Overview
- All four first-round series open Sunday: Minnesota vs. Golden State, Las Vegas vs. Seattle, Atlanta vs. Indiana, and Phoenix vs. New York.
- Las Vegas enters on a 16-game winning streak behind scoring leader A'ja Wilson and opens against Seattle after a 2-2 regular-season split that featured three tight games.
- Top-seeded Minnesota rides MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier, who recorded a rare 50/40/90 season while averaging over 20 points, into a matchup with expansion Golden State.
- The defending champion Liberty begin their title defense healthy, but Phoenix holds home court after taking the season series 3-1.
- Golden State is the first expansion team to reach the WNBA playoffs and will play Game 2 in San Jose due to a Chase Center conflict.