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Previewing First Round of 2024 WNBA Playoffs

The New York Liberty are the No. 1 seed, the Las Vegas Aces are the defending champions, and Caitlin Clark makes her WNBA postseason debut.
Previewing First Round of 2024 WNBA Playoffs
A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces reacts during the first quarter against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Sept. 17, 2024. Steph Chambers/Getty Images
Ross Kelly
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The 2024 WNBA season was one for the ages, highlighted by record attendances and TV ratings as rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese meshed with veterans such as A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart.

Now, it’s onto the 2024 WNBA playoffs, which began on Sunday and feature the eight teams with the best regular-season records jostling to hoist the WNBA Championship Trophy in roughly a month’s time.

Ross Kelly
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Ross Kelly is a sports journalist who has been published by ESPN, CBS and USA Today. He has also done statistical research for Stats Inc. and Synergy Sports Technology. A graduate of LSU, Ross resides in Houston.