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Breanna Stewart was denied at the rim by A'ja Wilson and soon after, she sank a 3-pointer. There is a 0:23

The playoffs have begun for the women's basketball league. On the final day of the regular season, Las Vegas secured the top seed and home-court advantage in the playoffs.

The Sky won 26 games in the regular season to win the title. The Sky will play the Liberty in the first round of the playoffs. The program airs on the Disney Channel (2.

The first round consists of four best-of-three series to determine the semifinalists for the first time in three years. The first two rounds of the playoffs have been determined by single-elimination games for the past six seasons. The first two games of the opening round are hosted by the higher seed.

The semifinals and finals are still best-of-5 series. The lower-seeded team will host games 3 and 4 while the higher-seeded team will host Games 1 and 2.

The Las Vegas team is led by first-year head coachBecky Hammon. Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson are considered to be the front-runner for the league's most valuable player award.

The information you need for each first-round game is here.

(1) Las Vegas Aces vs. (8) Phoenix Mercury

The first game of the series will be played in Las Vegas. It's on the ESPYS.

Game 2: Phoenix at Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 20 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Game 3*: Las Vegas at Phoenix, Tuesday, Aug. 23 (TBD)

(2) Chicago Sky vs. (7) New York Liberty

The first game of the series will be played on Wednesday, August 17th. There is an hour and a half on the ESPYS.

Game 2: New York at Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 20 (Noon ET, ESPN)

Game 3*: Chicago at New York, Tuesday, Aug. 23 (TBD)

(3) Connecticut Sun vs. (6) Dallas Wings

The first game of the series will be played on Thursday, August 18th. The NBA TV show airs on the Disney/NBA TV channel.

Game 2: Dallas at Connecticut, Sunday, Aug. 21 (noon ET, ABC)

Game 3*: Connecticut at Dallas, Wednesday, Aug. 24 (TBD)

(4) Seattle Storm vs. (5) Washington Mystics

The first game of the series is Thursday, August 18th at Seattle. There is an hour and a half on the ESPYS.

Game 2: Washington at Seattle, Sunday, Aug. 21 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Game 3*: Seattle at Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24 (TBD)