16-game win streak led by scoring leader A’ja Wilson; Seattle split the season series 2-2 with three close contests.
• The defending champion Liberty start on the road against Phoenix, which won the regular-season series 3-1 and holds home court, with New York reporting a full roster.
• Minnesota, 34-10 and seeking redemption after last year’s Finals loss, opens against expansion debutant Golden State following Collier’s rare 50-40-90 season.
• Atlanta secured a franchise-record 30 wins to claim the No. 3 seed and hosts an injury-hit Indiana, while all Game 1s air on ESPN/ESPN2 with streaming on Fubo.